Exploration
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Statuses
Best Games in the Exploration genre for PlayStation 4
Cooperative (co-op), Action, Comedy, Shooter, Third-person view, Space, Crafting, Exploration, Educational game (Education), Science fiction, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 May 2025
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A cooperative game in which the heroes explore distant planets, where they study the environment. There are plants to scan, creatures to capture, lakes to swim in...
Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Science fiction, Casual game, Exploration, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 July 2026
Steam:
89/100
Colorful sandbox in the spirit of Stardew Valley. The player gets an entire planet at their disposal, which the character buys at a very favorable price. The main...
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 March 2015
Players:
8/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
63/100
Continuation of the atmospheric horror with a first-person view Slender. The story tells of Slenderman, a paranormal figure who haunts inquiring minds around the...
Adventure, Action, Exploration, Third-person view, Slasher, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Open world, Exploration, Detective
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 March 2022
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Paradise Killer is an atmospheric adventure with role-playing elements and a first-person view. The events of the game take place in a surreal reality, in which...
Arcade, Roguelike, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Action, Exploration, Slasher, Dungeons
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 September 2021
Players:
7/10
Steam:
82/100
Skeletal Avenger is an arcade action RPG with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view. A huge arsenal of weapons and capabilities awaits you — you can...
Action, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Combat robots, Slasher, Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 January 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
52/100
Blackwind is a dynamic action-slasher about combat robots with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place on the mining colony...
Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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 dangerous journey...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 August 2025
Players:
8/10
Steam:
76/100
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...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Open world, Role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 May 2025
Players:
6.5/10
Steam:
56/100
An updated version of the post-apocalyptic game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky. The developers have improved the graphics and various effects. The main character is a...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Dungeons, Open world, Fantasy, Old school, Exploration
Game in development: PlayStation 4 → 2027
A role-playing game with an open world, pixel art, and turn-based combat. The story takes place on the western frontier of Ormand, a lawless land ruled by bandits...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 April 2023
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy IV with new graphics and sound. The Kingdom of Baron sends an elite airborne unit, the Red Wings, to attack...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Survival, Exploration
Frozen: PlayStation 4 → 2024
Anticipation Rating:
6.7/10
The game takes place in a wild and merciless world, where dinosaurs rule next to primeval forests and swamps. Every step can be fatal: predators hide in dense...
Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Science fiction, Role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 July 2023
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Interactive adventure from the creators of Wolf Among Us and Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series. The game expands the story of the TV series "The...
Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Side view
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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 of Yav and Navi...
