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

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 July 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The main character is a little girl, Sally, who one day, fleeing from a group of bullies, finds herself in a distorted version of her city, where her fears and...

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...

Adorable Adventures

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 April 2026

Players: 7.7/10

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: 5.7/10

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...

Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest

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

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 23 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A step-by-step role-playing game set in the universe of "Warrior Cats," where you will create your own cat and choose one of four clans: Thunder, River, Shadow, or...

The Lost Wild

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Survival, Exploration

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.4/10

The Lost Wild is a survival horror adventure about dinosaurs with a first-person view. The plot follows a researcher who finds himself in an abandoned research...

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...

Copycat

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 May 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

An adventure cat simulator where you can explore different locations, hunt birds and interact with the world around you. The plot tells the story of a cat named...

Sunset Hills

Exploration, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 August 2024

Players: 5.5/10

The game takes place in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. After the army, the main character named Niko became a writer and went on a train journey. In...

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...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 - Mysteria Ecclesiae

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, DLC, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 November 2025

Metacritic: 85/100

A story expansion that takes the action to the gloomy Sedlec Monastery, engulfed in a deadly epidemic. An atmosphere of anxiety and despair permeates every hall of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

JAWS: Retro Edition

Action, Adventure, Side view, Exploration, Old school

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 February 2026

A re-release of the classic game from 1987, timed with the release of Steven Spielberg's horror film "Jaws." The player is offered to control a boat and fight...

D-topia

Adventure, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 July 2026

Metacritic: 73/100

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...

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...

Under The Waves

Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Science fiction, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 August 2023

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Set in the 1970s in the depths of the North Sea, professional diver Stan struggles to overcome the loss that has turned his life upside down and embrace a new...

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...

Rebel Transmute

Metroidvania, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Adventure, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 March 2024

The main character sets off on a dangerous journey to uncover the mystery of her mother's disappearance. You can learn abilities that change your playing style to a...

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...

Dark Quest 4

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 November 2025

Step-by-step adventure in the spirit of classic tabletop games like Hero Quest, where a party of heroes descends into dark dungeons filled with traps, monsters...

PAW Patrol: Dino World

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 July 2026

A colorful adventure in a bright world of dinosaurs, where the beloved heroes of "Paw Patrol" go to help ancient creatures in danger. After Mayor Humdinger scared...

Neon Blood

Cyberpunk, Role-playing game, Side view, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie, Detective, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 November 2024

An adventure role-playing game set in the cyberpunk future of 2053. The main character is former police detective Axel McCoin, who must uncover a terrible...

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...

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...

Bugsnax

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 November 2020

Players: 8.3/10

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...

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...

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...

Beasts of Maravilla Island

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 November 2022

Beasts of Maravilla Island is a casual action-adventure game with a third-person view in the fantasy genre. The protective magic of the island of Maravilla is...

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...

Cosmonious High

Virtual Reality (VR), Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Science fiction, Sandbox, Exploration, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 February 2023

Players: 10/10

Cosmonious High is an exciting adventure sandbox with a first-person view in a science fiction setting for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve...

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...

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...

Flint: Treasure of Oblivion

Tactics, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Turn-based, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 December 2024

Metacritic: 60/100

The player takes on the role of Captain Flint, who, along with his team, went in search of treasure. And although the captain is attracted by the unknown, he still...

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...

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