Exploration 2021 for Mac — top best games in the Exploration genre

SnowRunner - a game in the Exploration genre

Racing, Simulation, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Online, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 17 May 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The continuation of the off-road driving simulator Spintires: MudRunner. You can expect realistic control mechanics, a well-developed gameplay process, as well as...

Myst

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR), Remake, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 86/100

A remake of the iconic adventure quest Myst, released in 1993 and becoming one of the most influential games of its time. The story once again takes you to a...

TOEM

Arcade, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 17 September 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 99/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A black-and-white adventure about travel, memories, and seeing the world through a camera lens. Everything is built around observation and the moment—each frame...

Genesis Noir

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Point & Click, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 26 March 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Genesis Noir is a third-person noir adventure where you have to save humanity from destruction. The event itself will tell the secrets of the universal Big Bang and...

Death Trash

Role-playing game, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Early Access: Mac → 5 August 2021; Game in development: Mac → 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Death Trash is a post-apocalyptic isometric role-playing game with horror elements in a futuristic setting. You'll be sent into a world filled with large creatures...

Wytchwood

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Crafting, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 9 December 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Wytchwood is an amazing isometric RPG adventure set in a land of gothic fables and fairy tales. As a mysterious old witch, you'll explore a quaint village, collect...

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 22 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adventure RPG puzzle game with horror elements and an isometric view. You are a nice baby turnip who was declared an enemy of...

Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery

Puzzle, Detective, Hidden Objects, Exploration, Indie, Point & Click, Logic

Game released: Mac → 26 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Vagrus - The Riven Realms

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Open world, Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 5 October 2021; Early Access: Mac → 22 July 2020

Steam: 84/100

A role-playing game focused on storytelling, exploring an open world, and strategic management. At the center of the story is the vagrus — the leader of a caravan...

Weaving Tides

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 27 May 2021

Steam: 83/100

Weaving Tides is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to conquer the wonderful world of...

Hoa

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

Game released: Mac → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hoa is an indie platformer with a side view and elements of the puzzle. You are waiting for breathtaking drawings, hand -drawn, excellent music and a pacifying...

Residual

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Action

Game released: Mac → 9 September 2021

Steam: 66/100

A lonely explorer makes an emergency landing on a strange planet that holds an ancient secret. The character explores a procedurally generated world, gathers food...

OPUS: Echo of Starsong

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

Game released: Mac → 1 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

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

Beyond Mankind: The Awakening

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Shooter, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 31 August 2021

Steam: 42/100

Beyond Mankind: The Awakening is an adventure role-playing shooter with a first-person view in a science fiction setting. 2121 Nuclear winter is coming to an end on...

Mitoza

Adventure, Indie, Free game, , Exploration

Game released: Mac → 5 March 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Mitoza is a free-to-play unusual game where you choose only one of two solutions to combine an item on the screen with a new one. This results in the most unusual...

Minute of Islands

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 18 March 2021

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Minute of Islands is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game, you will take on the role of an experienced...

KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION

Adventure, Puzzle, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 19 November 2021

Players: 10/10

KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view. It is a space of fever dreams in a structure built from the collected and reborn...

Beasts of Maravilla Island

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

Game released: Mac → 12 June 2021

Steam: 84/100

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...

Zombie Craft

Adventure, Action, First-person view, Horror, Exploration, Survival horror, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 21 November 2021

Steam: 33/100

Zombie Craft — an adventure zombie survival game with a first-person view, crafting, and graphics in the spirit of Minecraft. In the game, you will find yourself...

No Longer Home

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Visual novel, Arcade, Point & Click, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 30 July 2021

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 73/100

No Longer Home is an exciting adventure game with visual novel elements. Bo and Ao are graduating from university and are about to leave the apartment they've lived...

SkateBIRD

Arcade, Third-person view, Sports game, Skateboards, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 16 September 2021

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 59/100

SkateBIRD is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view about birds on skateboards. Expect the familiar gameplay of skate simulators, several platforms...

Aeon Drive

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 30 September 2021

Steam: 76/100

Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...

Alchemic Cutie

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Exploration, Business / Management, Open world

Game released: Mac → 12 November 2021

Steam: 51/100

Alchemic Cutie is a cute top-down adventure RPG. The game takes place on the colorful island of Wimba, where you manage your own jelly farm. You will explore...

Base One

Business / Management, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Isometric, In real time, Simulation, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 11 May 2021

Players: 2/10

Steam: 36/100

Base One — the events of the game take place in the future, where a huge wormhole destroyed part of the moon, and a wave of natural destruction swept across...

Nanotale - Typing Chronicles

Adventure, Role-playing game, Isometric, Indie, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 31 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Nanotale — Typing Chronicles is a fantasy adventure RPG with puzzle elements. You will follow Rosalind, a novice chronicler, on her journey of knowledge...

Seance

Detective, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Mac → 29 May 2021

Steam: 94/100

Seance is a mystical visual novel with anime and puzzle elements. In this game, detective duo Kennedy (a 33-year-old retired agent) and Mia (a 16-year-old girl with...

L.S.D.: Prologue to Lasting Spiritual Derangement

Action, Free game, Shooter, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror, Open world, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 7 April 2021

Steam: 80/100

L.S.D.: Prologue to Lasting Spiritual Derangement is a free-to-play action game with horror elements and a first-person view. The game will tell about the strange...

Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag

Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 28 April 2021

Steam: 87/100

Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer with puzzle elements in a fantasy setting. The Mother of Demons, Kaoranach...

Alpaca Stacka

Arcade, Indie, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Adventure, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: Mac → 29 July 2021

Steam: 97/100

Alpaca Stacka is a free arcade platformer with a third-person view about alpacas. The goal of the game is simple — you need to explore the island and collect...

Sumire

Adventure, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: Mac → 27 May 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Sumire is a fantasy adventure visual novel with anime and supernatural elements. In this charming place, a sad girl named Sumire meets a mischievous spirit who...

Trainslation

Free game, Adventure, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 13 April 2021

Steam: 91/100

Trainslation is a free-to-play adventure arcade game with a first-person view. In the game you have to solve the mystery of a strange subway, where you know nothing...

Summertime Madness

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 17 June 2021

Steam: 68/100

Summertime Madness is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view. The events of the game will take you to Prague in 1945, where you will try on the role of...

Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki

Arcade, Steampunk, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 4 October 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki is an exciting arcade puzzle game with a third-person view in a steampunk setting. In the game you will find the surroundings of the Soviet...

Desolatium: Prologue

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 23 June 2021

Steam: 77/100

Desolatium: Prologue is a first-person horror adventure in the point and click genre. This is a game based on Lovecraft's mythos. You will be able to live this...

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Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2021 for Mac