Best Adventure Games on Steam
Steam currently has 59,071 Adventure games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Adventure game rankings were last updated on 4/3/2025.
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1. Portal 2
Portal 2 holds the #1 spot for "best Adventure game on Steam" with a Player Score of 98. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 429,150 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 423,532 positive reviews and 5,618 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
2. Portal
Portal has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 175,447 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 172,756 positive reviews and 2,691 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
3. Terraria
Terraria has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,392,088 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,357,162 positive reviews and 34,926 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
4. The Henry Stickmin Collection
The Henry Stickmin Collection has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 49,742 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 49,077 positive reviews and 665 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
5. Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2 has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 951,534 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 928,094 positive reviews and 23,440 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
6. Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 96,372 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 94,712 positive reviews and 1,660 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $59.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Half-Life: Alyx on the Steam Deck.
7. Euro Truck Simulator 2
Euro Truck Simulator 2 has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 818,722 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 798,550 positive reviews and 20,172 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
8. Senren＊Banka
Senren＊Banka has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 30,466 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 30,122 positive reviews and 344 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $34.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Senren＊Banka on the Steam Deck.
9. Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 65,725 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 64,661 positive reviews and 1,064 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
10. MiSide
MiSide has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 106,634 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 104,638 positive reviews and 1,996 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play MiSide on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 28). Senren＊Banka on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144400
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 22). Pizza Tower on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2231450
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 27). MiSide on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527500