Best Of

10 Best Adventure Games on Xbox Game Pass (June 2026)

Avatar photo
10 Best Adventure Games on Xbox Game Pass ([month] [year])

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga ranks highest among the best adventure games on Xbox Game Pass, offering a balanced blend of comedy and immersive science fiction. Immortals Fenyx Rising, meanwhile, authentically adapts Greek mythology in a breathtaking open-world sandbox. And Grand Theft Auto V remains one of the top heist adventures that challenge players to build a kingpin legacy.

The best adventure games on Xbox Game Pass are all easy to get lost in, with their detailed worlds, branching narratives, and deeply interactive environmental puzzles.

What is an Adventure Game?

darthvader vs obi  wan fighitng using sabers

An adventure game is story-driven, told via visual novels, point-and-click adventures, open-world sandboxes, and more genres. They prioritize expounding on the character backgrounds, their motivations, and the world they live in.

The genres differ, catering to diverse tastes and styles. Occasionally, you’ll find action or puzzle-oriented adventure games with hands-on gameplay.

Best Adventure Games on Xbox Game Pass

The hard part is over when you already have an Xbox Game Pass subscription. From there, all you’re left with is browsing th ebest adventure games on Xbox Game Pass below.

10. DOOM Eternal

Only one way to deal with escaped demons from hell, and that’s to kill every last one of them. Never mind that they’d be coming in waves, effectively leaving piles of bodies in the thousands in your wake. 

If at all you’re worried about the demon-slaying fest ever getting repetitive or dull, you should know that DOOM: The Dark Ages thrives on quantity and quality. The number of weapons you’ll unlock in itself is so overwhelmingly huge and varied, not to mention damn sinister and powerful.

9. A Way Out

No place like home, even when you’re stuck far away from it. But just the hope that you might one day return to your haven keeps you going. Leo and Vincent find themselves trapped in prison, and their only way out is to hatch an escape plan and execute it together.

A Way Out comes from Hazelight Studios, most renowned for designing co-op games that will nurture a closer relationship between two souls. Through emotive stories with heavy consequences, and gameplay that actually demands teamwork, you’ll find yourself on a binding, unforgettable journey for two.

8. A Plague Tale: Requiem

Speaking of two souls tied by destiny, check out A Plague Tale: Requiem. I loved the mid-14 century France setting, surrounding the Black Death and its aftermath. Yet, the story brilliantly counteracts historic coastal towns with rat-infested underground slums.

And the rats are of a supernatural kind, reminding me of the Ratcatcher commanding thousands of sewer rats in The Suicide Squad. What strange power that comes at a cost to the ones you love.

7. Quake

Yes, Quake is the same as the ‘90s original title. Yet, it hardly plays as archaic as you might expect. I marvel at the effort to enhance the resolution to 4K, enhancing the designs and models. The lighting in the underground tunnels is more vivid and clear, but still retains the dark fantasy shadows and mutated hordes in retro styling.

6. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Harrison Ford lives on in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a most mystifying adventure, indeed. He’s caught the scent of yet another ancient mystery, sending you on a globe-trotting adventure. 

Just like the movies, it feels like dusting off historic artifacts that might have been better left unbothered. And dealing with the consequences of your curiosity, while evading traps and getting chased by Nazis.

5. Tunic

Enough with too-serious best adventure games on Xbox Game Pass, Tunic is the kind of nightcap I need after a long day. I mean, the main character is a tiny, little fox, whose size against the towering world around him should be reason enough to be queasy.

But the story is about becoming a legend through courage and determination. And who doesn’t love a rise from the ashes story?

4. Celeste

Know how Madeline deals with her inner demons? She challenges herself to climb the treacherous Celeste mountain. It’d have been enough of a challenge to hold steady against steep rock cliffs, but no. You still have to survive tight windows of deathtraps and hazards. Over 700 screens of hardcore platforming challenges that will truly test your endurance await.

3. Grand Theft Auto V

I reckon you still hop into Los Santos from time to time, even though the world has clearly aged against the new GTA 6 trailer. But here we are, still having to rely on Grand Theft Auto V for that sweet taste of complete freedom to do whatever you want.

To do crime or do good, and adapt to a city that evolves alongside you. Perhaps a challenge then, to once again pull off the most dangerous heists before GTA 6 arrives.

2. Immortals Fenyx Rising

Greek mythology has been so commonplace in history and text that to me, it no longer unravels like fantasy fiction. Instead, when my character, Fenyx, is told to save the Greek gods and the world with them, I take it seriously. 

The powers of the gods bestowed upon me aren’t for pleasure but a great responsibility during my time with Immortals Fenyx Rising. What I’m unable to resist is marveling at the wonder of the mythological beasts I meet before slaying them in combat or the stark beauty of the open world.

1. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

It’s so impressive to me just how keen TT Games has been in adapting the original Luke Skywalker saga. Even when LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker is practically the Jedi in LEGO form. Darth Vader as a LEGO is hardly menacing, but that’s the joy of this world. 

It’s a feel-good experience for Star Wars fans to revisit the galaxy far, far away in a new light. While you’ll discover familiar locales and planets, you’ll also enjoy LEGO humor, traveling seamlessly between planets and freely choosing to scavenge, bounty hunt, or join the dark side.

Evans Karanja is a video game reviewer and features writer at Gaming.net, covering game reviews, platform recommendations, and new releases across all major consoles and PC. He has played games since childhood starting with Contra on the NES and writes exclusively from first-hand experience, playing every title he covers before recommending it.

He specialises in story-driven and single-player games, indie titles, and platform-specific guides across Game Pass, PS Plus, and Nintendo Switch Online. When not writing, find him spectating the markets, playing his favorite titles, hiking or watching F1.