Exploration
Years
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Statuses
Best Games in the Exploration genre (Game in development)
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2027
VGTimes:
9.7/10
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
88/100
First-person role-playing action in the vast open world of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a direct sequel to the 2018 game, taking players back to fifteenth-century...
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → spring 2027
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
88/100
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, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Survival, Comedy, Exploration, Open world, Space, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PC → 2028
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...
Action, Adventure, Online, Warships / Submarines, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Game in development: PC → 2028
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...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Space
Game in development: iOS → 29 October 2026
Players:
7.8/10
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...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
71/100
The game takes place in 2035. A certain cataclysm turned the planet into a frozen wasteland. The gamer, alone or in co-op, is trying to survive in this harsh world...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Game in development: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC → March 2027
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
86/100
Game from the creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. King Harold is dying, and his power passes to his son Magnus. The plague...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Online, MMO, Sandbox, Free game, Open world, Fantasy, Exploration, Action
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 2027
The game takes place in the Elysian Heavens, a floating city where humans and mythoids live side by side. The main character works as an investigative consultant...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Fantasy
Game in development: PC → 2028
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, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Crafting
Game in development: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC → 2027
Players:
9/10
Cooperative survival game in a post-apocalyptic world, where an old house on wheels becomes both transportation, shelter, and the main base. You can embark on a...
Game in development: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 8 December 2026
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The game will tell about the evolution of humanity, and in the most direct...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Exploration, Survival
Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
76/100
Adventure game about the study of wild lands driving a car. Processedly generated landscapes, change of day and night, dynamic weather create an atmosphere of a...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Game in development: PC → 9 November 2026
Anticipation Rating:
9.7/10
An atmospheric Lovecraftian fishing adventure set in a post-nuclear apocalypse world. The player takes on the role of a sailor who goes on a fishing trawler to a...
Role-playing game, Shooter, Online, MMO, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Adventure, Action
Game in development: PC → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
Steam:
75/100
Multiplayer role-playing shooter set in the universe of the Atomic Heart series. The game takes place around a giant levitating Cube, whose rows and faces are...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 2027
Players:
6/10
Steam:
62/100
The post -apocalyptic role action with the open world, uniting research, dynamic battles, a deep system of character development, base construction and non -linear...
Action, Online, First-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Procedural generation, Survival horror, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration
Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
78/100
A dark story about survival in a world where humanity faces an inexplicable nightmare. It all started with the rain - an incessant downpour that changes people...
Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era
Game in development: PC, iOS, Android → 2027
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
62/100
Hardcore action about clearing an underground fortress in the spirit of Escape from Tarkov. Players must not only find riches but also stay alive — otherwise, all...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Roguelike, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Indie
Game in development: PC → 2028
Steam:
86/100
A role-playing action roguelike that combines dynamic battles, world exploration, and a deep system for creating your own spells. The game takes place in a dark...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies
Game in development: PC, Linux → 2029
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
89/100
Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and...
Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Open world
Game in development: PC → 2027
Anticipation Rating:
8.8/10
A cooperative game set on a post-apocalyptic European continent. The mission is to search for and contain paranormal phenomena hidden from the public eye. You have...
First-person view, Sandbox, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator
Game in development: PC, Xbox Series X/S → 4 November 2026
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
82/100
Sandbox with an open world and elements of a farm simulator. Players build their own home on a distant planet on the edge of the galaxy. The huge robot will help...
Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Casual game
Game in development: PC → 2027
Anticipation Rating:
9.4/10
A gold mining simulator set in the harsh but picturesque Alaskan wilderness. Start with simple tools and a tent and end up with a full-fledged mining empire. Every...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Gothic, Survival
Game in development: PC → 2027
Steam:
70/100
A dark vampire sandbox with a large open world that takes players to the fictional medieval Balkan region of Sangavia. Gamers take on the role of a vampire who is...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Procedural generation
Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
81/100
A cooperative role-playing sandbox, the action of which takes place among islands floating in the sky. Players explore endless procedurally generated locations...
Action, Adventure, Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration, Open world
Game in development: PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 1 December 2026
Anticipation Rating:
8.8/10
A cozy adventure about a small but very brave mouse who sets out on a journey to save the life of his mistress. A kind sorceress has fallen ill, and her familiar...