Best Adventure games of 2026 — ranked by players

Ranking of Adventure releases from the last 12 months, built entirely from player reviews: 1289 games analyzed, 45,420,285 Steam reviews aggregated. No editorial score — the "Player Score" is the percentage of positive reviews since launch, weighted by review volume in the ranking (a 95 % score on 300 reviews doesn't beat a 93 % score on 100 000). Updated continuously.

#1

Portal 2

April 18, 2011 · 463,505 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#2

Slime Rancher

August 1, 2017 · 155,291 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#3

The Henry Stickmin Collection

August 7, 2020 · 58,553 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#4

The Wolf Among Us

October 11, 2013 · 39,821 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#5

Satisfactory

September 10, 2024 · 275,396 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#6

Stray

July 19, 2022 · 175,379 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#7

Celeste

January 25, 2018 · 143,962 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#8

Sheepy: A Short Adventure

February 6, 2024 · 23,413 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#9

Before Your Eyes

April 8, 2021 · 23,407 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#10

Cult of the Lamb

August 11, 2022 · 126,252 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#11

A Short Hike

July 30, 2019 · 22,349 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#12

Finding Paradise

December 14, 2017 · 20,201 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#13

Half-Life: Alyx

March 23, 2020 · 104,585 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#14

Dishonored

October 8, 2012 · 87,153 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#15

Outcore: Desktop Adventure

September 26, 2022 · 18,035 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#16

Shelldiver

November 16, 2025 · 15,628 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#17

Goat Simulator 3

February 15, 2024 · 15,542 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#18

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

April 9, 2019 · 44,191 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#19

HoloCure - Save the Fans!

August 16, 2023 · 40,505 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#20

Subnautica

January 23, 2018 · 376,556 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#21

ENA: Dream BBQ

March 26, 2025 · 36,512 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#22

Wobbly Life

September 18, 2025 · 34,763 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#23

Resident Evil 4

March 23, 2023 · 264,948 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#24

Chants of Sennaar

September 5, 2023 · 32,611 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#25

Detroit: Become Human

June 18, 2020 · 254,351 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#26

The Room

July 28, 2014 · 31,514 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#27

Poco

May 20, 2025 · 9,284 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#28

20 Small Mazes

February 16, 2024 · 9,055 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#29

Paper Lily - Chapter 1

January 26, 2024 · 8,657 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#30

Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™

June 25, 2014 · 27,409 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive