Exploration for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Exploration genre / Page 4

D-topia - a game in the Exploration genre

Adventure, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 July 2026

Metacritic: 72/100

An adventure puzzle about the future, where artificial intelligence has taken on the care of human happiness. At the center of the utopian community is a new...

Survival: Fountain of Youth

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...

Squirrel with a Gun

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 October 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...

Ancient Farm

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Casual game, Exploration, Construction

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

A first-person farmer simulator set in Ancient Greece. The story begins with a small plot of land, where life revolves around labor, seasonal tasks, and simple...

First Dwarf

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Players: 9.6/10

A fantasy survival game about dwarves, in which the dwarf Tru and the dragon Ragnu build a settlement for refugees from the dwarf kingdom. As they progress, the...

Carmen Sandiego

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 March 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...

Eternal Strands

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 January 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

The main character is the young and fearless Brynn, who is determined to return home to her people. She has many powerful spells and an entire arsenal of magical...

The Origin: Blind Maid

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 May 2024

A dark horror adventure in which the story of sin and punishment intertwines with an ancient evil. The protagonist is a corrupt politician hiding from justice in...

Tchia

Adventure, Third-person view, Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Open world, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 March 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

An adventure platformer inspired by the culture of New Guinea. A young heroine named Chia goes on an amazing journey through a bright world, explores the underwater...

COCOON

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Exploration, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

The game is a puzzle game in which gamers can manipulate worlds made in the form of spheres. Features include unique gameplay mechanics and a mysterious setting...

The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition

Adventure, First-person view, Role-playing game, Open world, Exploration, Comedy, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 March 2023

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Reissue of the 2019 role-playing game The Outer Worlds. The events of the game unfold in an alternate reality, in a world where corporatocracy has triumphed...

Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure

Sandbox, Adventure, Top-down view, Construction, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Crafting, Exploration, Strategy, In real time

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 May 2025

A colorful strategy in the automation genre. Players go to explore a fairy-tale world inhabited by hard-working creatures — sparks. With the help of these...

Titan Chaser

Adventure, Walking Simulator, Open world, Exploration, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 April 2024

Players: 10/10

The main character drives a car around the territory where various scientific stations are located, and drives away titans (huge monsters) using a powerful...

My Little Puppy

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 May 2026

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...

Enotria: The Last Song

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 September 2024

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The game takes place on the continent of Oenotria, inspired by Italian folklore and culture. The plot tells about a certain Maskless, who is the only one who is...

Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 January 2024

Metacritic: 75/100

The boy Nunu and the yeti Willump set off on a journey through the icy expanses of Freljord. A young hero is looking for his missing mother. While wandering through...

Herdling

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 August 2025

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...

Edge of Sanity

Survival horror, Exploration, Action, Crafting, Detective, Adventure, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 September 2024

Players: 10/10

A hand-drawn 2D psychological survival horror game set in the ruthless wilds of Alaska with the intense atmosphere of the Cthulhu Mythos. The main character is a...

DreadOut Remastered Collection

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 January 2025

Players: 5.5/10

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...

The Florist

Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Survival horror

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

The protagonist goes to a small town to deliver a bouquet of flowers. The settlement is engulfed in an unknown plague that turns people into monsters. She must...

Kona 2: Brume

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 October 2023

Players: 8.6/10

The game takes place in Canada in 1970. A certain haze cut off a small mining village from the whole world. Private detective Karl Faber is trying to understand its...

Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Exploration

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game takes place between the events of the films "Blade Runner" (1982) and "Blade Runner 2049" (2017), and tells about the consequences of the blackout in 2022...

Yooka-Replaylee

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 October 2025

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...

Farlands

Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Science fiction, Casual game, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

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...

SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Comedy, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 October 2025

The main character goes into the pantry to bring potatoes for his grandmother's soup, but suddenly finds himself in a distant fantasy land, where he must retrace...

Bugsnax

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 November 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...

Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals

Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 July 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The events of the game unfold 5 years after the original Oxenfree. Due to an accidentally opened portal, a temporal rift has occurred in the world, and now a cult...

Tortuga: A Pirate's Tale

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Adventure, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 January 2023

Players: 6.5/10

The player commands a pirate fleet and tries to become the terror of the Caribbean. You can level up your character by acquiring new skills and expanding your...

The Muller-Powell Principle

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 November 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...

Clock Tower: Rewind

Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Old school, Gothic, Survival horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 October 2024

Metacritic: 68/100

Re-release of the 16-bit horror [url=https://vgtimes.ru/games/clock-tower-1997/] Clock Tower[ /url]. The game tells the story of orphan Jennifer. She ended up in...

Albatroz

Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 November 2024

The game follows a girl, Ayla, who travels to the Forbidden Lands, a mysterious dimension where two worlds intersect, to find her missing brother. During the...

Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 November 2024

Players: 3.4/10

Prologue for Outbreak: Shades of Horror. The game takes place in the sewers of a city where there has been an outbreak of a zombie virus. Players take on the role...

NAIAD

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 December 2024

A relaxing adventure with minimalistic graphics. The main character, named Naiad, floats down a mysterious river and interacts with animals and plants to get to 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

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...

Autonomica

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

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A cooperative life simulator with elements of automation and farming in the spirit of Satisfactory, Stardew Valley and The Sims. In an open world with a variety...

Empyreal

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 May 2025

Metacritic: 65/100

The game takes place on an unexplored planet where a huge Monolith was found, built by a vanished civilization. Inside are trials, secrets and discoveries that...

Tenebris Somnia

Action, Adventure, Exploration, Old school, Survival horror

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 16 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Atmospheric survival horror inspired by classics of the genre like Silent Hill and Resident Evil, but made in the retro style of 8- and 16-bit games. The dark...

Paleo Pines

Action, Third-person view, Farm Simulator, Exploration, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 September 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

The game takes place on a colorful island where kind dinosaurs and eccentric people live. Together with their faithful companion, the dinosaur Lucky, players...

Light of Motiram

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...

Wolfhound

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Metroidvania

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Old-school metroidvania with a side view, set on a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle, where a secret Nazi base is hidden. The player takes on the role of...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre for PlayStation 5