With the sheer number of apps on iTunes, it’s a hard task searching for best iPhone adventure games. Well, we’ve simplified the process for you by compiling a list of titles that are at the top in this category. The games we’ve mentioned below are all unique, offering intriguing narratives and immersive gameplay. We’ve got releases filled with horror, suspense, depression and good humor, but mostly horror. So if you’re ready for captivating quests and journeys, we’d recommend reading on below.
1. Horn:
The recipe to make a great title isn’t just high quality graphics, but also immersive storytelling and in-game mechanics, all of which are present in Horn. This adventure title puts you in the shoes of a young blacksmith’s apprentice who wakes up only to find that his entire village is flooded with monsters which are actually the native people under a curse.
Your goal here is to lift the curse and free the people. The beauty of Horn lies in its intuitive gameplay where you’ll use swipe gestures for navigation, interaction and fighting. While exploring the land, you’ll even have to solve puzzles and fight enemies in battles that are quite similar to that of the Infinity Blade series. There’s a lot of hidden content here and you’ll be equipped with a sword, a crossbow and a musical horn for assistance.
2. Year Walk:
Year Walk is the fourth release from Simogo. This first-person puzzle adventure title takes place in the 19th century in the Swedish woods. You journey through a dark forest filled with strange creatures and solve cryptic puzzles to get a glimpse into the future to see if the one you love feel the same about you or not.
The gameplay is quite intriguing and the ambient audio builds a very calm atmosphere. The developer notes that you’ll also need the companion application to fully understand the mysteries and creatures encountered in the game.
3. BlindSide:
Developers are concentrating so much on graphics that they actually miss the most important point, immersive gameplay. Well, BlindSide takes things to an all-new level where you’ll have absolutely no visuals, apart from a few hints on the screen. So how do you play it? Developer Epicycle has based this title entirely on sound where you navigate by listening to your environment with headphones on.
Here, you play as Case who wakes up to find out that he’s visually impaired and the city is being destroyed by monsters that are also killing everyone around. The goal is to survive and escape with your girlfriend. The most interesting part of this release is that it utilizes the gyro sensor in the phone to turn around to mimic real-life directions.
4. Blindscape:
Blindscape is a lot like BlindSide. It features the same gameplay where you’ll be completely reliant on sound. And since you have to listen to small audio details, you will need to have a good pair of headphone on. Unlike the aforementioned title which has a horror theme, this one is more of the serious type with an emotional narrative.
Additionally, there’s a bit more of interaction involved here where you’ll need to tap on the screen to find certain objects. The gameplay is not more than 10 minutes long and the story follows an authoritarian society man who’s suicidal.
5. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition:
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is a remake of the 1990 point-and-click title featuring HD visuals. This release is part of the many enjoyable adventure games from LucasArts. Here, you’ll be treated to the same gameplay as seen in the original, but with better visuals which are hand-drawn and in more detail. Also, the audio has been remastered and a hint system has been integrated.
The Secret of Monkey Island takes you on a hilarious journey with Guybrush Threepwood whose goal is to become the most infamous pirate. If you’re not quite found of the HD edition, you can conveniently flip back to the classic graphics.
6. Limbo:
Developer Playdead has created a masterpiece with Limbo. Being originally launched as an exclusive for the Xbox Live Arcade in 2010, this title made it to iOS just this year. In this 2D side-scroller, you’ll enter a world designed with monochromatic visuals and absolutely no idea on what’s going on. You basically set foot in a forest in search of your missing sister.
You travel through the woods solving puzzles and also encounter other humans, dead and alive, as well as different types of creatures. Death here is almost certain while solving puzzles and you’ll have to try a few time to get things right.
The Walking Dead TV series has earned much popularity, but if you’re under the impression that this title is based off it, then you’re completely wrong. Walking Dead: The Game is instead based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman. The title is pretty simple where interaction is concerned and the decisions you make here including dialogue choices and certain actions will affect the outcome in many possible way like who dies and who survives.
The game is divided into 6 episodes and your choices get carried over to new chapters. You play as Lee Everett who’s only goal is to protect a girl named Clementine in a world filled with zombies.
Conclusion:
So that’s all we’ve got for you today. These best iPhone adventure games are amongst the most unique releases we’ve seen over the years for iOS and they will surely keep you hooked on for hours. So which of the aforementioned titles do you plan on starting with?