Exploration for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Exploration genre / Page 3

The Master's Pupil - a game in the Exploration genre

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2023

An atmospheric puzzle platformer in which the player travels through the iris of Claude Monet's eye and helps the artist create masterpieces. The hero lives and...

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...

Cozy Caravan

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 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...

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...

Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief

Adventure, Visual novel, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2024

Events take place in the enchanting and mysterious Paris of the early 20th century, where the player takes on the role of gentleman thief Arsene Lupin. As you...

Athenian Rhapsody

Role-playing game, Action, Exploration, Comedy, Tactics, Adventure, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2024

A humorous game in which the main character explores the world of Athens. The gamer must create a unique story by making important decisions. There are 16...

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...

OPUS: Echo of Starsong

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 May 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

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

Wayward Strand

Adventure, Exploration, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2022

Metacritic: 80/100

Wayward Strand is a narrative exploration game with humor and adventure. It's the summer of 1978, and Casey Beaumaris is doing everything to make this vacation the...

Lou's Lagoon

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.3/10

An open world life simulator inspired by the cartoon “Miracles on Bends”. Uncle Lou disappeared, leaving the hero with his seaplane delivery company. Now he needs...

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...

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

Japanese role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Exploration, Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

An enhanced version of the original Chrono Cross with detailed 3D models, updated combat system, the ability to change screen resolution, and much...

Arco

Tactics, Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Top-down view, Adventure, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2024

Metacritic: 86/100

A unique tactical action game where the plot is formed based on the player’s decisions. Four heroes must travel through dense forests, endless plains and scorching...

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...

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...

Pine Hearts

Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2024

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A colorful puzzle adventure set in a quiet tourist park. The player explores the surroundings of the hand-drawn world, looking for magical objects, discovering new...

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...

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...

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...

Chernobyl: Origins

Adventure, Survival horror, Exploration, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2023

Players: 8.5/10

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...

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...

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...

Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile

Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Detective adventure in the Agatha Christie series. The main action takes place in the 1970s. The plot tells how detectives Hercule Poirot and Jane Royce track down...

Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2025

Players: 8.5/10

A vibrant adventure to explore Limbo, a Latin American underworld full of danger, intrigue and humor. You need to help the characters you meet solve various...

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...

Cat Me If You Can

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Hidden Objects

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → III квартал 2026

A cozy photo-hunting simulator where travels to different corners of the world turn into a search for hidden cats. With the help of a camera, the colors of the...

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...

Magical Delicacy

Fantasy, Platformer, Exploration, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2024

Metacritic: 82/100

Witch Flora prepares food and potions in her shop kitchen using the right ingredients. Between culinary experiments, you can walk around the city and meet the...

LumenTale: Memories of Trey

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Exploration, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2026

Metacritic: 77/100

A role-playing game with elements of creature collection, unfolding in the magical world of Talea. Trey embarks on a journey to restore lost memories. His path...

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...

Dark Quest 3

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 May 2023

A tactical adventure with the atmosphere of a board game, where a team of heroes sets out to face the growing threat from the Chaos Sorcerer. The journey begins 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...

The Eternal Life of Goldman

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

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...

Flutter Away

Exploration, Adventure, Walking Simulator, First-person view, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 August 2023

An atmospheric adventure through the Amazon rainforest. The player takes on the role of a butterfly researcher who goes on a five-day hike. As you progress, you can...

Bilkins' Folly

Adventure, Exploration, Indie, Top-down view, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 October 2023

The main character is a young adventurer traveling across the islands in search of ancient temples with ruins, treasures and various unusual artifacts. The game has...

DreadOut Remastered Collection

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2025

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Aeterna Lucis

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2022

Continuation of Aeterna Noctis, but with a new character. After the events of the first part, the Queen of Light must stop the destruction of the world by...

Birger's Tale

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Dungeons, Exploration

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game is about a Viking warrior who fights against many enemies using weapons and abilities. As you level up, you can improve your equipment and upgrade your...

On Your Tail

Adventure, Detective, Action, Exploration, Open world, God Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2025

Metacritic: 74/100

The game takes place in Borgo Marina, a picturesque coastal town where sunny days are filled with warmth and nights are filled with magic and tranquility. The main...

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...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre for Nintendo Switch