Exploration 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Exploration genre / Page 2

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure - a game in the Exploration genre

Indie, Adventure, Arcade, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 June 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is a game about the adventures of a little girl who really loves nature. Alba, that’s our heroine’s name, goes to visit her grandparents...

Beasts of Maravilla Island

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 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...

Residual

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

A Little Golf Journey

Strategy, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2021

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A golf adventure set on diorama courses across a variety of destinations. The player takes on challenges, uncovers secrets and finds treasure, with the journey...

Demon Turf

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Demon Turf is a third-person platformer where the main character dreams of becoming a demon queen. The world of demons is inhabited by all kinds of monsters, most...

Faraday Protocol

Adventure, Indie, Action, Puzzle, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2021

Players: 1/10

Steam: 84/100

Faraday Protocol is a first-person action-puzzle adventure set in a retro-futuristic style where you take on the role of an alien archaeologist who ends up in a...

Monster Harvest

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Farm Simulator, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Monster Harvest is a colorful adventure farming simulator with a top-down view. In the game you will go on an unforgettable adventure — you will start a new...

Minute of Islands

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Dungeon Encounters

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2021

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Dungeon Encounters is an adventure role-playing game with Japanese-style turn-based combat. The game takes place in a fantasy world where an otherworldly labyrinth...

Haven Park

Isometric, Puzzle, Adventure, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A bright game about a chick named Flint. He arranges his grandmother's park and helps visiting tourists. You will have to communicate a lot with various quirky...

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases

Isometric, Point & Click, Exploration, Hidden Objects, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 76/100

A game about the legendary detective Hercule Poirot, created by writer Agatha Christie. The main character attends a reception for an influential family, held on...

Garden Paws

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021

Steam: 90/100

Garden Paws is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view, in which you play as seemingly cute little animals. A colorful open world awaits you with...

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is a continuation of the action-adventure Anodyne. You take on the role of Nova, a nanoscavenger tasked with collecting dangerous nanodust...

3 out of 10: Season One

Adventure, Side view, Free game, Exploration, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2021

Players: 7.8/10

3 out of 10: Season One is a shareware episodic adventure game that tells the story of the world's worst game development studio. The game is an interactive sitcom...

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Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch (Game released)