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Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2021

SnowRunner
SnowRunner
Simulation, Exploration, Sandbox, Open world, Racing
April 28, 2020
Players: 7.9/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Continuation of the off-road driving simulator Spintires: MudRunner. You can expect realistic driving mechanics, well-developed gameplay, as well as many...
Chernobylite
Chernobylite
Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
October 16, 2019
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 78/100
A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft useful items, while...
Sun Haven
Sun Haven
Indie, Farm Simulator, Online, Adventure, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy
June 26, 2021
Players: 8.9/10
A fantasy farm simulator with dragons, magic, an interesting story and a final boss. The game offers a huge world full of opportunities for development and...
Journey to the Savage Planet
Journey to the Savage Planet
Adventure, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Comedy, Exploration, Open world
January 28, 2020
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 75/100
A vibrant action adventure in an open world. At the direction of the Kindred Aerospace corporation, the hero is sent to a distant planet. He will have to explore...
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Simulation, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era
September 21, 2021
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 74/100
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Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom
Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Open world, Exploration
March 23, 2018
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 83/100
The plot tells the story of the young king Evan, in whose state a coup was carried out, and because of which he was forced to flee. Now, in the company of friends...
Slender: The Arrival
Slender: The Arrival
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural
March 26, 2013
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 63/100
Continuation of the atmospheric horror with a first-person view Slender. The story tells of Slenderman, a paranormal figure who haunts inquiring minds around the...
Lost Islands
Lost Islands
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Online, Exploration, Open world, Role-playing game
May 3, 2021
A survival RPG with an open world to explore. The player gets his own food and looks for supplies to create various items. For example, to explore dark dungeons...
The Shore
The Shore
Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration
February 19, 2021
Metacritic: 59/100
Atmospheric indie horror that takes you to the shore, where reality gradually gives way to nightmare. The story tells about a fisherman who finds himself on a...
Omno
Omno
Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Logic, Indie, Platformer, Casual game, Puzzle
July 29, 2021
Metacritic: 77/100
Omno is a third-person, open-world puzzle-platformer adventure game. In the game you will go to conquer the ancient world of wonders with many interesting riddles...
World Tree
World Tree
Top-down view, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Exploration
November 17, 2021
The main character explores different locations on Earth, where he solves puzzles and tries to establish contact with hidden peaceful humanoid civilizations. You...
Robot Robert
Robot Robert
Action, Adventure, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Platformer, Exploration, Side view, Puzzle
March 9, 2021
Robot Robert is a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a futuristic setting. The year is 3875, scientists discover a habitable planet and send...
Seance
Seance
Detective, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural
May 29, 2021
Seance is a mystical visual novel with anime and puzzle elements. In this game, detective duo Kennedy (a 33-year-old retired agent) and Mia (a 16-year-old girl with...
Ship Graveyard Simulator
Ship Graveyard Simulator
Simulation, Indie, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, First-person view, Educational game (Education), Crafting, Adventure
November 11, 2021
Players: 7/10
Ship Graveyard Simulator is an indie simulator about construction and crafting with a first-person view and adventure elements. You will visit the largest ship...
Mundaun
Mundaun
Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Adventure, Exploration
March 16, 2021
Metacritic: 74/100
An atmospheric horror adventure set in a remote alpine village. The main character, a young man named Kurt, goes there to find out the circumstances of the...
The Origin: Blind Maid
The Origin: Blind Maid
Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration
July 22, 2021
A dark horror adventure in which the story of sin and punishment intertwines with an ancient evil. The protagonist is a corrupt politician hiding from justice in...
Ephesus
Ephesus
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Crafting
December 3, 2021
The game takes place on the western coast of the Aegean Sea during the majestic Roman Empire. The main character is an adventurer named Hector Rem, who lives in the...
Aeterna Lucis
Aeterna Lucis
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy
December 15, 2021
Continuation of Aeterna Noctis, but with a new character. After the events of the first part, the Queen of Light must stop the destruction of the world by...
Depths Of Horror: Mushroom Day
Depths Of Horror: Mushroom Day
Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Survival horror
June 16, 2021
Atmospheric indie horror from the first person perspective. The player takes control of a mushroom picker who finds a strange abandoned cabin in the forest, goes...
OPUS: Echo of Starsong
OPUS: Echo of Starsong
Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Anime / Manga, Exploration, Science fiction
September 1, 2021
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 75/100
OPUS: Echo of Starsong is a Japanese adventure visual novel in a science fiction...
Presence
Presence
Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Exploration
March 24, 2021
Presence is an atmospheric action-horror game with a first-person view. The main character is a mother who came to take her son home from boarding school for the...
Dear Mom
Dear Mom
Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Indie
February 1, 2021
Dear Mom is a first-person adventure. A short story-driven adventure about a mother that will leave you with unforgettable, incredible emotions. This is an...
Dahlia View
Dahlia View
Puzzle, Adventure, Detective, Exploration, Interactive movie
November 2, 2021
A game in which the gamer investigates the disappearance of a child in an apartment complex. A retired detective talks to neighbors and watches through the window...
Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery
Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery
Puzzle, Detective, Hidden Objects, Exploration, Indie
January 25, 2019
Players: 9.7/10
The main character of the game is a private detective who went to a small town at the request of his father. All the residents of the city have disappeared, and...
Titan Chaser
Titan Chaser
Adventure, Walking Simulator, Open world, Exploration, Indie
February 24, 2021
Players: 10/10
The main character drives a car around the territory where various scientific stations are located, and drives away titans (huge monsters) using a powerful...
My brother lives in a canyon
My brother lives in a canyon
Adventure, Casual game, Exploration, First-person view, Indie
July 23, 2021
My brother lives in a canyon is a casual adventure game with exploration elements and a first-person view. You play as Jake and start walking down the path to meet...
Beasts of Maravilla Island
Beasts of Maravilla Island
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy
June 12, 2021
Beasts of Maravilla Island is a casual action-adventure game with a third-person view in the fantasy genre. The protective magic of the island of Maravilla is...
Out of Sight
Out of Sight
Free game, Casual game, Exploration, Puzzle, Indie,
March 10, 2021
A laid-back, unobtrusive hidden object game where players can relax and explore colorful, picturesque locations with a lo-fi soundtrack. The game features...
A Murmur in the Trees
A Murmur in the Trees
Walking Simulator, Adventure, Exploration, First-person view, Comedy, Indie
June 16, 2021
A short detective adventure set in Prohibition-era America. The main character is a reporter exploring the mysterious woods of Lonesome Falls, where, according to a...
Star Of The Show
Star Of The Show
Free game, Horror, Survival, First-person view, Exploration, Puzzle, Simulation
November 26, 2021
Star Of The Show is a free survival horror adventure game from a first-person perspective in which you play as a detective investigating the organization of an...
Octofight Escape
Octofight Escape
Casual game, Action, Adventure, Exploration, Top-down view, MMO, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle
October 6, 2021
Octofight Escape — A casual action adventure with elements of exploration and co-op. Inspired by escape and guessing games, this game allows you to show off...