Exploration

Adventure, Indie, Casual game, Comedy, Exploration

January 23, 2023

Players: 7/10

A hand-drawn game for children inspired by Alice in Wonderland and The Little Prince. The gamer helps Charlie explore a mysterious island that is threatened by a...

Duskers

Exploration, Space, Roguelike, Tactics, Top-down view, Science fiction

May 18, 2016

Metacritic: 83/100

The player controls a drone and explores abandoned spaceships to find means of survival and learn how the universe turned into a giant graveyard. Dangerous...

DOOMBLADE

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

May 31, 2023

Players: 4.8/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The main character is the girl of Gloom, the last surviving member of the Twilight. She wields a sentient Demon Sword, which seeks revenge on the Lords of Terror...

Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories

Online, Puzzle, First-person view, Hidden Objects, Exploration

August 7, 2023

A humorous cooperative game in which the heroes must navigate a labyrinth in the sewers. Gamers will have to solve many puzzles in order to get to a job interview...

Submachine: Legacy

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Indie, Old school, Steampunk

October 13, 2023

Players: 8.5/10

The hero follows in the footsteps of a lighthouse keeper who disappeared among the ruins of a certain Submachine. The underground world of underwater machines...

SOH One Shot Challenge

Free game, Horror, Third-person view, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

October 23, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Free add-on for the horror game Song of Horror. The player sets out to explore the mansion of the missing writer Sebastian Husher. The main objective is to...

Spirittea

Fantasy, Adventure, Exploration, Top-down view, Simulation

November 13, 2023

Metacritic: 76/100

A colorful life simulator inspired by the anime Spirited Away. A young writer escapes to the countryside to clear his head and find inspiration for his next novel...

Showgunners

Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Top-down view, Exploration

May 2, 2023

Metacritic: 75/100

The game takes place in a dystopian future where corporations rule the world and bloody reality TV is the most popular entertainment in town. The main character...

Unforgotten: Ordinance

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

February 10, 2025

Players: 9.4/10

The game takes place in the Siberian wilderness, inhabited by mysterious inhabitants who worship the gods of the forest. The main character is a journalism student...

Brutalist

Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Open world

2026

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

An atmospheric adventure in which the player explores a post-apocalyptic world. The main task is to get to the saving oasis. As the player progresses, he solves...

Fera: The Sundered Tribes

Action, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Fantasy

September 17, 2024

The game takes place in a fantastic post-apocalyptic world filled with magic, giant monsters and ancient secrets. The main character is a hunter of monsters that...

Infinite Blue

Exploration, Adventure, Simulation, Open world, Third-person view, Survival

September 30, 2024

A game about exploring the oceanic world. The gamer can turn into one of the underwater inhabitants to explore the environment and watch other fish. There are about...

Arisen Force: Life Devotee

Free game, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy, Exploration

November 24, 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Pixel game based on the book Journey to the West. There is a variety of equipment and weapons. There are many combat skills that can be learned, including dodging...

Covenant

Role-playing game, Action, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Fantasy

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The main character is a messenger who goes to explore Wilder, a large interconnected world. You need to follow in the footsteps of the eldest of the family to find...

Stars In The Trash

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

December 9, 2024

Metacritic: 81/100

A fun platformer inspired by classic animation. The game is about an escaped domestic cat who has to learn the price of freedom. Having left the comfort of her home...

The Dark Side of Ceclon

Science fiction, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world, Exploration, Action, Adventure, Space, Survival, Crafting

January 20, 2025

Players: 7/10

Scientific and fiction game of survival with the open world. The main character is the only Nexentia Shattla named Jensen survivor after the disaster. He was alone...

Koira

Adventure, Casual game, Exploration, Puzzle

April 1, 2025

Metacritic: 79/100

The adventure, whose main character travels through the musical forest with a puppy. You need to get acquainted with the local inhabitants and solve puzzles to find...

Riven Crown

Action, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy, Exploration

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A hardcore action role-playing game set in an otherworldly dimension. The hero dies, but instead of peace he finds himself in a higher reality. A world where four...

Red October

Adventure, Science fiction, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Open world

April 22, 2025

Players: 3.2/10

A scientific thriller set in the closed Soviet city of Oktyabrsk-21. Young physicist Dmitry Sokolov finds himself embroiled in a secret race to discover cold...

Atomic Exile

Top-down view, Zombies, Survival, Shooter, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Exploration, Indie, Tactics

June 16, 2025

Players: 4.1/10

A post-apocalyptic game set in the wastelands of near-future America. The protagonist explores ruins, encounters various characters, and fights mutants and raiders...

Equinox: Homecoming

Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, MMO

May 8, 2025

The main character explores Alderwood Island and tries to find her missing mother. You can ride a horse and race with other players. You also need to take care of...

The Twilight Project

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration, Zombies, Survival horror

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An atmospheric survival horror inspired by the Resident Evil and Silent Hill franchises. Players find themselves in the role of a tourist lost in an abandoned...

Fourmiworld

Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox, Side view, Exploration, Open world

August 8, 2025

A game about an explorer of a strange world revolving around a dying star. Along the way, the girl finds the remains of a lost civilization, meets strange creatures...

Project Origin

Role-playing game, MMO, Third-person view, Free game, Exploration, Open world

August 12, 2025

The game takes you to a shattered world where an ancient betrayal has destroyed the balance and plunged the lands into chaos. Once ruled by four deities, this world...

Deep Dish Dungeon

First-person view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting

2026

The game combines the spirit of a classic roguelike with a cozy atmosphere of shared survival. Alone or with friends, you can go deep into underground corridors and...

Layers Deep

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

2026

A small onion, just sprouted in late autumn, finds itself in a world that is rapidly fading. The gothic atmosphere is saturated with destruction and secrets, and...

Ranger Quest: The Elemental Orbs

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy

April 11, 2023

A two-dimensional adventure game with a top-down view, combining exploration and puzzles in a maze format. The player must embark on a narrative fantasy journey...

Carmen Sandiego

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

March 4, 2025

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...

Orken

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Fantasy

2026

A young warrior named Koltek must gather allies and venture into uncharted lands to catch up with the kidnappers of his best friend. In battles, the main character...

Cat Me If You Can

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

September 8, 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...

HAEX

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Procedural generation

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Cooperative adventure action with survival elements and a procedurally generated open world. The game can be played solo or with up to four players. The events...

Kingpin: Reloaded

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Exploration

December 5, 2023

Players: 10/10

Remaster of the criminal shooter Kingpin: Life of Crime from 1999. The updated version supports 4K resolution and 60 FPS, with the ability to switch between...

Bugsnax

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

November 12, 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

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

Aeon of Warfare

Open world, Exploration, Role-playing game, MMO

June 13, 2022

Aeon of Warfare is a futuristic role-playing MMORPG with open world exploration. An ancient war begins. Now we want to invite different heroes to break the darkness...

Hardland

Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Open world, Procedural generation, Action

September 18, 2019

Hardland is an indie action-adventure game with elements of exploration in an open world with procedural generation. In the year of Our Elder King 1018, an...

Wayward Strand

Adventure, Exploration, Comedy

September 15, 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...

Songs from the Iron Sea

Adventure, Casual game, Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Hidden Objects, Stealth

September 22, 2022

Songs from the Iron Sea is a casual adventure platformer with puzzle and hidden object elements. Your adventure begins in a dark old factory where everything has...

Trifox

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

October 13, 2022

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 you progress...

Never Again

Puzzle, First-person view, Horror, Indie, Exploration

May 9, 2019

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...

Aztech Forgotten Gods

Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy

March 10, 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...

Best Games in the Exploration genre