Exploration

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

July 11, 2025

Players: 9.4/10

The story follows a man who goes to a cursed high-rise to investigate disappearances, but encounters paranormal phenomena and an evil granny who wants to eat him...

The Lightkeeper

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration

September 8, 2025

Arthur, a World War I veteran, seeks refuge from his nightmares and takes a job as a lighthouse keeper. He gradually learns that his predecessors died under...

Earth Must Die

Adventure, Point & Click, Comedy, Exploration

January 27, 2026

Metacritic: 74/100

The protagonist is V'Valak Lizardthang, the narcissistic ruler of an alien empire, who tells the story of his family in the format of "some ancient adventure game...

UnderRail 2: Infusion

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Cyberpunk, Tactics, Exploration

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An isometric game set in the distant future, where life on Earth's surface has become impossible and the remnants of humanity survive in underground tunnels. The...

The Eternal Life of Goldman

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

2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.3/10

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...

Emberville

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Sandbox, Dungeons, Exploration, Construction, Crafting

October 27, 2026

Pixel role-playing action in the spirit of Diablo and Stardew Valley. The main character awakens in the endless dark prison of Vitromotus and tries to escape...

The Lost Wild

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Survival, Exploration

2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.5/10

The Lost Wild is a survival horror adventure about dinosaurs with a first-person view. The plot follows a researcher who finds himself in an abandoned research...

Robot Robert

Action, Adventure, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Platformer, Exploration, Side view, Puzzle

March 9, 2021

Robot Robert is a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a futuristic setting. The year is 3875, scientists discover a habitable planet and send...

Exorcists

First-person view, Exploration, Hidden Objects, Stealth, Horror, Adventure, Action

May 12, 2022

Exorcists is a first-person action adventure game with exploration elements. David Livingstone, who has been practicing exorcism and magic for many years, is now...

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

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

April 7, 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...

Amanda the Adventurer

Horror, First-person view, Old school, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

April 25, 2023

Players: 6.6/10

Riley Park inherited the house of her reclusive aunt Kate. In the attic she finds an old television and a stack of untitled VHS tapes. Riley inserts the first tape...

Sailing Era

Top-down view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation, Historical, Exploration, Business / Management

January 11, 2023

Players: 4.7/10

The game takes place between the 15th and 17th centuries, when various geographical discoveries took place. The gamer controls the ship and crew, explores a...

BioGun

Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Open world, Exploration

April 16, 2024

Players: 9.9/10

The main character, named Beck, goes on a journey to save all dogs from extinction caused by an ominous virus. The character explores the crazy hand-drawn world of...

Gift

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Action, Exploration

May 8, 2024

Players: 8.5/10

A colorful action platformer in which the main character tries to escape from a giant ship before it sinks into the sea. The tilt of the ship and the water level in...

Echo of Prypiat

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

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An atmospheric adventure about the Chernobyl exclusion zone, which conveys all the horrors and fears of the people left on this forgotten land. The plot of the game...

Welcome To The Backrooms

First-person view, Exploration, Horror, Adventure, Hidden Objects

October 27, 2022

The main character falls through a door and finds himself in endless halls separated by elevators, walkways and walls. We need to explore our surroundings, look for...

Sivi's Factory

Horror, Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration

September 27, 2024

Players: 7.5/10

The main character named Felix is trying to find his brother at a science factory. The building is a labyrinth of various workshops, hidden passages and...

Dread Dawn

Survival, Action, Shooter, Zombies, Open world, Exploration, Isometric, Construction, Crafting

October 1, 2024

Players: 4.6/10

The game takes place in an open post-apocalyptic world. The gamer explores a closed city filled with zombies. We need to gather with other survivors to defend the...

The Lonesome Guild

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

October 23, 2025

Metacritic: 70/100

A game about the memory that has lost memory and his new friends. The world envelops the fog of loneliness, infecting everyone in its path. Heroes explore...

My Little Puppy

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

November 7, 2025

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...

Tinkerlands

Adventure, Exploration, Survival, Crafting, Open world, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op)

May 23, 2025

Players: 6.5/10

An adventure game in a colorful and magical world full of secrets and surprises. Exploration of the islands is accompanied by construction, survival and creation of...

Out and About

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

August 11, 2025

An adventure game where the player restores a house and helps the town of Portobello after a hurricane. You can study more than 100 real plants and mushrooms...

Pacific Drive - Whispers in the Woods

Action, Racing, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration

October 24, 2025

The player enters a new area of the Olympic Exclusion Zone. It features eerie forests where a group of fanatics hides. Artifacts with mysterious effects, unique...

Ars Notoria

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Sandbox, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Medieval era, Crafting

November 27, 2025

Role-playing action game with survival elements and an open world, set in a fantasy environment with magical creatures. The player starts as a simple recruit of the...

Fear & Hunger

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Turn-based, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy

December 11, 2018

Players: 9/10

The game's action takes place in the gloomy and hopeless dungeons of an ancient fortress. Four unfortunate adventurers delve deeper into the darkness, uncovering...

LumenTale: Memories of Trey

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

May 26, 2026

Metacritic: 76/100

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...

Pawsome Resort

Top-down view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Farm Simulator

June 22, 2026

A cozy pixel simulator with farming elements and a cooperative, dedicated to managing your own resort for animals. In the small town of Pebble Town, you will...

Pyromaniac

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Survival horror

January 30, 2026

Players: 10/10

Atmospheric survival horror, where an abandoned city becomes the setting for the mysterious journey of young Nicholas. Finding himself among the cold empty streets...

The Station

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction, Puzzle, Horror, Exploration

February 19, 2018

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 66/100

The game takes place on board a spaceship. The plot tells about the distant future, when a group of researchers decided to find out what is beyond the boundaries of...

Catmaze

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

May 25, 2018

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...

Squirrel with a Gun

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Adventure, Platformer, Exploration, Comedy, Shooter

August 29, 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 63/100

A humorous game in which the main role is played by a squirrel armed with a firearm. In this crazy adventure, the player takes control of this small but dangerous...

Симулятор лазанья по заброшкам

Walking Simulator, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Exploration, Open world, Adventure, Action

February 10, 2023

Players: 5.7/10

An adventure walking simulator in which the main character goes to explore post-Soviet era courtyards and forest belts, and also search for popular memes from the...

The Muller-Powell Principle

Science fiction, First-person view, Adventure, Puzzle, Futurism (Future), Exploration

November 29, 2023

Players: 10/10

Harry Herman is a researcher who, as a result of an unsuccessful experiment, finds himself in a parallel world. To return home, he will have to explore other...

Coromon

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

March 31, 2022

Players: 9.7/10

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 about a hundred...

Collision

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Dungeons, Exploration

October 18, 2023

The protagonist's father disappears just a few hours before the long-awaited meeting. Now we need to find out what happened to him. In addition to the main story...

Super Cat Simulator

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration, Open world

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An adventure cat simulator with an open world and realistic graphics. Gamers explore a vibrant and interactive virtual world as a customizable cat, using magical...

Supernormal

Adventure, Horror, Survival, First-person view, Detective, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

January 9, 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Atmospheric horror inspired by Allison Road. The main character is Detective Wyatt, who is trying to solve the disappearance of a girl. To do this, the gamer...

Chupacabra Hunt

Shooter, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror, Open world, Exploration, Indie

September 2, 2024

Players: 6.1/10

The player takes on the role of a hunter of the Chupacabra, a mysterious creature that feeds on the blood of living creatures. The main character decides to take...

Mundaun

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

March 16, 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...

Ancient Kingdoms

Role-playing game, Open world, Exploration, Dungeons, Fantasy, Top-down view, Action, Old school, Cooperative (co-op)

January 15, 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Old school RPG action with pixel graphics. The world of Eratiat is open for exploration: ancient ruins, mysterious catacombs and hidden treasures await their...

Best Games in the Exploration genre