Exploration
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Statuses
Best Games in the Exploration genre for PC
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Exploration, Old school, Metroidvania, Boxing
Early Access: PC → 27 July 2022; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
91/100
The nameless hero is imprisoned on an island ruled by cybernetic monsters. He is trying to uncover the secrets of this place and gain the desired freedom. In the...
Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Educational game (Education), Casual game, Board / Group Game, Exploration, Online, Logic, Open world
Game released: PC → 7 March 2023
A game-excursion aimed at children aged 9–12 years. The gamer explores the island, where he can choose clothes for his character, drink coffee in a cafe, and visit...
Collectible card game (CCG), Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Fantasy, Board / Group Game, Exploration, Isometric
Game released: PC → 24 January 2023
Players:
6/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Players are called upon to defend the Sky Islands from enemies using sword and magic. In the game you can create your own deck of cards and try your luck...
Crafting, Exploration, Action, Shooter, Zombies, Survival, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Role-playing game
Game released: PC → 8 December 2023
Players:
6.4/10
Steam:
82/100
The main character explores the island of Taora, engulfed by a zombie epidemic, in order to obtain valuable resources. Here you can build a protected base for...
Action, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world
Game in development: PC → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
9.6/10
A realistic ship control simulator. As players progress, they transport cargo, participate in battles, and engage in privateering. Among the features are the...
Sandbox, Adventure, Top-down view, Construction, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Crafting, Exploration, Strategy, In real time, Procedural generation
Early Access: PC → 24 April 2024; Game released: PC → 27 May 2025
Steam:
82/100
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...
Action, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Comedy, Exploration, Procedural generation, Online
Early Access: PC → 21 October 2024; Game released: PC → 19 October 2025
Players:
8/10
Steam:
76/100
Multiplayer game for 2-6 people with voice chat. Gamers explore various abandoned buildings in the wasteland in search of scrap metal. You can get money for the...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Isometric, Indie, Open world, Survival, Exploration, Crafting, Sandbox, Construction, Slasher
Game released: PC → 10 April 2025
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
93/100
A continuation of Crashlands, in which the main character ends up on another planet due to a mysterious explosion. The game features curious creatures, friendly...
Action, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Exploration, Runner, Parkour
Game released: PC → 17 December 2025
Steam:
66/100
The game takes place in an abandoned structure codenamed "Garganta," which houses a device that threatens the universe. The main character is a highly advanced...
Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Survival horror, Horror
Game in development: PC → 2027
Atmospheric survival horror inspired by the Amnesia series. The action takes place in ancient Japan. Instead of the sanity mechanics familiar from Amnesia, in...
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Detective, Puzzle
Game released: PC → 5 May 2026
Steam:
66/100
A free third-person stealth detective game set in the futuristic city of Andropolis, where human consciousness has migrated into robot bodies. The story intertwines...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world, Detective, Survival horror, Exploration
Game in development: PC → 2027
Psychological role-playing horror, where the line between reality and madness becomes thinner with each new discovery. After a failed investigation, former...
Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Detective, Walking Simulator
Game in development: PC → 2026
Cinematic first-person horror inspired by classic sci-fi thrillers about alien abductions. The plot centers around journalist Taylor Fox, who goes to investigate...
Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC → 16 June 2011
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
52/100
Eden Eternal is a third-person role-playing game with online, massively multiplayer, anime/manga, and fantasy elements from the masters at X‐ Legend...
Action, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Shooter
Game released: PC → 16 October 2020
Steam:
48/100
Metacritic:
65/100
Aquanox Deep Descent is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The plot of the game will tell about the period when humanity...
Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Fantasy, Exploration
Game released: PC → 20 September 2022
Players:
6.4/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
71/100
The balance in the Holy Kingdom of Caedas was disrupted when wild, powerful creatures called ghosts came from behind the Veil, intent on devouring all the living...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PC → 24 January 2018
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
67/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Legrand Legacy is a tactical turn-based role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a Japanese style. The main character named Finn is the leader of a bandit...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), Exploration, Hidden Objects
Game released: PC → 10 May 2018
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
82/100
Cave Digger is a free-to-play action adventure game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality. In this...