Exploration 2022 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Exploration genre

No Man's Sky - a game in the Exploration genre

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 October 2022

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A first-person adventure simulator set in a futuristic world. You’ll explore outer space and planets, some of which let you interact with various...

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Stealth, Medieval era, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2022

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A Plague Tale: Requiem is the continuation of the third-person action-adventure A Plague Tale: Innocence. Amicia and her brother Hugo embark on a...

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

Simulation, Racing, Third-person view, First-person view, Open world, Exploration

Game canceled: Nintendo Switch → 18 May 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 38/100

Metacritic: 53/100

The new part of Test Drive takes place in an open world on the luxurious island of Hong Kong, recreated on a 1 to 1 scale. Like previous parts of the...

Strange Horticulture

Puzzle, Exploration, Detective, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2022

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Welcome to Andermir — a quiet town surrounded by dense forests inhabited by witches and impenetrable mountains. The player plays the role of a...

Sonic Frontiers

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Sonic Frontiers is a continuation of the classic action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman...

Tunic

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Exploration, Puzzle, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2022

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tunic is an action-adventure game with an isometric camera view. The main character is a cute red fox who must go through a lot of tests, defeat a...

Disney Dreamlight Valley

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Fantasy, Exploration, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A colorful adventure sandbox that combines elements of life simulation and exploration in the world of Disney and Pixar. Once a thriving Valley, it...

Metal Max Xeno: Reborn

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tanks, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game, Open world, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 July 2020

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Metal Max Xeno: Reborn is an enhanced edition of the Japanese-style sci-fi RPG with turn-based combat, where you fight with futuristic vehicles. The...

Bugsnax

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Explorer Elizabert Megafig invites the main character to the sunny Snaktooth Island, which is inhabited by unusual creatures. The researcher has...

Gamedec

Role-playing game, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 July 2022

Players: 5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The plot tells about a detective who investigates crimes in virtual worlds. The decisions you make in the game will play an important role, and the...

The Knight Witch

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2022

Steam: 72/100

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...

Wayward Strand

Adventure, Exploration, Comedy, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2022

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Trifox

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2022

Steam: 82/100

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...

Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo

Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Detective, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2022

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo is an interactive adventure game with a third-person perspective. The mysterious story of writer Ed Miller, who survived a...

Happy's Humble Burger Farm

Adventure, Action, Horror, First-person view, Simulation, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Happy's Humble Burger Farm is an atmospheric horror game with simulator elements and a first-person view. In the game you will try on the role of a...

Chained Echoes

Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a...

Arise: A Simple Story

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Arise: A Simple Story is an adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell an atmospheric story of two people...

Coromon

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 July 2022

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Grime

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie, Metroidvania, Platformer, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a...

Hazel Sky

Puzzle, Adventure, Platformer, Action, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2022

Players: 1/10

Steam: 68/100

Hazel Sky is an atmospheric adventure game that tells the story of a world divided between engineers and abused creators. The main character, Shane...

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

Steam: 89/100

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...

Summertime Madness

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 January 2022

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...

Little Noah: Scion of Paradise

Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Steampunk, Point & Click, , Exploration, Dungeons, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2022

Steam: 94/100

Little Noah: Scion of Paradise is a side-scrolling action-adventure roguelike set in a fantasy setting. As Noah, you will travel to ancient ruins to...

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

Steam: 80/100

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...

Beacon Pines

Adventure, Visual novel, Casual game, Exploration, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

An adventure game set in a mysterious book. The main character Luka is trying to deal with mysterious events in his hometown. Along the way, he finds...

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 April 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that follows the adventures of secret agents. In the...

Catmaze

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

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...

Haiku, the Robot

Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

This adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements takes place in Arcadia, a mechanical world inhabited by corrupted robots and machinery. The...

RWBY: Arrowfell

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2022

Steam: 72/100

RWBY: Arrowfell is an arcade action platformer with slasher elements and a side view in the RWBY universe. You will play as four members of Team RWBY...

Webbed

Side view, Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 February 2022

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

A game about a spider who goes on an exciting journey to save her lover from a bird. The main character can use the web to overcome obstacles and...

Saturnalia

Action, Roguelike, Puzzle, Third-person view, Horror, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2022

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An action-horror adventure set in a gloomy village where terrible ancient rituals are carried out. Each time after the death of all the characters...

OPUS: Echo of Starsong

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 May 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

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

Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch

Action, Adventure, Sports game, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2022

Steam: 62/100

Cozy ranch simulator with an open world, where horseback riding, racing, horse breeding, and developing your own farm combine with exploring Emerald...

Yomawari: Lost in the Dark

Adventure, Strategy, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2022

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 76/100

In this horror adventure, a young girl ventures into the streets of her town at night to break a curse placed upon her. As she searches for her lost...

Once Upon a Jester

Casual game, Indie, Adventure, Comedy, Exploration, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 November 2022

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Best friends Juice and Jester come up with a plan to steal the royal diamond. They must put on the best improvised theater performance to get into...

Aeterna Lucis

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

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...

RPG Time: The Legend of Wright

Board / Group Game, Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Educational game (Education), Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2022

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

RPG Time: The Legend of Wright is an unusual role-playing game that tells the story of a young developer. He creates a cool RPG, and you have to help...

The Gallery

Interactive movie, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Detective, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 August 2022

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 71/100

The Gallery is an interactive psychological thriller with elements of social drama. An art curator is being held hostage by a portrait artist who...

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 61/100

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...

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

Anime / Manga, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime “Record of Lodoss War”. The main character named Deedlit wakes up in an unfamiliar place. The girl must go through 6 levels...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2022 for Nintendo Switch