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Adam's Venture: Origins

Embark on a bold adventure in Adam’s Venture: Origins. Set in the roaring 20’s, in Adam’s Venture: Origins you will explore ancient ruins, and recover mysterious artifacts. Together with your trusted…

54 1 April 2016

Adam's Venture: Origins is an adventure developed by Vertigo Games, released 1 April 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 5 hrs to finish.

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What Adam's Venture: Origins is

Adam's Venture: Origins is an adventure game developed by Vertigo Games and released in 2016. It was published by SOEDESCO Publishing. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Embark on a bold adventure in Adam’s Venture: Origins. Set in the roaring 20’s, in Adam’s Venture: Origins you will explore ancient ruins, and recover mysterious artifacts. Together with your trusted accomplice Evelyn, you will have to outsmart the evil Clairvaux company.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, kids and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 15 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Adam's Venture: Origins holds a critic score of 54 out of 100. That places it above 11% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 14 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 12 hrs, roughly 2.4 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for i5, 2 GB RAM and GTX 745. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Adam's Venture: Origins launched on 1 April 2016, within three weeks of Dark Souls III, Hitman, Ratchet & Clank and Don't Starve Together. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls III, Hitman, Ratchet & Clank, Don't Starve Together.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Adam's Venture: Origins — frequently asked questions

When did Adam's Venture: Origins come out?
Adam's Venture: Origins was released on 1 April 2016 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Adam's Venture: Origins?
At minimum, Adam's Venture: Origins needs i5, 2 GB RAM, GTX 745 graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Adam's Venture: Origins?
The main story of Adam's Venture: Origins takes around 5 hrs, or 12 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Adam's Venture: Origins?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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