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Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2023 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Science fiction, Exploration
Game released: PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 26 April 2023
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
80/100
Adventure role-playing action game from the creators of Genshin Impact. The game tells the story of the passengers of the space train "Astral Express". The player...
Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, DLC, Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Action, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 2 August 2023
Players:
7.3/10
The expansion tells about the events after the ending of Atomic Heart. Major Sergey Nechaev embarks on a journey through the "Mendeleev" complex and the...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Mac, Android → 30 March 2023
Players:
9.5/10
Metacritic:
83/100
The mysterious archipelago hides many secrets that are best not remembered. Taking the helm of a fishing trawler, a brave fisherman sets sail across islands lost in...
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 28 June 2023
Players:
9.6/10
Metacritic:
90/100
Pixel sea adventure in the mysterious Blue Hole. Players dive deep into the Blue Hole to find the most exotic species of fish and create the best sushi in the...
Adventure, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Interactive movie, Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 6 November 2023
Players:
9.1/10
Metacritic:
72/100
An interactive thriller where the main character ends up on a dangerous planet and goes in search of the missing ship crew. The plot, based on Stanislaw Lem's novel...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 16 April 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Metacritic:
81/100
Anno 1800 is a new game in the real-time management strategy series Anno. The events unfold at the dawn of the industrial age, during the times of great...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Open world, Comedy, Casual game, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 12 January 2023
Players:
7.1/10
Metacritic:
76/100
During their journey, the Straw Hat Pirates, led by Monkey D. Luffy, are caught in a strong sea storm. They find themselves on a mysterious island and set off on a...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 20 March 2002
Players:
9/10
Metacritic:
70/100
The Kingdom of Myrtana is engulfed in a terrible war. Hordes of orcs have invaded human lands, and the king needs a large amount of magical ore, from which he can...
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:
8.6/10
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...
Survival, First-person view, Shooter, Construction, Crafting, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Simulation
Game released: PC → 5 June 2023
Players:
7.7/10
A survival simulator in which a large group of people are marooned on a desert island where they try to survive. There are no rules, but there are advantages for...
Action, Survival, Online, Shooter, Third-person view, Crafting, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies
Game released: PC → 15 June 2023
Players:
6.2/10
The game takes place on an island that is filled with various dangers such as traps, wild animals, infected and survivors who are ready to kill for the opportunity...
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...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 2 August 2022
Players:
7.4/10
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...
Simulation, Adventure, Third-person view, Survival, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Construction, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy
Game released: PC → 29 March 2023
Players:
7.7/10
The game takes place in the fantasy world of "shorties" who are trying to expand the territory of their peoples in a wild, unforgiving and ever-changing world...
Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Exploration, Collection
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 21 March 2024
Players:
8.6/10
Metacritic:
89/100
Complete Edition Horizon Forbidden West, which includes the original game and the expansion Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores. You will immerse yourself in...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 25 May 2023
Players:
3.4/10
Metacritic:
36/100
An atmospheric adventure about Gollum in the Lord of the Rings universe. The game tells the story of a time when a fallen hobbit wielded the One Ring. One of the...
Game released: PC, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2023
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
69/100
The game takes place on a colorful island where kind dinosaurs and eccentric people live. Together with their faithful companion, the dinosaur Lucky, players...
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...
Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Demons, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Third-person view
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 9 August 2023
Players:
7.1/10
The game takes place in a world inhabited by ancient monsters that the main characters have to hunt. They set off on a journey through the sands of the eternal land...
Sandbox, Survival, Isometric, Simulation, Open world, Crafting, Exploration, Adventure, Construction
Game released: PC → 25 May 2023
The player creates his own world from pieces and then explores it. More than a hundred varieties of biomes and their combinations are available. To survive, you can...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 28 January 2020
Players:
8.7/10
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...
Crafting, Open world, Survival, Exploration, Construction, Sandbox, Adventure, Fantasy, Dungeons, Action, Role-playing game
Game released: PC → 4 May 2023
The game takes place in an unknown world full of strange creatures, dangers and surprises. Collect resources to create items and structures that suit your survival...
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Simulation, Futurism (Future), Educational game (Education), Sandbox, Science fiction, Online, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 24 February 2023
Players:
5.4/10
Continuation of a fun sci-fi simulator based on real laws of physics. In the game you need to create a space program, build a powerful spaceship, design colonies to...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 12 November 2020
Players:
8.3/10
Metacritic:
76/100
Explorer Elizabert Megafig invites the main character to the sunny Snaktooth Island, which is inhabited by unusual creatures. The researcher has disappeared, and...
