Exploration
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Best Games in the Exploration genre for PlayStation 5
Adventure, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox, First-person view, Action, Space, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 May 2025
Players:
8.2/10
A colorful open-world sandbox in which the player confronts a galactic infection called the Red Darkness, which threatens the entire galaxy. As you progress, you...
Survival horror, Dungeons, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Demons, Medieval era, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 May 2025
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...
Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Exploration, Collection
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 October 2023
Players:
8.6/10
Metacritic:
89/100
Complete Edition Horizon Forbidden West, which includes the original game and the expansion Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores. You will immerse yourself in...
Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Third-person view, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op)
Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026; Early Access: PlayStation 5 → 19 November 2024
Players:
1/10
Adventure sandbox with an open world. The main action takes place in a fantasy universe. It is home to the Shimu people, who are trying to retake their homeland...
Simulation, Futurism (Future), Educational game (Education), Sandbox, Science fiction, Online, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 February 2023
Players:
5.4/10
Continuation of a fun sci-fi simulator based on real laws of physics. In the game you need to create a space program, build a powerful spaceship, design colonies to...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 June 2026
Players:
5.5/10
Metacritic:
86/100
A storyline expansion that continues the adventures of Dave and his team beyond the familiar ocean depths. This time, the explorers venture into the heart of the...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Open world, Crafting, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 April 2025
Players:
7.9/10
Metacritic:
67/100
The game takes place on Earth destroyed by an environmental disaster. To survive and understand what happened, the hero collects resources, fights dangers, searches...
Cooperative (co-op), Action, Comedy, Shooter, Third-person view, Space, Crafting, Exploration, Educational game (Education), Science fiction
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 May 2025
Players:
7.7/10
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...
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 October 2023
Players:
8/10
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...
Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Demons, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 August 2023
Players:
7.1/10
The game takes place in a world inhabited by ancient monsters that the main characters have to hunt. They set off on a journey through the sands of the eternal land...
Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Combat robots, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
An online action game about survival among mechanical animals in the spirit of Horizon Zero Dawn. The events of the game take place after a mysterious disaster...
Adventure, Action, Exploration, Third-person view, Slasher, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Open world, Fantasy
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 March 2025
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, Action, Adventure, DLC, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 September 2025
Players:
7.7/10
A story expansion for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 where Henry returns to Kuttenberg and restores the forge of his adoptive father Martin. The new chapter combines...
Action, First-person view, Adventure, Simulation, Survival, Open world, Exploration, Crafting, Construction
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 October 2024
Players:
8.1/10
The main character of the “survivor” is a member of an expedition who went in search of the source of eternal youth. After a shipwreck, the explorer wakes up on the...
Action, Horror, First-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Procedural generation
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 June 2026
Cooperative horror with photorealistic graphics, designed for solo play or with up to six people. Exploring procedurally generated levels gradually takes you deeper...