Exploration
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Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2023 (Game released)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Adventure, Open world
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 21 February 2023
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
73/100
The main character is Major Sergey Nechaev, nicknamed P-3, a KGB special agent assigned a particularly dangerous mission. The factory's robot control system has...
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...
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), Role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 2 August 2023
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
70/100
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
Steam:
96/100
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...
Horror, First-person view, Action, Open world, Stealth, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Adventure, Survival horror
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 6 June 2023
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
76/100
The game takes place during the First World War. French soldier Henri Clément finds himself locked in an abandoned military bunker, where something sinister lives...
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Casual game, Exploration
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
Steam:
96/100
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...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 20 March 2002
Players:
9/10
Steam:
89/100
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...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 16 April 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
78/100
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...
Adventure, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Interactive movie, Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Walking Simulator
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 6 November 2023
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
86/100
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...
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...
Simulation, Adventure, Third-person view, Survival, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Construction, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 29 March 2023
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
81/100
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...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Science fiction, Flight Simulator, Simulation, Space, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Mac → 6 April 2023
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The game will tell the story of Adam Roslin, a clone pilot who is looking for his place in the endless universe. As the events of his past intertwine with the...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 28 February 2023
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
67/100
The events of the game take place far beyond the solar system. Dr. Kate Ward finds herself on a mysterious planet with deadly fauna, creepy monsters and the...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 9 March 2023
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Dusty and Piper from Figment venture into a strange surreal world to face their most formidable opponent. There, the heroes overcome mysterious challenges and...
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Open world, Comedy, Casual game, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 12 January 2023
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
80/100
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, 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...
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
Steam:
82/100
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, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 28 March 2017
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
63/100
An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 2 November 2023
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
67/100
The main action takes place in a fantasy setting inspired by ancient Greek legends. The main character is the brave warrior Achilles, who intends to put an end to...
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 26 September 2023
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
66/100
The main character is an inquisitive girl named Mineko, who has just moved to a new home on a hapless Japanese island at the foot of Mount Fugu. Superstitious...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Open world, Exploration, Parkour
Game released: PlayStation 5, PC → 24 January 2023
Players:
4.7/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
62/100
Forspoken is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view that tells the story of a Frey girl with powerful magical abilities in an unusual world. Frey's life...
Adventure, Action, Role-playing game, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Third-person view, Survival, Exploration, Crafting
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 24 October 2023
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
59/100
A cooperative action game for survival in the fantasy universe of The Lord of the Rings. The Dwarves embark on a dangerous journey to reclaim their legendary...
Action, Comedy, Side view, Platformer, Role-playing game, Metroidvania, Adult game, Gothic, Exploration, Slasher
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 7 March 2023
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Hybrid parody of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and dating simulator. The game tells the story of the vampire Drac, who, in search of love, ends up on a local...
Survival, First-person view, Shooter, Construction, Crafting, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Simulation
Game released: PC → 5 June 2023
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
45/100
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...
Game released: Stadia, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 19 November 2019
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
70/100
The main character is a little girl, Sally, who one day, fleeing from a group of bullies, finds herself in a distorted version of her city, where her fears and...