Best Action Adventure Games

The best Action Adventure games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Action Adventure titles.

Looking for the best Action Adventure games? This list ranks every Action Adventure title The Belly has scored, from the highest verdicts down to the lowest. Action Adventure is one of the core genres in the Belly Score database, and each game here has been evaluated on fun factor, gameplay, controls, creativity, presentation, staying power, and that hard-to-define Belly Factor. Use the rankings to find your next Action Adventure obsession — or see where your favorites landed.

9.9

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Action-Adventure · RPG · Sandbox

Nintendo Switch · Wii U · Nintendo Switch 2

Post-ApocalypticFantasyNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.8

Shadow of the Colossus

Action-Adventure · Puzzle

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4

FantasyMythologyNature / Wilderness+1

AtmosphericEmotionalMelancholic+3

9.8

Dishonored 2

Action-Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One

SteampunkSupernaturalDark / Grim

AtmosphericImmersiveStrategic+2

9.8

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Action-Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Xbox · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Nvidia Shield

Espionage / SpyPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousImmersiveTense+3

9.7

Kingdom Hearts II

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 2

FantasySupernaturalMythology

EpicCinematicChaotic+3

9.7

SILENT HILL 2

Horror · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 5 · PC

PsychologicalSupernaturalDark / Grim+1

CreepyEerieUnsettling+3

9.7

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Action · RPG · Action-Adventure

Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · New Nintendo 3DS · Wii U · Xbox One · iOS · Nintendo Switch

Dark / GrimSurrealPsychological+1

CreepyDarkChallenging+3

9.7

Metal Gear

Action-Adventure

MSX2 · NES · Commodore 64 · MS-DOS · GameCube · Mobile phones · PlayStation 2 · Virtual Console · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Microsoft Windows

Sci-FiMilitaryEspionage / Spy

SuspensefulTenseStrategic+3

9.6

ICO

Action-Adventure · Puzzle · Platformer

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

FantasyAncient / HistoricalMonsters

AtmosphericDreamlikeEmotional+3

9.6

Bayonetta 2

Action · Action-Adventure

Wii U · Nintendo Switch

FantasySupernaturalMythology+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.5

Killer7

Action-Adventure · FPS

GameCube · PlayStation 2 · Windows

NoirPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousAtmosphericDreamlike+3

9.5

The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

Action-Adventure

GameCube · PlayStation 2 · Xbox

SuperheroModern

EpicOpen-EndedIntense+2

9.5

Fatal Frame

Survival · Horror · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 2 · Xbox · PlayStation 3

SupernaturalOccultGothic+1

CreepyEerieUnsettling+3

9.5

DEATH STRANDING

Action-Adventure

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · PC · Xbox Series X/S

Post-ApocalypticSupernaturalPsychological+1

AtmosphericSlow-BurnLonely+3

9.4

Lost Judgment

Action-Adventure · RPG

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · Amazon Luna

Detective / MysteryCrimeSchool / Academy+1

AtmosphericIntenseCinematic+2

9.3

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

Nintendo DS · Mobile phone · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X/S

Dark FantasySupernaturalGothic+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.3

Natural Disaster Survival

Survival · Action-Adventure

PC · Mobile · Xbox

Nature / Wilderness

ChaoticUnpredictableFast-Paced+2

9.2

No More Heroes

Action-Adventure

Wii · Nintendo Switch · Windows · Amazon Luna

ModernCrimeComedy+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.2

Dead Rising

Action-Adventure · Horror · Sandbox

Xbox 360 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Microsoft Windows

ZombiesComedySatire

ChaoticFranticFunny+3

9.2

NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE

Action-Adventure

Wii · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Amazon Luna

ModernCrimeSatire+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.2

The Last Guardian

Action-Adventure · Puzzle

PlayStation 4

FantasyNature / Wilderness

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenImmersive+3

9.1

Bayonetta 3

Action · Action-Adventure

Nintendo Switch

FantasySupernaturalMonsters+1

Fast-PacedChaoticIntense+3

9.1

The Lion King

Platformer · Action-Adventure

Sega Genesis · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · NES · Game Boy · Game Gear · Sega Master System · Amiga · MS-DOS · Windows · Linux · Macintosh · Antstream

Nature / WildernessFamily

ChallengingBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.0

Flee the Facility

Horror · Survival · Action-Adventure

PC · Mac · iOS · Android · Xbox · PlayStation

MonstersPsychological

TenseIntenseFast-Paced+3