This is a list of Maxis' Adventures.
Official Adventures[]
Default Missions[]
These adventures are available as soon as the player boots up the game for the first time. With the exception of Adventure Town, all of them have set Captains.
| Adventure name | Genre | Description | Captain | Picture |
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| Adventure Town | Story | Take a stroll through Adventure Town and meet some of its residents. | Player's choice |  |
| Bahaha 500 Time Trials | Explore | Hotfoot it across the desert and try to get the best time. | Racer |  |
| City Assault | Attack | You are a member of the FlooBiddy Flob Nation. Your sworn enemy, the Snorgons have invaded your city. They have sent swarms of troops and powerful ships. | FlooBiddy Hero |  |
| Defend the Crystal Mine | Defend | Crystal Monsters are attacking! How long can you survive? | Dango |   |
| Mothership Down | Attack | Destroy the enemy's mothership that hovers over a hotly contested battlefield. | Soldier Z-15 |   |
| Mr. Puzzle's Magic Gates | Puzzle | Mr. Puzzle challenges you to a test of wits. Can you retrieve his Mystery Key? | Puzzley McPuzzleson |   |
| The Arena of Oorama | Attack | Step into the Arena, face the Trials of Combat, and bask in the adoration of the crowd. | Leh'ni |   |
Archetype Missions[]
These adventures are unlocked by playing through the Space Stage and asking for a mission from the respective archetype. Unlike other adventures, these cannot be edited by the player with the Adventure Creator.
| Adventure name | Genre | Description | Captain | Assigned by: | Picture |
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| Becoming a Space Captain | Story | A quick visit to a Spaceport to learn about the importance of Adventures in the Space phase. Here you will learn how to get Adventures and what it means to advance yourself through the ranks to become the greatest Space Captain in the Galaxy. | Player's choice | Any |   |
| Concert in the Park | Socialize | Make sure that galactic superstar Shmelvin makes it to the concert on time. | Player's choice | Bard |   |
| Delicate Negotiations | Story | Two powerful clans are on the brink of war! Can peace prevail? | Player's choice | Diplomat |   |
| Infestation | Attack | An alien infestation threatens to transform a peaceful planet. Team up with a small defense force and remove the source of the problem before it's too late. | Player's choice | Warrior |   |
| It Came from the Sky | Explore | An alien ship has crashed on a frozen planet near a secret Research Base. You have been called in to investigate. | Player's choice | Ecologist |   |
| Ruins of Doom | Collect | Use your wits to navigate the ancient ruins and acquire The Golden Llama. Once secured, make your way back to the extraction point. Beware! Many have entered...none have returned. | Player's choice | Trader |  |
| Temple of Spode | Defend | Protect the old Priest on his journey to the Temple of Spode. | Player's choice | Zealot |   |
| The Spirits are Restless | Quest | Horrible Shabbols are attacking a small village. Walk the Spirit Path and attempt to restore harmony to the land. | Player's choice | Shaman |  |
| TX-5000 Super Weapon | Puzzle | The C'Servoid are building the ultimate weapon. Infiltrate their research base and disable the reactors. This is a covert mission...employ stealth and work with the resistance to destroy the TX-5000. | Player's choice | Scientist |   |
Sporecast Missions[]
These Maxis adventures are not available by default; they must be obtained through the Sporepedia by subscribing to the official "Maxis Adventures" Sporecast. The vast majority of them award 100 points on completion like the adventures above.
| Adventure name | Genre | Description | Captain | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark and Stanley Go Camping | Explore | Meet up with Clark and Stanley out in the country side where they've gone camping. Created by MaxisCimino |
Player's choice | 
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| Clark and Stanley Go Stargazing | Story | Meet up with Clark and Stanley out in the country side where they've gone stargazing. Created by MaxisCimino |
Player's choice | 
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| Clark and Stanley Go Swimming | Story | Meet up with Clark and Stanley out by the beach where they've gone swimming. Created by MaxisCimino |
Player's choice | 
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| Ghost Towne | Story | Go down Main Street and get ready to take part in the most famous duel of the Old West. Created by MaxisAlpha, edited by MaxisKate |
Player's choice | 
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| How a Bill Becomes a Law | Quest | Embark on a legislative and magical journey through the hallways of Congress and turn a bill into a law! Created by MaxisKate, edited by MaxisGuillaume, MaxisIan |
Player's choice | 
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| Illusioneering Industries | Explore | Journey through a panorama of wondrous vignettes, each designed to showcase the breadth of the Adventure Creator. Now with even more Kittens! Created by MaxisKate, edited by MaxisGuillaume |
Player's choice | 
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| Infestation - Dronox Invasion | Attack | The Grox has a new weapon of mass destruction, Dronox. Be a part of the annihilation and help the clones exterminate the life forms on this planet. | Conqrix Troop | 
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| Monstered Town | Attack | Are you Captain enough to take on a giant monster that's already destroyed half of this planet's downtown? Created by MaxisGuillaume, edited by MaxisCimino |
Player's choice | 
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| Mystery Race | Explore | A maze of many boxes, some filled with treasure, some with peril, some with chickens. Bite your way to victory! Created by MaxisKate |
Player's choice | 
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| Protein Synthesis | Story | Let's learn about Protein Synthesis, from DNA transcription to translation! | Player's choice | 
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| Robots vs Dragons | Attack | The dragons are coming! Can your team of robots take them down? Created by MaxisCimino |
Player's choice | 
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| Spoffit Calculator! | Puzzle | The Spoffits are actually a highly intelligent species. They are capable of doing simple calculations, and do your laundry. Just give them numbers and let them calculate the answer for you! Created by MaxisGamer, edited by MaxisKate |
Player's choice | 
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| SporeBall | Defend | This is SporeBall!! Get the ball into the green goal 3 times and you'll be the supreme champion! Created by MaxisCyril, edited by MaxisCimino |
SporeBall Captain | 
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| The Meaningless Turtle | Quest | Meaningless Turtle is the Patriarch of the planet Myliff. He is in a midlife crisis. If he loses the will to live, the whole planet will perish with him. Written by afterfate. Winner of the Storyboard Contest! |
Any | |
| The Metamorphosis | Story | An adaptation of Franz Kafka's original novella. Created by MaxisKate. |
Gregor Samsa | |
| The Space Race! | Collect | Run, jump and fly to the finish line in this exciting race set in space. Created by MaxisEditorDan, edited by MaxisCimino, MaxisJason |
Any | 
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| Welcome to Dancetopia | Story | Welcome to Dancetopia: the greatest Space Captain retreat in the galaxy! Created by MaxisCimino |
Any |
Robot Chicken Missions[]
These adventures were made as part of a collaboration with the writers of Robot Chicken, possessing a darker and raunchier tone of humor in comparison to other adventures. They can be obtained by subscribing to the official "Robot Chicken Adventures" Sporecast. They all award 100 points upon completion.
| Adventure name | Genre | Description | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloody Sundae | Defend | Monkeys? Bananas? War! Written by Hugh Sterbakov. | Player's choice |
| Incontinent Continent | Defend | Your captain drank too much soda and needs a rest stop...badly! Now enter a world beyond imagining...where none of the toilets work! Written by Tom Root. | Player's choice |
| Litterbox Gulch | Attack | Master Cute and her team of "Sportans" defend Litterbox Gulch from the Careless Bears. Get in on the fight, Chief! Written by Dan Milano. | Player's choice |
| My Big Fat Pig Wedding | Defend | As a well-respected Space Captain, you've been invited to a wedding on planet OINKER-7. So put on your Sunday's Best and just enjoy yourself for once. Written by Zeb Wells. | Player's choice |
| Planet of Needin' | Attack | Help the inhabitants restore Paradise to its original form by getting them dressed and returning the apple to the tree of knowledge. Written by Kevin Shinick. | Player's choice |
| Readerdome | Story | One Man Enters...One Man Leaves...and usually the guy who entered is the same guy that leaves. Written by Breckin Meyer. | Player's choice |
| Shake It Up | Attack | Time to shake things up! Journey inside a giant freakin' snow globe where the dangers are just like snowflakes -- no two are alike! Written by Tom Root | Player's choice |
| Shenanigans' Fun-Tasy Theme Park | Attack | Navigate through room after room of the wackiest fun house in the galaxy, where choosing the correct doors guides you to victory, while choosing the wrong doors leads to utter doom! Written by Matthew Beans. | Player's choice |
| That's My Lunch! | None | A planet of cute li'l bunnies and kittens and puppies! You could just eat them right up!
Go see who's eating them right up. Written by Douglas Goldstein. |
Player's choice |
| The Chicken and the Road | Attack | Zootopia! If you like talking farm animals, you should probably seek psychological help...but you'll also really like this place. Written by Mike Fasolo. | Player's choice |
| Whiney and his Poo | Defend | Discover the macabre secret of Horrify The Clown and meet his circus of freaks! Written by Hugh Sterbakov. | Player's choice |
Unofficial Adventures[]
These adventurers were made independently by Maxis employees and shared on Sporepedia. They behave exactly like any other player-made adventure.
- By MaxisCactus
- Maxis after Dark - Escape the room of Monster versions of Maxis. This was based on the inside of Maxis' Studio.
- The Riddle of the Sphinx - Solve the Riddle of the Sphinx.
- The High Dive - Ride a very intricate and Rube Goldberg-esque waterslide.
- The Deadly Dartbooth - Defeat Deadly Dartbooth.
- Blank Planet - A template for usermade Tutorials.
- Tutorial: Purchasing goods - Learn how to purchase goods.
- Tutorial: Climbable Ladder - Learn how to climb up the ladder.
- Tutorial: Custom Powerups - Learn how to change the looks of the powerups.
- Tutorial: Constructing - Learn how to be a builder while playing the mission.
- Tutorial: Entering buildings - Learn how to enter Buildings.
- Pleasant Voyages - You win a ticket to go on a plane ride.
- Earth - A template based on our planet.
- SporeTV planet - One of the first shared Adventures online. Sadly removed because it was impossible to complete.
- Quest for the Holy Gorgonzola - Play as a mouse and collect cheese in a dangerous city obsessed with cheese.
- By MaxisEditorDan
- Turret Control - Go to a position where you want the tanks to be placed in and watch what happens.
- By MaxisGamer
- Exploding Barrel Calculator - Similar to the Spoffit Calculator but with Exploding Barrels.
- Skate - Skate on the Gates.
- Happy Birthday! - This was just to celebrate the creator's sister's and his girlfriend's Birthdays.
- By MaxisJason
- World's Hardest Simple Adventure - This is very hard to complete.
- The Metamorphosis - Survive as a bug.
- By MaxisKate
- The Wonders of Spore - An adventure showcasing what you can do with the Adventure editor. (Later published as 'Illusioneering Industries' by Maxis.)
- By MaxisLucky
- Test12345 - A test Mission.
- By MaxisMarble
- broken - Things are broken.
- broken (again) - A duplicate of the previous mission.
- By MaxisMiller
- Pirate Island - Play as a Pirate.
- Terminal Velocity - Have a nice trip.
- Pirate Town - Piracy in a city.
- Clark and Stanley III - Stanley wants Revenge.
- Pirate Island (Again) - A Duplicate of the Previous mission.
- Ayerf - Random.
- By MaxisPirateRenaud
- By MaxisSpore
- The Moon - A Template for Moon missions.