Best Adventure games of 2026 — ranked by players

Ranking of Adventure releases from the last 12 months, built entirely from player reviews: 106 games analyzed, 3,202,983 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

Shelldiver

November 16, 2025 · 15,628 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#2

Dispatch

October 22, 2025 · 179,439 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#3

Öoo

August 7, 2025 · 6,350 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#4

Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

November 10, 2025 · 10,583 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#5

Strange Jigsaws

August 7, 2025 · 4,088 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#6

Berry Bury Berry

January 29, 2026 · 8,002 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#7

Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts

November 6, 2025 · 3,408 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#8

Resident Evil Requiem

February 26, 2026 · 178,548 reviews

95/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#9

PRAGMATA

April 16, 2026 · 49,798 reviews

95/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#10

Slime Rancher 2

September 23, 2025 · 49,013 reviews

95/100 · Very Positive

#11

Control, I'm Not Coming Back

May 29, 2026 · 4,165 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#12

Palworld

July 9, 2026 · 427,126 reviews

94/100 · Very Positive

#13

BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT

September 17, 2025 · 8,249 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#14

Idols of Ash

April 9, 2026 · 2,922 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#15

Cairn

January 29, 2026 · 20,217 reviews

95/100 · Very Positive

#16

Abiotic Factor

July 22, 2025 · 56,861 reviews

94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#17

Far Far West

April 28, 2026 · 34,897 reviews

94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#18

Mon Bazou

December 18, 2025 · 20,324 reviews

94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#19

Shape of Dreams

September 10, 2025 · 19,669 reviews

94/100 · Very Positive

#20

LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight

May 22, 2026 · 12,339 reviews

94/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#21

The Séance of Blake Manor

October 27, 2025 · 3,558 reviews

95/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#22

Politics The Game

October 22, 2025 · 2,482 reviews

95/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#23

DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH

March 19, 2026 · 24,785 reviews

92/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#24

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

September 19, 2025 · 4,287 reviews

93/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#25

007 First Light

May 26, 2026 · 40,521 reviews

91/100 · Very Positive

#26

Strange Antiquities

September 17, 2025 · 3,314 reviews

93/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#27

Hollow Knight: Silksong

September 4, 2025 · 413,706 reviews

90/100 · Very Positive

#28

Sledding Game

April 30, 2026 · 2,974 reviews

93/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#29

Millennium Dream

January 27, 2026 · 2,578 reviews

93/100 · Very Positive

#30

Lucid Blocks

March 12, 2026 · 4,427 reviews

92/100 · Very Positive