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

Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story - a game in the Exploration genre

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...

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...

WILL: Follow The Light

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 May 2026

Metacritic: 62/100

The protagonist sets sail on a yacht to find his missing son and unravel family secrets. He is a lighthouse keeper who abandons his home island after receiving...

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...

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...

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...

Nova Lands

Construction, Business / Management, Action, Top-down view, Crafting, Sandbox, Open world, Exploration, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The hero finds himself on a colorful planet full of secrets, amazing creatures, people and interesting activities. His task is to build a new house using automation...

DREDGE - The Iron Rig

DLC, Indie, Hunting / Fishing, Adventure, Exploration, Open world, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 August 2024

Players: 9.6/10

The add-on tells a completely new story related to the Iron Harbor company. Players deliver cargo to an oil platform containing a secret laboratory. By assisting...

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...

Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 February 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 44/100

An ambulance simulator in which the player responds to calls and saves people from death. The game has an open world and the ability to drive vehicles. The main...

Sword Hero

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

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An unusual action role-playing game with an open world and graphics in the spirit of the first PlayStation. Among the features of the game are well-developed...

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Metroidvania, Side view, Exploration, Platformer, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 October 2024

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Adventure Metroidvania based on King Kong. The game tells the story of oil rig worker David as he tries to find his daughter in a collapsing city. To save his...

D-topia

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...

The Axis Unseen

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 December 2025

The player takes on the role of a monster hunter from ancient legends. To find them, you need to look for smells and traces of blood, and also take into account the...

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Role-playing game, Exploration, Dungeons, Turn-based, Fantasy, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 May 2024

Remake of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981) . The adventurer heroes once again venture into the dungeon beneath Trebor Castle to defeat the...

Terra Memoria

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 March 2024

Six heroes travel through a vibrant fantasy world. The characters must find out the reason for the attack of the ancient machines. As they progress, the heroes...

Adorable Adventures

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 April 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A colorful adventure game about a pig named Boris, who got lost after a forest fire and is now looking for his family. In order to survive and find his loved ones...

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...

Mineko's Night Market

Adventure, Side view, Simulation, Indie, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 October 2023

Metacritic: 66/100

The main character is an inquisitive girl named Mineko, who has just moved to a new home on a hapless Japanese island at the foot of Mount Fugu. Superstitious...

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...

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...

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...

Exophobia

Shooter, First-person view, Old school, Exploration, Metroidvania, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 July 2024

An old-school pixel shooter made in the Metroidvania format and inspired by projects from the 90s. The main action takes place on a spaceship that was captured by...

Revenge of the Savage Planet

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...

Fear the Spotlight

Adventure, Survival horror, Third-person view, Stealth, Exploration, Action, Old school

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 October 2024

Metacritic: 78/100

The main character Vivian, together with her friend Amy, decides to have a seance at Sunnyside School, but the situation gets out of control. Vivian finds herself...

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...

Remothered: Tormented Fathers Remastered

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

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

The updated version of the first chapter of the cult series of psychological horrors Remothered, completely redesigned on Unreal Engine 5. The remaster retains the...

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...

Call of the Elder Gods

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 May 2026

Metacritic: 75/100

A direct sequel to Call of the Sea. The story follows Professor Harry Everhart and student Evangeline Drayton from Miskatonic University as they travel to remote...

The Eternal Life of Goldman

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

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 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...

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...

Bluey: The Videogame

Casual game, Adventure, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 November 2023

Players: 10/10

An educational game for boys and girls of all ages, based on the animated series Bluey. Bluey and his family explore colorful locations, collect items for a sticker...

Gift

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 May 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...

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...

Arctic Awakening

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 September 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 61/100

The game takes place in the harsh Arctic of 2062. The main character is an airplane pilot who suffered a disaster and was left alone with his drone. He is trying to...

Catmaze

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 September 2022

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...

Trifox

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 November 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...

Jusant

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 October 2023

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Meditative action puzzle game about rock climbing. The main character is trying to conquer a disproportionately tall tower, while simultaneously exploring the...

Wildmender

Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Sandbox, Crafting, Simulation, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 September 2023

Players: 9.6/10

A colorful co-op game in which gamers grow a garden in the desert. The heroes explore locations to learn the secrets of ancient civilization and find new plants...

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...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre for PlayStation 5