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

Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom - a game in the Exploration genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The plot tells the story of the young king Evan, in whose state a coup was carried out, and because of which he was forced to flee. Now, in the company of friends...

D-topia

Adventure, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 July 2026

Metacritic: 72/100

An adventure puzzle about the future, where artificial intelligence has taken on the care of human happiness. At the center of the utopian community is a new...

Slender: The Arrival

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 June 2019

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...

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...

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...

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2025

Metacritic: 84/100

A colorful role-playing game where everything revolves around freedom of choice and a variety of activities. In the game, you can choose from 14 professions...

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...

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...

Tenebris Somnia

Action, Adventure, Exploration, Old school, Survival horror

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Atmospheric survival horror inspired by classics of the genre like Silent Hill and Resident Evil, but made in the retro style of 8- and 16-bit games. The dark...

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...

Fear the Spotlight

Adventure, Survival horror, Third-person view, Stealth, Exploration, Action, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2024

Metacritic: 78/100

The main character Vivian, together with her friend Amy, decides to have a seance at Sunnyside School, but the situation gets out of control. Vivian finds herself...

Labyrinth Of The Demon King

Survival horror, Dungeons, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Demons, Medieval era, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 May 2025

Metacritic: 71/100

A dark game with PS1 style graphics, which takes place in feudal Japan overrun by demons. The main character is a soldier who must find the main villain who killed...

PAW Patrol: Dino World

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 July 2026

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...

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...

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...

First Dwarf

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Players: 9.6/10

A fantasy survival game about dwarves, in which the dwarf Tru and the dragon Ragnu build a settlement for refugees from the dwarf kingdom. As they progress, the...

Nova Lands

Construction, Business / Management, Action, Top-down view, Crafting, Sandbox, Open world, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The hero finds himself on a colorful planet full of secrets, amazing creatures, people and interesting activities. His task is to build a new house using automation...

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...

Mineko's Night Market

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

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...

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...

My Little Puppy

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2026

A touching adventure game about Corgi named Bon-Gu, who, after death, found peace in a dog paradise. However, the once familiar smell of the beloved owner calls him...

Omno

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Logic, Indie, Platformer, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Omno is a third-person, open-world puzzle-platformer adventure game. In the game you will go to conquer the ancient world of wonders with many interesting riddles...

Jack Move

Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Exploration, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 September 2022

Metacritic: 75/100

Jack Move is a top-down cyberpunk adventure JRPG. Her name is Noah Solares, she is a legendary hacker whose name is spoken only in whispers on the streets. Even...

Chernobyl: Origins

Adventure, Survival horror, Exploration, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2023

Players: 7/10

The events of the game take place in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The main character is a scientist from a secret laboratory located in the depths of...

Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince

Exploration, Slasher, Adventure, Top-down view, Remake, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 August 2022

Metacritic: 77/100

Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince is a top-down retro action-adventure game with RPG elements. Several centuries have passed since the events of The Sleeping...

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...

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...

Mundaun

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Metacritic: 74/100

An atmospheric horror adventure set in a remote alpine village. The main character, a young man named Kurt, goes there to find out the circumstances of the...

Voidwrought

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The main action takes place in a hand-rendered cosmic horror world, in which the player explores the ruins of the First Civilization and battles the gods who live...

DreadOut Remastered Collection

Adventure, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2025

Players: 5.7/10

A collection of remasters of two iconic Indonesian horror games — DreadOut and DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark. The games feature an improved lighting system with...

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...

Dark Quest 4

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2025

Step-by-step adventure in the spirit of classic tabletop games like Hero Quest, where a party of heroes descends into dark dungeons filled with traps, monsters...

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...

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...

Wolfhound

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Metroidvania

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Old-school metroidvania with a side view, set on a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle, where a secret Nazi base is hidden. The player takes on the role of...

Kona 2: Brume

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Detective, Walking Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2023

Players: 8.6/10

The game takes place in Canada in 1970. A certain haze cut off a small mining village from the whole world. Private detective Karl Faber is trying to understand its...

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...

Catmaze

Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Catmaze is an action adventure game in the Metroidvania genre with elements of anime and fantasy. Cats have always been the link between the worlds of Yav and Navi...

Paleo Pines

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

The game takes place on a colorful island where kind dinosaurs and eccentric people live. Together with their faithful companion, the dinosaur Lucky, players...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre for Nintendo Switch