Exploration
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Statuses
Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2022 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Mac → 19 July 2022
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Post-apocalyptic cyberpunk of a distant future. A suffocating city with a stale atmosphere, inhabited by robots. A lost lonely cat that wants to return home. The...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Mac → 28 April 2020
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
80/100
The continuation of the off-road driving simulator Spintires: MudRunner. You can expect realistic control mechanics, a well-developed gameplay process, as well as...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Space
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 12 August 2016
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
75/100
No Man’s Sky is a first-person adventure simulator set in a futuristic world. You’ll explore outer space and planets, some of which are home to various forms of...
Collectible card game (CCG), Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation
Game released: PC, iOS, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4 → 30 September 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
94/100
The player controls a fairy-tale medieval kingdom using a card system. The main character travels through the areas of his settlement, finds himself in various...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 February 2024
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Continuation of the crazy goat simulator. As in previous parts, the game has a lot of humor and crazy fun. The player finds himself in an open world filled with...
Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021
Players:
7/10
Steam:
83/100
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...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 1 March 2022
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
67/100
ELEX 2 is a continuation of the role-playing action game with a third-person view in a science fiction setting from the creators of Risen and Gothic. In the...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 18 June 2020
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
84/100
The main character is a recruit of the research organization Outer Wilds Ventures, who goes on exploration into space, but ends up in a time loop. To get out of it...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 2 August 2022
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
73/100
The game takes place in a morgue, where the character is urgently called to work one night. However, the hero could not even imagine what was waiting for him there...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2022
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Sonic Frontiers is a continuation of the classic action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman once again strives...
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2022
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Tunic is an action-adventure game with an isometric camera view. The main character is a cute red fox who must go through a lot of tests, defeat a large number of...
Simulation, Indie, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, First-person view, Educational game (Education), Crafting, Adventure
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 11 November 2021
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
61/100
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...
Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Shooter, Mysticism / Supernatural, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 25 March 2022
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
78/100
The game takes place in modern Tokyo. The plot begins at the famous Shibuya pedestrian crossing, when in an instant absolutely all the inhabitants of the city...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Exploration, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 23 August 2022
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
59/100
Metacritic:
63/100
I...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 25 April 2017
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
89/100
What Remains of Edith Finch is a mystical detective adventure with a first-person view. A collection of short stories awaits you, dedicated to a cursed family that...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4 → 21 January 2022
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Welcome to Andermir — a quiet town surrounded by dense forests inhabited by witches and impenetrable mountains. The player plays the role of a florist who...
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 December 2023
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
70/100
A colorful adventure sandbox that combines elements of life simulation and exploration in the world of Disney and Pixar. Once a thriving Valley, it has been...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 11 October 2022
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars is an action-adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot tells about the brave warrior Hilda...
Business / Management, Strategy, Steampunk, Isometric, In real time, City Building, Exploration, Construction
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2022
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Airborne Kingdom is a real-time management strategy with an isometric camera in a steampunk setting. In the game you will go on a fantastic journey — fly...
Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 8 December 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...
Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Open world, Racing, Exploration
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 4 July 2022
Steam:
89/100
A realistic flight simulator with a wide selection of aircraft and detailed interactive cockpits. The game features passenger and business jets, helicopters...
Online, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Construction, Farm Simulator, Crafting
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2025
Steam:
93/100
A colorful farming simulator in which players explore the tropical eucalyptus forests and scorching deserts of an island inspired by the wild Australian outback. As...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 16 August 2021
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Road 96 is a thrilling, interactive, first-person adventure that pays tribute to various road movies, as well as the work of cinema legends such as Quentin...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 December 2022
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Blacktail is an adventure action-shooter with RPG elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting from the creators of Layers of Fear, Observer , and...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2021
Players:
6.5/10
Steam:
93/100
Happy's Humble Burger Farm is an atmospheric horror game with simulator elements and a first-person view. In the game you will try on the role of a fast food...
Arcade, Roguelike, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Action, Exploration, Slasher, Dungeons
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android → 29 September 2021
Players:
7/10
Steam:
82/100
Skeletal Avenger is an arcade action RPG with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view. A huge arsenal of weapons and capabilities awaits you — you can...