Best Action-Adventure Games on Steam
Steam currently has 13,284 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 5/30/2025.
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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 432,617 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 426,958 positive reviews and 5,659 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $1.99 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. Schedule I
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Schedule I 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 200,822 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 197,641 positive reviews and 3,181 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. At the moment, it is possible to play Schedule I on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
3. 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 #3 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 110,709 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 108,526 positive reviews and 2,183 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).
4. 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 #4 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 181,183 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 177,025 positive reviews and 4,158 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 | 3/24/2023 |
| Franchise | Capcom |
| Developer | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| Steam App Id | 2050650 |
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 10,077 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 10,020 positive reviews and 57 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. 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 #6 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 486,554 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 472,879 positive reviews and 13,675 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).
7. 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 #7 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 80,298 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 78,350 positive reviews and 1,948 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 |
8. 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 #8 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,148,938 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,110,617 positive reviews and 38,321 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 | 8/20/2024 |
| Developer | Game Science |
| Publisher | Game Science |
| Steam App Id | 2358720 |
9. 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 #9 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,271 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,895 positive reviews and 376 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $12.99 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 | $12.99 |
| Release Date | 9/5/2023 |
| Franchise | Focus Entertainment |
| Developer | Rundisc |
| Publisher | Focus Entertainment |
| Steam App Id | 1931770 |
10. 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 #10 spot for the best Action-Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 35,794 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 34,852 positive reviews and 942 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.74 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 | $9.74 |
| Release Date | 11/8/2023 |
| Franchise | NEOWIZ |
| Developer | WONDER POTION |
| Publisher | NEOWIZ |
| Steam App Id | 1562700 |
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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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| 1,392 | 4/18/2011 | 98 | $1.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 31,769 | 3/24/2025 | 97 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 402 | 12/11/2024 | 97 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3,787 | 3/24/2023 | 96 | $39.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 29 | 5/7/2024 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3,557 | 10/23/2023 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3,620 | 3/6/2025 | 96 | $49.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 5,769 | 8/20/2024 | 96 | $59.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 137 | 9/5/2023 | 96 | $12.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 43 | 11/8/2023 | 95 | $9.74 | Steam Charts | |
 | 100 | 7/7/2016 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 84 | 1/25/2023 | 95 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 656 | 11/19/1998 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 270 | 3/11/2020 | 95 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 34 | 12/14/2022 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 508 | 3/4/2013 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 191 | 2/15/2024 | 95 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 715 | 7/26/2019 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 351 | 3/26/2010 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 17 | 1/14/2025 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 28). Schedule I on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 29). MiSide on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 23). Resident Evil 4 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 16). The WereCleaner on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 29). Lethal Company on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 30). Split Fiction on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 29). Black Myth: Wukong on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 28). Chants of Sennaar on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 16). SANABI on Steam. Steam Store.