Exploration for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Exploration genre / Page 2

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - a game in the Exploration genre

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Exploration, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A remake of the colorful Disney Epic Mickey for Wii in 2010. Mickey Mouse embarks on an epic journey across the Wasteland, the realm of forgotten Disney characters...

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Adventure, Side view, Comedy, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 August 2024

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

An absurd comedy game set in the quaint town of Barnsworth. The main character works as a traveling salesman, and in his free time he goes sightseeing and gets to...

PAW Patrol: Dino World

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 31 July 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A colorful adventure in a bright world of dinosaurs, where the beloved heroes of "Paw Patrol" go to help ancient creatures in danger. After Mayor Humdinger scared...

Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story

Top-down view, Sandbox, Farm Simulator, Crafting, Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2024

Metacritic: 76/100

Spin-off League of Legends in the spirit of Stardew Valley. The game's action takes place in a mysterious world inhabited by miniature creatures called...

Bluey: The Videogame

Casual game, Adventure, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2023

Players: 10/10

An educational game for boys and girls of all ages, based on the animated series Bluey. Bluey and his family explore colorful locations, collect items for a sticker...

CLeM

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2024

Players: 10/10

An adventure with a dark plot and riddles. The main character is a teddy bear who wakes up in a cold, dim room. He sets off to explore a huge mansion filled with...

Edge of Sanity

Survival horror, Exploration, Action, Crafting, Detective, Adventure, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2024

Players: 10/10

A hand-drawn 2D psychological survival horror game set in the ruthless wilds of Alaska with the intense atmosphere of the Cthulhu Mythos. The main character is a...

Monster Hunter Stories

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Online, Exploration, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 June 2024

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The main character and his friends, Cheval and Lilia, are looking for a monster egg. They find a nest with one of them, and Rathalos hatches from it, who almost...

COCOON

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Exploration, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

The game is a puzzle game in which gamers can manipulate worlds made in the form of spheres. Features include unique gameplay mechanics and a mysterious setting...

Moonstone Island

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2024

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...

Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2023

Metacritic: 75/100

The boy Nunu and the yeti Willump set off on a journey through the icy expanses of Freljord. A young hero is looking for his missing mother. While wandering through...

Yooka-Replaylee

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Metacritic: 75/100

Remake of the fun platformer Yooka-Laylee. The evil fat cat Capital B decides to get his hands on all the books in the world to get rich. He finds out that the...

Bugsnax

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022

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...

Beasts of Maravilla Island

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 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...

Old Skies

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Science fiction, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2025

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character works as a temporary tourist agent in the near future: for a substantial fee, wealthy clients book excursions to their own past or to historical...

Herdling

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2025

Metacritic: 73/100

Atmospheric adventure from the creators of FAR: Lone Sails. The main character embarks on a grand Alpine expedition with a herd of cute animals, climbing a...

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Role-playing game, Exploration, Dungeons, Turn-based, Fantasy, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2024

Remake of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981) . The adventurer heroes once again venture into the dungeon beneath Trebor Castle to defeat the...

JAWS: Retro Edition

Action, Adventure, Side view, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2026

A re-release of the classic game from 1987, timed with the release of Steven Spielberg's horror film "Jaws." The player is offered to control a boat and fight...

Miniatures

Visual novel, Casual game, Exploration, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Trifox

Arcade, Isometric, Platformer, Shooter, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2022

An action-adventure platformer where players, in the role of a fearless hero, try to pass trials and save the hero's home from a deadly invasion. As you progress...

Coromon

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 July 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...

Clock Tower: Rewind

Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Old school, Gothic, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2024

Metacritic: 68/100

Re-release of the 16-bit horror [url=https://vgtimes.ru/games/clock-tower-1997/] Clock Tower[ /url]. The game tells the story of orphan Jennifer. She ended up in...

DREDGE - The Iron Rig

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2024

Players: 9.6/10

The add-on tells a completely new story related to the Iron Harbor company. Players deliver cargo to an oil platform containing a secret laboratory. By assisting...

Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island

Adventure, Exploration, Open world, Casual game, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2024

Metacritic: 63/100

Alex, an aspiring traveler, decides to escape the hustle and bustle of modern life, but her dreams of a carefree vacation are shattered by a shipwreck that leads to...

Universe For Sale

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Never Again

Puzzle, First-person view, Horror, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 January 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Never Again is an atmospheric adventure horror game with a first-person view. The game tells the story of Sasha Anders, a thirteen-year-old girl who wakes up from a...

Aztech Forgotten Gods

Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 March 2022

Metacritic: 58/100

Aztech Forgotten Gods is an adventure platformer with elements of exploration and a third-person view. Together with young Achtli, you will have to fight the...

Gunbrella

Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Action, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character is a stern woodcutter who finds himself in a city that is alien to himself, filled with various enemies, including a cult of sectarians, a gang...

Titan Chaser

Adventure, Walking Simulator, Open world, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2021

Players: 10/10

The main character drives a car around the territory where various scientific stations are located, and drives away titans (huge monsters) using a powerful...

The Eternal Life of Goldman

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.3/10

A hand-drawn adventure platformer with elements of exploration and battles, set on a mysterious Archipelago. Players will uncover the mysteries of the islands, seek...

Gift

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

NAIAD

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Dave The Diver - In the Jungle

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 June 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A storyline expansion that continues the adventures of Dave and his team beyond the familiar ocean depths. This time, the explorers venture into the heart of the...

The Knight Witch

Side view, Metroidvania, Shooter, Collectible card game (CCG), Exploration, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2022

Metacritic: 79/100

The Knight Witch is a fast-paced Metroidvania adventure with shooter elements, set in a hand-drawn world. The game tells about witch knights who are trying to repel...

PAW Patrol World

Adventure, Online, Exploration, Sandbox, Action, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2023

Players: 5.5/10

A fun adventure with a squad of puppies with super powers. The Paw Patrol Day Festival is almost here. Everyone in Adventure Bay is already excited. Everyone except...

Rebel Transmute

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 March 2024

The main character sets off on a dangerous journey to uncover the mystery of her mother's disappearance. You can learn abilities that change your playing style to a...

Terra Memoria

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2024

Six heroes travel through a vibrant fantasy world. The characters must find out the reason for the attack of the ancient machines. As they progress, the heroes...

The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle

Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Indie, Tactics, Turn-based, Old school, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

Players: 10/10

The player explores the lands of ancient China and masters different martial arts. There are many techniques that are used in step -by -step battles. You can find...

Carmen Sandiego

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 March 2025

Metacritic: 70/100

The main character is the greatest thief in the world, who must track down a criminal syndicate before it can carry out its next big heist. Missions will take place...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre for Nintendo Switch