Sometimes we even contradicted the site's own reviews. You can debate each choice, each placement, and we hope you will! The beauty of opinion lists is that there’s no right or wrong, and we argued long and hard among ourselves just to arrive at ours.

It’s a combination of factors that depends entirely on the context for each individual game.

The answer is: all of the above – or none! There’s no scientific formula. What constitutes “the best”? How do you compare games spanning decades of styles and technology? Is a now-antiquated genre pioneer from 1985 still a classic today? Does it need to be? Do new games have any right to stand alongside their forebears that paved the way and have stood the test of time? What’s really important? Longevity, innovation, production values, historical relevance? What’s more crucial? Story, exploration, puzzles? With a number in mind, that left one important consideration. It’s not only possible to think of 100 quality adventures, it still leaves some painful omissions. While much of the world probably couldn’t even name 100 adventure games, those of us who cut our teeth on the groundbreaking early text titles, basked in the Golden Age of graphic adventures, suffered through the dark times and lived to see the modern-day (relative) renaissance know better. 50? That leaves far fewer casualties, but some series alone can easily stake a claim to three or four slots.

So what would it be this time? 25? You’d be amazed how quickly those slots filled. With such a rich history, just how many deserve to make a list of all-time greats? Our previous compilation of top adventures had 20 games listed, but that was nearly ten years old itself. Adventure games have been around for over forty years! Hard to believe, isn’t it? We’ve seen plenty of classics over the decades, and new gems are still being produced today.

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