Exploration 2025 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Exploration genre

Winter Burrow - a game in the Exploration genre

Adventure, Comics, Survival, Casual game, Exploration, Construction, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 November 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A game about a mouse who returns home from a big city to restore his old ruined home. You need to explore nearby locations, meet different characters and get...

Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

Horror, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Logic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 April 2025

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

The main character found himself in a dense forest, and during bad weather he hid in a strange hut to wait it out. In the room there is a computer with a game that...

Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Old school, Collection, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2025

VGTimes: 5.3/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Remasters of the original Lara Croft games. The collection includes Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider: Chronicles and Tomb Raider: The Angel of...

Rue Valley

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Exploration, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2025

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 70/100

An adventure role-playing game in the spirit of Disco Elysium, in which the main character gets stuck in a time loop along with people with a difficult fate. The...

Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile

Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Detective, Hidden Objects

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

We Were Here Together

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

A story about two companions trapped within the icy walls of an ancient citadel, where every room oozes mystery and the joker's laughter echoes through the gloomy...

Urban Myth Dissolution Center

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2025

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The main character studies various oddities, cursed relics and spatial anomalies. The stories are based on numerous urban myths floating around the internet. The...

Wizordum

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy, Old school, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2025

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 91/100

A retro game about a magician who goes in search of the source of Chaos. Using a wide arsenal of spells and magical items, the main character makes his way through...

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2025

Steam: 93/100

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...

Achilles: Legends Untold

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2025

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The main action takes place in a fantasy setting inspired by ancient Greek legends. The main character is the brave warrior Achilles, who intends to put an end to...

BLADECHIMERA

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Demons, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2025

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The game is about demon hunter Shin, who has lost his memory and made a pact with a demon that can turn into a sword. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic...

FATE: Reawakened

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2025

Steam: 73/100

The player creates a character and goes on a journey where they fight enemies using spells or shooting. Procedurally generated levels make each playthrough unique...

Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A dynamic action platformer based on the anime and manga "Cobra's Space Adventures". The player takes on the role of space pirate Cobra and faces a mysterious...

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Metroidvania, Exploration, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A remastered version of the sequel to the first Shantae, released for the Game Boy Advance, the project of which was suspended in 2004 due to problems with the...

Dinkum

Online, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Construction, Farm Simulator, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2025

Steam: 93/100

A colorful farming simulator in which players explore the tropical eucalyptus forests and scorching deserts of an island inspired by the wild Australian outback. As...

GEX Trilogy

Collection, Action, Platformer, Comedy, Old school, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A collection of three cult platformers about a chatty gecko named Gex. The games combine satirical humor, pop culture references, and crazy levels inspired by TV...

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

Steam: 92/100

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...

Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 80/100

The game is about an alchemist named Cassandria, who uses an iron whip and her knowledge to fight formidable demons. Various chemical elements can be used to...

Dark Quest 4

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy, Board / Group Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2025

Steam: 74/100

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...

On Your Tail

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2025

Steam: 87/100

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...

Vagrus - The Riven Realms

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Open world, Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 March 2025

Steam: 84/100

A role-playing game focused on storytelling, exploring an open world, and strategic management. At the center of the story is the vagrus — the leader of a caravan...

Yooka-Replaylee

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Steam: 92/100

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...

Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 March 2025

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The story of the journey in which Yumi and her companions are faced with their own memories and continue to go forward, despite the tests. The world of the game is...

Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 99/100

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...

Beyond the Ice Palace 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 March 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

A pixel game about the damned king who went on a trip to return his crown and throne. In battles, the character uses chains that also help when moving along the...

DreadOut Remastered Collection

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2025

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 58/100

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...

Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy, Exploration, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2025

Steam: 91/100

Remaster of the action-platformer Tomba! 2 from 1999. The story centers around a wild boy with pink hair named Tomba, who embarks on an exciting journey to save...

Rusty Rabbit

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2025

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The main character is a rabbit who controls a combat mech. The main action takes place in a fantasy setting thousands of years after people left the Earth. Instead...

Herdling

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2025

Steam: 93/100

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...

Old Skies

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2025

Steam: 92/100

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...

Carmen Sandiego

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 March 2025

Steam: 67/100

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...

Please, Touch The Artwork 2

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Comedy, Exploration, Hidden Objects

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2025

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A relaxing game in which you have to look for objects in paintings. A gamer helps a lost skeletal artist find his way home in a surreal, hand-drawn universe. This...

Everdeep Aurora

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 July 2025

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A post-apocalyptic game in which the population moved underground due to a meteor shower. The main character, a cat named Shell, went in search of her missing...

Misc. A Tiny Tale

Indie, Platformer, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 July 2025

Steam: 99/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This 3D platformer follows two robots built from miscellaneous items on a journey through a familiar world seen from a new perspective. Buddy and Bag Boy explore...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2025 for Nintendo Switch