Exploration for Mac — top best games in the Exploration genre

Crimson Desert - a game in the Exploration genre

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 19 March 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A large-scale adventure action game with an open world, where the harsh reality of war intertwines with the personal story of mercenaries. At the center of the...

7 Days to Die

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Early Access: Mac → 13 December 2013; Game released: Mac → 25 July 2024

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...

Choice of Life Middle Ages 2

Collectible card game (CCG), Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 30 September 2022

Players: 8.8/10

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...

DREDGE

Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Mac → 27 February 2025

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...

Postal 2 Redux

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Comedy, Exploration, Old school

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A remaster of the controversial shooter Postal 2 from 2003. The main character in the game is a certain Dude, who is used to solving his problems in the most...

Dave the Diver

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 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...

Vampirium: 1997

Adventure, Horror, Sandbox, Indie, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Fantasy

Game in development: Mac → 2026

The events unfold in an alternative 1997, where Dracula has become the king of England and built his own vampire empire. Players will take on the role of one of his...

Drova - Forsaken Kin

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 15 October 2024

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world in which people have discovered the power of a dead empire, which allows them to receive the powers of spirits...

Cozy Caravan

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: Mac → 8 January 2026

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Players set off on a journey in an old caravan, completing tasks for the residents of Harvestville and preparing for the annual Whistlebark fair. During the...

Slender: The Arrival

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Mac → 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...

Sun Haven

Indie, Farm Simulator, Online, Adventure, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 11 March 2023

Players: 8.9/10

A fantasy farm simulator with dragons, magic, an interesting story and a final boss. The game offers a huge world full of opportunities for development and...

Собакистан

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Exploration

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game based on the comic "Sobakistan" takes place in a totalitarian dystopian empire inhabited by anthropomorphic dogs. Heads of several countries and...

Beasts of Maravilla Island

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 12 June 2021

Beasts of Maravilla Island is a casual action-adventure game with a third-person view in the fantasy genre. The protective magic of the island of Maravilla is...

Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery

Puzzle, Detective, Hidden Objects, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Mac → 26 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

The main character of the game is a private detective who went to a small town at the request of his father. All the residents of the city have disappeared, and...

Towers of Aghasba

Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Third-person view, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op)

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Players: 1/10

Adventure sandbox with an open world. The main action takes place in a fantasy universe. It is home to the Shimu people, who are trying to retake their homeland...

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Mac → 13 November 2024

Metacritic: 85/100

The story is about a hunter for a powerful artifact, which, according to legend, can change the world. The game takes place in the 70s, where the gamer investigates...

Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Anime / Manga, Dungeons, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 26 July 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Erza is a legendary huntress who has become a spearhead in the Empire's military campaigns. With its help, the majestic...

Ultros

Side view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 13 February 2024

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character comes to his senses in a certain sarcophagus floating in space. The character explores areas of the ship and fights alien creatures to uncover...

Moonstone Island

Adventure, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Farm Simulator

Game released: Mac → 20 September 2023

Metacritic: 80/100

An open-world sandbox adventure where players explore over 100 islands, meet interesting characters, and learn alchemy. In addition, in the game you can go on...

NAIAD

Arcade, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 10 December 2024

A relaxing adventure with minimalistic graphics. The main character, named Naiad, floats down a mysterious river and interacts with animals and plants to get to the...

Coromon

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 1 April 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 74/100

The main character travels through a colorful world and tames various creatures in order to get them into his squad of coromons. In total, there are about a hundred...

Ogu and the Secret Forest

Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Top-down view, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 29 July 2024

The player explores a colorful world with hand-drawn characters, where he solves many puzzles. During the journey, he can meet different creatures that need help...

Universe For Sale

Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration, Science fiction, Indie, Comics

Game released: Mac → 16 November 2023

A hand-drawn adventure set on an empty space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. You need to meet unusual local residents and reveal their secrets of survival...

Angeline Era

Adventure, Top-down view, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Mac → 8 December 2025

A dynamic game where a group of heroes explores a fantasy world based on Irish mythology and philosophy. The levels differ from each other — in some places, you...

SKALD: Against the Black Priory

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Turn-based, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 31 May 2024

A pixel game set in a dark fantasy world. The player leads a squad of broken heroes and fights in turn-based battles using dice. There are different classes...

Airland World

Simulation, Online, Helicopters, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A platform for creating sandbox games using Unreal Engine 5. You can use realistically modeled vehicles, weapons and ways to move around the map. The result can be...

Duskers

Exploration, Space, Roguelike, Tactics, Top-down view, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 19 May 2016

Metacritic: 83/100

The player controls a drone and explores abandoned spaceships to find means of survival and learn how the universe turned into a giant graveyard. Dangerous...

Catch & Cook: Fishing Adventure

Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Exploration, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 14 July 2023

An adventure game about fishing, in which the main character is not only a fisherman, but also a restaurant owner. As you progress, you can explore the ocean, catch...

Miniatures

Visual novel, Casual game, Exploration, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 14 November 2024

A collection of four graphic adventures about childhood. The player follows the story and interacts with certain objects. The stories merge imagination and reality...

Haste

Action, Roguelike, Third-person view, Platformer, Parkour, Open world, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 1 April 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Supersonic action with procedural generation of levels. The game talks about a heroine traveling through a destroying universe. Players need to go through the level...

Mineko's Night Market

Adventure, Side view, Simulation, Indie, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 26 September 2023

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...

Crowsworn

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.9/10

The game takes place in the kingdom of Fearandal, which was once hit by a dark curse that destroyed most of the population and summoned terrible creatures into the...

BABBDI

First-person view, Casual game, Simulation, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 22 December 2022

Players: 9.9/10

A short adventure in which you need to escape from an abandoned area. You need to use different found objects and collect...

Bugsnax

Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy, Open world, Comedy, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 12 November 2020

Players: 8.1/10

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...

OPUS: Echo of Starsong

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Anime / Manga, Exploration, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 1 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

OPUS: Echo of Starsong is a Japanese adventure visual novel in a science fiction...

Gift

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Action, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 8 May 2024

Players: 8.5/10

A colorful action platformer in which the main character tries to escape from a giant ship before it sinks into the sea. The tilt of the ship and the water level in...

Kanun 1919

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A detective adventure set in a gloomy Russian province at the beginning of the 20th century. As a messenger, the player needs to deliver an important telegram to...

Isle of Jura

Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 11 February 2022

Players: 6.8/10

The fishing simulator, where players in the role of a girl named Jura are exploring a beautiful island, looking for artifacts, communicate with local residents and...

The End of the Sun

Adventure, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Mac → 29 January 2025

Players: 8/10

An adventure game inspired by Slavic mythology and ancient culture. By exploring the world during major festivals that change with the seasons, you can immerse...

Poco

Free game, Exploration, Puzzle, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 20 May 2025

Players: 9.7/10

The protagonist is a tiny clown, only two inches tall, cast out of a giant traveling circus. Finding himself in the underworld, he encounters forgotten objects...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre for Mac