Exploration
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Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2026
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Medieval era
August 20, 2026
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A sequel to the action RPG that combines a dark atmosphere with tactical battles and open-world exploration. The events unfold in a dilapidated universe full of...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Role-playing game
April 16, 2026
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
89/100
The expansion completes the story of Atomic Heart. Sergey Nechaev and the Twin will head to the "Crystal" complex to challenge the KRAZ in a relentless bloody...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Zombies, Online
September 18, 2025
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The story-driven spin-off of the Dying Light 2 Stay Human series with an open world and drivable vehicles. The game takes place in an entirely new location...
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Open world, Remake, Exploration
July 9, 2026
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The remake reinterprets the pirate chapter of the series, bringing back the story of Edward Kenway with an updated visual style and smoother gameplay. The Caribbean...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Survival, Comedy, Exploration, Open world, Space, Construction, Crafting
August 31, 2026
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
86/100
Sequel to the humorous game Breathedge, continuing the story of the Man — he wants to put an end to a powerful corporation. For this, the protagonist explores...
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
January 24, 2024
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
The main character is Born of Flame, the last hope of a dying race. In a bloody struggle for power, the ancestors caused a plague that consumed the world and...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Sandbox, Survival, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator
September 10, 2026
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
87/100
The locals behave unusually, ancient entities watch from the shadows, and the news becomes more absurd with each passing day. The game combines elements of life...
Action, Stealth, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Exploration, Science fiction
June 26, 2025
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
90/100
A sequel to the cult action game from Hideo Kojima, which once again intertwines philosophy, science fiction, and an unconventional approach to gameplay. The action...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Fantasy
September 15, 2026
Steam:
80/100
A fantasy role-playing game for 1–8 players in a colorful pixel world. After a failed ritual, the main character and several strangers gain immortality and become...
Action, Adventure, Online, Warships / Submarines, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
April 14, 2026
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
88/100
Cooperative PvE adventure in a world of pirates, pioneers, and treasure hunters. The game combines a classic formula of building, crafting, and battles with...
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Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration
March 26, 2026
Steam:
72/100
Hunting simulator with an open world from the creators of Way of the Hunter. The project transports players to the vast expanses of North America. The game offers...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Exploration, Casual game
October 26, 2022
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...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Tactics, Survival, Exploration
December 4, 2025
Players:
4.7/10
Steam:
62/100
A tactical survival shooter set on a mysterious tropical island in the Pacific Ocean. It was from there that a distress signal came from journalists, whom the main...
Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Open world, Survival
March 8, 2022
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
86/100
An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient dungeon filled with...
Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Construction
May 11, 2026
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
67/100
A survival simulator in an open world, the main feature of which is the main character’s van, which must be improved by adding various mechanisms to it. The player...
Action, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Procedural generation, Survival horror, Horror
April 1, 2024
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
93/100
A cooperative horror puzzle game in the spirit of Lethal Company. The game is about a group of bloggers trying to get viral on the local equivalent of YouTube. To...
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Science fiction, Comedy, Parkour, Exploration
September 11, 2026
Steam:
83/100
A colorful platformer with a semi-open world set in the city of Yohobakoto, designed in the style of Japanese metropolises from the early 2000s. The player needs to...