Exploration 2017 for Mac — top best games in the Exploration genre

The Long Dark - a game in the Exploration genre

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Mac → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Post-apocalyptic action adventure with first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of pilot Will McKennzie, who caught his plane in a...

Divinity: Original Sin 2

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 14 September 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Divinity: Original Sin 2 is a continuation of the tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. Unlike the original, the sequel features...

Slime Rancher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Exploration, Adventure, Open world

Game released: Mac → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...

The Witness

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 22 March 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The Witness is an arcade adventure puzzle game with a first-person view. The action takes place on an island full of mysteries. The island is an open world where...

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Mac → 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...

Naev

Space, Exploration, Top-down view

Game released: Mac → 17 July 2017

Steam: 80/100

Naev is a top-down space game about exploring the galaxy, trading, and combat. Players travel between planets and moons, earning money through trade, fighting, and...

Dear Esther

Adventure, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 14 February 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Dear Esther is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view. The main character is a man staying on an island in the Hebrides archipelago. The island is...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

House of Many Doors

Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Exploration, Steampunk

Game released: Mac → 3 February 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

House of Many Doors is an amazing top-down RPG inspired by Sunless Sea. The events of the game take place in a certain dimension called Home, where you have to...

EPONYMOUS

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

Game released: Mac → 31 October 2017

Steam: 69/100

EPONYMOUS is an action-adventure game with a first-person view in which you have to make your way through various rooms, find a way out and open doors. At the same...

Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy

Exploration, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 3 April 2017

Steam: 89/100

This point-and-click mystery adventure follows Nancy Drew as she investigates the death of her mother, Kate. Nearly a decade earlier, Kate went to Scotland to...

Little Triangle

Side view, Exploration, Parkour

Game released: Mac → 21 January 2017

Steam: 89/100

Little Triangle is a platformer about a small triangular hero making their way through levels filled with enemies and obstacles. Single-player and local co-op for...

AER Memories of Old

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Mac → 25 October 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

AER Memories of Old is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a girl who can turn into a bird...

Fugl

Exploration, Casual game, Simulation

Early Access: Mac → 14 September 2017

Steam: 84/100

A casual exploration simulator in which the player controls a shape-shifting bird and flies freely through varied natural environments. There are no timers or set...

Sentience: The Android's Tale

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space

Game released: Mac → 2 June 2017

Steam: 86/100

A narrative adventure where the story begins at the moment of the android's "activation." Consciousness is formed right before your eyes, and the world unfolds...

Hypernova: Escape from Hadea

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Science fiction, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, City Building, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Mac → 6 September 2017

Steam: 74/100

Norwood Suite

Adventure, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 2 October 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Norwood Suite is a surreal first-person adventure that takes you to the secluded Norwood Hotel. Ordinary parcel delivery has turned into something more. This...

Scanner Sombre

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: Mac → 26 April 2017

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Scanner Sombre is a first-person horror adventure about exploring a dark cave. After waking in a stone chamber beside a fire, the protagonist finds a LIDAR scanner...

LandTraveller

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Fantasy, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 9 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

A hybrid of classic RPG and modern indie sandbox, combining a randomized environment and a hand-built...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2017 for Mac