Exploration 2021 — top best games in the Exploration genre

SnowRunner - a game in the Exploration genre

Simulation, Exploration, Sandbox, Open world, Racing

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 28 April 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

Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021

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...

Journey to the Savage Planet

Adventure, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Comedy, Exploration, Open world

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 28 January 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...

Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Open world, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 23 March 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

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 28 October 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

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Online, Exploration, Open world, Role-playing game

Game released: PC, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 3 May 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

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 19 February 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

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Logic, Indie, Platformer, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 29 July 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

Top-down view, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: PC → 17 November 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

Action, Adventure, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Platformer, Exploration, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 9 March 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

Detective, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC, Mac → 29 May 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

Simulation, Indie, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, First-person view, Educational game (Education), Crafting, Adventure

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 11 November 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

Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 16 March 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

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 22 July 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...

Aeterna Lucis

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 15 December 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

Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 16 June 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

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Anime / Manga, Exploration, Science fiction

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

OPUS: Echo of Starsong is a Japanese adventure visual novel in a science fiction...

Presence

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 24 March 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

Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Indie

Game released: PC → 1 February 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

Puzzle, Adventure, Detective, Exploration, Interactive movie

Game released: PC → 2 November 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

Puzzle, Detective, Hidden Objects, Exploration, Indie

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Mac → 26 February 2021

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

Adventure, Walking Simulator, Open world, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 12 July 2024

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

Adventure, Casual game, Exploration, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC, Linux → 23 July 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

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 12 June 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

Free game, Casual game, Exploration, Puzzle, Indie,

Game released: PC → 10 March 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

Walking Simulator, Adventure, Exploration, First-person view, Comedy, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 June 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

Free game, Horror, Survival, First-person view, Exploration, Puzzle, Simulation

Game released: PC → 26 November 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

Casual game, Action, Adventure, Exploration, Top-down view, MMO, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: PC → 6 October 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...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2021 (Game released)