Exploration
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Statuses
Best Games in the Exploration genre for PC
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure, In real time, Exploration, Crafting, Turn-based, Puzzle
Game released: PC → 26 January 2021
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is a Japanese-style role-playing adventure viewed from the third person, which is a sequel to Atelier Ryza: Ever...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Slasher, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC → 24 October 2017
Players:
10/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
66/100
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon is a Japanese-style third-person action RPG. The setting is a fictional Western European city in the late 19th century. The...
Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Exploration, Open world, Survival
Game released: PC → 22 October 2019
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
71/100
Abandon Ship is an adventure roguelike with management strategy elements. You will take control of a ship and crew and go explore a diverse and procedurally...
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural, Stealth, Survival horror
Game released: PC → 9 May 2024
Players:
8/10
Steam:
93/100
A direct sequel to the original The Bridge Curse Road to Salvation. The game has many secrets and riddles that the player solves as the story progresses. The game...
Third-person view, Action, Parkour, Platformer, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Exploration, Combat robots
Game released: PC → 15 September 2023
Steam:
68/100
A vibrant game with co-op support, the heroes of which explore the insides of a computer. The main character quickly moves around locations, jumps on platforms and...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world, Historical, Role-playing game, First-person view, Exploration
Game released: PC → 6 November 2024
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
78/100
The player becomes the captain of the ship and sets off to explore the Seven Seas. You can become a pirate, an officer, a merchant or an explorer, but everyone...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Roguelike, Dungeons, Exploration, Open world, Procedural generation
Early Access: PC → 1 November 2024
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Continuation of the pixel game Elona. In the open world you need to fight monsters and complete quests, and in your free time craft items and fish. You can also...
Action, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration
Early Access: PC → 16 April 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027
Steam:
91/100
The cleaning simulator, where in the role of a modest F-Corp employee it is necessary to eliminate the consequences of failures of other companies in the BackRooms...
Action, Shooter, Isometric, Tactics, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Zombies, Survival horror
Early Access: PC → 11 August 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027
Steam:
88/100
The action takes place in 1998 on the fog-shrouded Mount Bisik, where an ancient evil has awakened, forcing players to search for a way to salvation. Gamers explore...
Action, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Detective, Walking Simulator, Exploration
Game released: PC → 25 September 2014
Players:
7/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
80/100
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view and horror elements. You take control of a detective searching for a missing boy...
Third-person view, Action, Slasher, Fantasy, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Metroidvania
Game released: PC → 20 April 2023
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
60/100
A game in a fantasy setting. The main character is an adventurer who died during his journey, but was revived in a lost valley, as a result of which he became tied...
Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Adventure, Exploration, Indie, Walking Simulator
Game released: PC → 28 October 2024; Early Access: PC → 27 October 2023
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
68/100
A short horror game based on unusual game mechanics. The player explores the dark Pineview Forest for 18 minutes. During this, terrible screamers are expected...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Zombies, Survival horror, Role-playing game
Game released: PC → 29 October 2024
Players:
3.4/10
Steam:
50/100
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...
Action, Horror, First-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Procedural generation, Online, Survival horror
Early Access: PC → 18 October 2022; Game in development: PC → 2027
Steam:
89/100
Cooperative horror with photorealistic graphics, designed for solo play or with up to six people. Exploring procedurally generated levels gradually takes you deeper...