Best Action-Adventure Games on Steam
Steam currently has 12,623 Action-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. Action-Adventure game rankings were last updated on 3/21/2025.
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1. Portal 2
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Portal 2 holds the #1 spot for "best Action-Adventure game on Steam" with a Player Score of 98. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 428,447 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 422,855 positive reviews and 5,592 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. MiSide
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
MiSide has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 105,498 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 103,543 positive reviews and 1,955 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $13.49 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).
3. Resident Evil 4
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Resident Evil 4 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 173,276 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 169,262 positive reviews and 4,014 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $39.99 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.
| Steam Price | $39.99 |
| Release Date | 3/23/2023 |
| Franchise | Capcom |
| Developer | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| Steam App Id | 2050650 |
4. Lethal Company
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Lethal Company has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 482,119 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 468,869 positive reviews and 13,250 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Lethal Company on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
5. The WereCleaner
Kyle is a Janitor. He's also a Werewolf. And now he's got the night shift. Try not to kill anyone while working to get your paycheck - in a stealth-comedy game with surprises around every corner.
The WereCleaner has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,385 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,336 positive reviews and 49 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free 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.
| Release Date | 5/7/2024 |
| Developer | Howlin' Hugs |
| Publisher | USC Games |
| Steam App Id | 2795000 |
6. Split Fiction
Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.
Split Fiction has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 55,096 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 54,001 positive reviews and 1,095 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $49.99 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.
| Steam Price | $49.99 |
| Release Date | 3/6/2025 |
| Franchise | Electronic Arts |
| Developer | Hazelight Studios |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Steam App Id | 2001120 |
7. Black Myth: Wukong
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Black Myth: Wukong has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,139,354 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,101,426 positive reviews and 37,928 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 Black Myth: Wukong on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $59.99 |
| Release Date | 8/19/2024 |
| Developer | Game Science |
| Publisher | Game Science |
| Steam App Id | 2358720 |
8. Chants of Sennaar
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
Chants of Sennaar has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,996 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,652 positive reviews and 344 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.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 9/5/2023 |
| Franchise | Focus Entertainment |
| Developer | Rundisc |
| Publisher | Focus Entertainment |
| Steam App Id | 1931770 |
9. SANABI
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
SANABI has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 34,614 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 33,713 positive reviews and 901 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 SANABI on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 11/8/2023 |
| Franchise | NEOWIZ |
| Developer | WONDER POTION |
| Publisher | NEOWIZ |
| Steam App Id | 1562700 |
10. Hi-Fi RUSH
Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.
Hi-Fi RUSH has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 33,039 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 32,160 positive reviews and 879 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 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.
| Steam Price | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 1/25/2023 |
| Franchise | Bethesda |
| Developer | Tango Gameworks |
| Publisher | Bethesda Softworks |
| Steam App Id | 1817230 |
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Explore even more rankings for the 100 best Action-Adventure games available on Steam.
| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 2,080 | 4/18/2011 | 98 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,625 | 12/11/2024 | 97 | $13.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 7,678 | 3/23/2023 | 96 | $39.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 5,385 | 10/23/2023 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 16 | 5/7/2024 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 72,262 | 3/6/2025 | 96 | $49.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 27,673 | 8/19/2024 | 96 | $59.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 107 | 9/5/2023 | 96 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 88 | 11/8/2023 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 116 | 1/25/2023 | 95 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 205 | 7/7/2016 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 701 | 11/19/1998 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,438 | 3/10/2020 | 95 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 12/14/2022 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,125 | 3/4/2013 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 530 | 2/15/2024 | 95 | $9.89 | Steam Charts | |
 | 207 | 7/26/2019 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 412 | 3/26/2010 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 255 | 1/6/2014 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 9 | 1/30/2024 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). MiSide on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 25). Resident Evil 4 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 23). Lethal Company on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 18). The WereCleaner on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 25). Split Fiction on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Black Myth: Wukong on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 20). Chants of Sennaar on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 20). SANABI on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 14). Hi-Fi RUSH on Steam. Steam Store.