Exploration 2021 — top best games in the Exploration genre / Page 4

Minute of Islands - a game in the Exploration genre

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 13 June 2021

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Minute of Islands is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game, you will take on the role of an...

Demon Turf

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Exploration, Adventure

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

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Demon Turf is a third-person platformer where the main character dreams of becoming a demon queen. The world of demons is inhabited by all kinds of...

Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag

Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC, Mac → 28 April 2021

Steam: 87/100

Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer with puzzle elements in a fantasy setting. The Mother of...

The Alien Cube

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

Game released: PC → 14 October 2021

Steam: 80/100

The Alien Cube is an action-horror adventure with survival elements and a first-person view that will invite you to immerse yourself in a dark...

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

Anime / Manga, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime “Record of Lodoss War”. The main character named Deedlit wakes up in an unfamiliar place. The girl must go through 6 levels...

The Shore

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 19 February 2021

Steam: 70/100

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...

Eagle Island

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Roguelike, Side view, Exploration, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 11 July 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 75/100

Eagle Island is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer. Discover the birdlife of Eagle Island with Quil and his faithful owl companion Koji...

The Falconeer

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 10 November 2020

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 65/100

The Falconeer is an open-world fantasy RPG featuring unconventional combat featuring aerial combat and acrobatics. The action takes place in a world...

Slice of Sea

Adventure, Indie, Steampunk, Point & Click, Side view, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: PC → 11 November 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Slice of Sea is an atmospheric Point and Click adventure with a side view in a steampunk setting. This is not the best day in the life of Seaweed...

Big Quest 2: Adventures

Adventure, Puzzle, Isometric, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 25 March 2021

Steam: 50/100

Big Quest 2: Adventures is an adventure puzzle game with an isometric view. With the main character named Rich, you will go on various adventures...

Faraday Protocol

Adventure, Indie, Action, Puzzle, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2021

Players: 1/10

Steam: 83/100

Faraday Protocol is a first-person action-puzzle adventure set in a retro-futuristic style where you take on the role of an alien archaeologist who...

Alpaca Stacka

Arcade, Indie, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Adventure, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC, Mac → 29 July 2021

Steam: 97/100

Alpaca Stacka is a free arcade platformer with a third-person view about alpacas. The goal of the game is simple — you need to explore the...

Dungeon Encounters

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 14 October 2021

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Dungeon Encounters is an adventure role-playing game with Japanese-style turn-based combat. The game takes place in a fantasy world where an...

Shadoworlds

Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, PC → 1992

Steam: 100/100

This isometric science-fiction role-playing game follows a team of explorers sent to an orbital weapons research facility in the Magna 6 system...

Sayri: The Beginning

Indie, Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 4 May 2021

Sayri: The Beginning is an indie adventure arcade game with a third-person view and puzzle elements. Forced to flee his home world after catastrophic...

Frame of Mind

Free game, Puzzle, Platformer, First-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 19 January 2021

Steam: 94/100

Frame of Mind is an adventure puzzle platformer with a first-person view, where logic will have to be left aside. The whole point is that to get...

Lost Islands

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

Game released: PC, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 3 May 2021

Steam: 20/100

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...

Arid

Simulation, First-person view, Action, Adventure, Free game, Survival, Exploration, Online

Game released: PC → 29 June 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 86/100

Arid is a free action-adventure game with survival elements and a first-person view. The game will take you to the driest place in the world and face...

Cions of Vega

Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 9 April 2021

Steam: 74/100

Cions of Vega is an indie fantasy adventure with a first-person view. Your daughter, Leila, has run away from home, so you go after her to find where...

PILGRIM

Cooperative (co-op), Action, Roguelike, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Fantasy / Medieval, Procedural generation, Survival, Horror, Exploration, Dungeons

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 31 May 2024

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 69/100

A co-op game where gamers take on the role of pilgrims. The heroes collect supplies for the journey in a safe village and set off to explore the dark...

Runo

Free game, Adventure, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Arcade, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PC → 6 July 2021

Steam: 91/100

Runo is a free-to-play adventure game with a first-person view and elements of mysticism. The game will introduce you to an original story inspired...

An Odd Tale

Free game, Arcade, Adventure, Role-playing game, First-person view, Third-person view, Business / Management, Exploration

Game released: PC → 31 July 2021

Steam: 64/100

An Odd Tale is a free-to-play adventure RPG with sandbox elements in which you have to save the "Odd Kingdom". Various quests, unusual characters and...

No Longer Home

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Visual novel, Arcade, Point & Click, Exploration

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 30 July 2021

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 73/100

No Longer Home is an exciting adventure game with visual novel elements. Bo and Ao are graduating from university and are about to leave the...

My brother lives in a canyon

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

Game released: PC, Linux → 23 July 2021

Steam: 92/100

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...

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

Steam: 84/100

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...

World Tree

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

Game released: PC → 17 November 2021

Steam: 85/100

The main character explores different locations on Earth, where he solves puzzles and tries to establish contact with hidden peaceful humanoid...

A Night Before the Deadline

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Runner, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC, Linux → 1 June 2021

Steam: 78/100

A free adventure game with minimalist graphics and an atmospheric soundtrack. The story tells about a developer named Joe, who stays in the office...

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is a continuation of the action-adventure Anodyne. You take on the role of Nova, a nanoscavenger tasked with collecting...

A Little Golf Journey

Strategy, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC → 14 October 2021

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A golf adventure set on diorama courses across a variety of destinations. The player takes on challenges, uncovers secrets and finds treasure, with...

Ocean's Heart

Action, Indie, Adventure, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ocean's Heart is a top-down action-adventure RPG in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the amazing story of brave Tilia, who sets off on a...

Dear Future

Free game, Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Online, Exploration, Procedural generation, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 20 April 2021

Steam: 80/100

Dear Future is a shareware, unusual multiplayer adventure with a first-person view in a post-apocalyptic setting. In this project you need to wander...

Kamu's Offering

Free game, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

Game released: PC → 25 May 2021

Steam: 82/100

Kamu's Offering is a free-to-play hardcore side-scrolling platformer where you'll travel through harsh deserts, caves, high mountains, and deep...

Robot Robert

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

Game released: PC → 9 March 2021

Steam: 76/100

Robot Robert is a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a futuristic setting. The year is 3875, scientists discover a habitable planet...

Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery

Puzzle, Detective, Hidden Objects, Exploration, Indie, Point & Click, Logic

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

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Randy And Teddy Adventure Road

Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Action, Exploration, Comics

Game released: PC, Linux → 3 September 2021

Steam: 89/100

The main character named Randy and his puppy Teddy go through levels with challenges and puzzles. There are 5 different worlds: training, stone...

Merchant of the Skies

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Business / Management, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox One → 17 April 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Merchant of the Skies is a real-time management strategy with a side view. In the game, you will act as the captain of an airship, who will have to...

COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND

Arcade, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC → 15 December 2020

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND is a collection consisting of the first three games of the famous role-playing series SaGa: The Final Fantasy...

Dead Herring VR

Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Interactive movie, Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Point & Click, Visual novel, Exploration

Game released: PC → 1 February 2021

Steam: 90/100

Dead Herring VR is a free-to-play interactive adventure with a first-person view for virtual reality devices Valve Index and HTC Vive. In the game...

Old Evil

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

Game released: PC → 14 July 2021

Steam: 58/100

Old Evil is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The game takes place in the fall of 2018 in a wooded area in the vicinity of the city...

Serene Asylum

Free game, Indie, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: PC → 5 October 2021

Steam: 56/100

Serene Asylum is a free-to-play indie psychological horror game with a first-person perspective, puzzles and a dark story. In the game you will...

Exploration

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