Home›Interactive and Networked Media Landmarks›Action-Adventure GamesGroupAction-Adventure GamesThis group collects the Interactive and Networked Media Landmarks subcategory's members whose own description names them an action-adventure, adventure, survival-horror, stealth-action or text-adventure game (exploration and combat or puzzle-solving combined in a single narrative-driven title), spanning Colossal Cave Adventure and Zork's origins of the genre through Metroid, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, the mainline Legend of Zelda series and Tomb Raider. Fighting games (Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter II) are filed here too, the closest fit among this subcategory's genre groups since the report proposes no separate fighting-game category.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1980 1Mark J.P. Wolf credits this as the earliest-known example; Brett Weiss separately cites Superman (Atari, 1979) as an earlier precursor.Browse ByAll Action-Adventure GamesAction-Adventure Games18 entriesAction-Adventure GamesFilter Results18 entriesCollectionAllAction-Adventure Games (18)CreatorAllHidemaro Fujibayashi (1)Hideo Kojima (1)Shigeru Miyamoto (1)Shinji Mikami (1)William Crowther (1)Yoshiaki Koizumi (1)MediumAllVideo Games (17)CountryAllJapan (6)United States (6)Release YearAll1976 (1)1977 (1)1984 (1)1986 (2)1991 (1)1992 (1)1993 (1)1996 (2)1998 (2)1999 (1)2009 (1)2012 (1)2013 (1)2017 (1)2018 (1)Original LanguageAllEnglish (1)Japanese (1)GroupAllAction-Adventure Games (18)AwardAllBAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards (1)Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year (1)British Academy Games Award for Best Game (2)British Academy Games Award for Game Design (1)British Academy Games Award for Game Innovation (1)British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer (1)D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year (1)D.I.C.E. Award for Adventure Game of the Year (1)D.I.C.E. Award for Adventure Game of the Year (console) (1)D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year (1)D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement (1)Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design (1)Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year (5)German Computer Game Award – Best International Game (1)Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year (2)Japan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award (1)The Game Awards − Best Action/Adventure (1)The Game Awards − Best Game Direction (1)The Game Awards − Game of the Year (1)The Game Awards − Most Anticipated Game (1)Titanium Award for Game of the year (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 18Colossal Cave AdventureInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks2 linksGod of War (2018 video game)Interactive and Networked Media Landmarks1 linkJourney (2012 video game)Interactive and Networked Media Landmarks1 linkKing's QuestInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks1 linkMetal Gear SolidInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks2 linksMetroidInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks1 linkMortal KombatInteractive and Networked Media LandmarksMystInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks2 linksResident Evil (1996 video game)Interactive and Networked Media Landmarks3 linksSilent Hill (1999 video game)Interactive and Networked Media Landmarks1 linkStreet Fighter IIInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks2 linksThe Last of Us (2013 video game)Interactive and Networked Media Landmarks1 linkThe Legend of ZeldaInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks3 linksThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks2 linksThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks2 linksTomb Raider (1996 video game)Interactive and Networked Media Landmarks2 linksUncharted 2: Among ThievesInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks1 linkZorkInteractive and Networked Media Landmarks1 linkSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Action-adventure game, 1979-1983: Precursors sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Action-adventure game, 1979-1983: Precursors sectionMark J.P. Wolf credits Adventure (1980) for the Atari VCS as the earliest-known action-adventure game.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.