Exploration for PC — top best games in the Exploration genre / Page 7

Clutch - a game in the Exploration genre

Racing, Simulation, Open world, Exploration

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

A cinematic racing game set in an open world, created by Maverick Games, founded by veterans of the Forza Horizon series. The story follows the journey of a brother...

No Such Place

Shooter, Adventure, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration

Early Access: PC → 14 October 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 63/100

Isometric action shooter where you must carry out dangerous reconnaissance missions for the mysterious organization U.R.C. Expeditions take place in distorted...

Sunless Sea

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Exploration, Survival

Game released: PC → 6 February 2015

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Sunless Sea is a dark, H.P. Lovecraft-inspired role-playing adventure set in the universe of London Has Fallen. You have to take the helm of a Victorian steamship...

Gylt

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

Game released: PC → 6 July 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Shadow of the Road

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Steampunk, Exploration, Fantasy

Game in development: PC → 10 March 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.9/10

A step -by -step tactical role -playing game, the setting of which is the feudal Japan of 1868, supplemented by magic and steampunk. Japan is split between...

Forspoken

Adventure, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Open world, Exploration, Parkour

Game released: PC → 24 January 2023

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Forspoken is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view that tells the story of a Frey girl with powerful magical abilities in an unusual world. Frey's life...

Trifox

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

Game released: PC → 14 October 2022

Steam: 82/100

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...

My Little Universe

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view, Arcade, Survival, Dungeons, Action, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 5 October 2023

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

A vibrant co-op game in which gamers travel through nine mystical worlds. There you can hunt for treasures in caves, pass challenges and fight opponents. You can...

Tides of Tomorrow

Online, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Exploration, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 22 April 2026

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A game from the creators of the adventure Road 96, the action of which takes place on the planet Elind, where a great flood occurred. You can explore floating...

Salvation: Echoes of War

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 1 September 2026

Steam: 93/100

An atmospheric adventure with elements of horror, exploration, puzzles, and stealth gameplay. The main character is a bomber pilot from World War II, who falls into...

Order of the Sinking Star

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 8 October 2026

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A bright adventure from Jonathan Blow, the creator of Braid and The Witness. The player explores four colliding worlds, consisting of over 1000 puzzle levels. The...

Kena: Scars of Kosmora

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The continuation of the adventure action Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Kena, now an experienced Spirit Guide, sets off to a mysterious island in search of answers about...

Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy

Adventure, Puzzle, Remake, First-person view, Exploration, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 24 April 2025

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A modern reimagining of the cult adventure Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy from Benoit Sokal. The story begins when a young journalist arrives at a secluded...

ONTOS

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Exploration

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

A science-fiction adventure with elements of a psychological thriller, set in the repurposed lunar complex "Samsara," located on the ruins of a mining colony and...

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 4 September 2025

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The action of the add-on takes place on the streets and in the dark catacombs of Rome. Indiana Jones confronts the followers of the ancient cult of Mithras and...

The Legend of California

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Online

Game in development: PC → 2026

Multiplayer shooter with an open world and survival elements. The events of the game take place on the mythical island of California during the gold rush. Players...

Cat Parents

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.9/10

A cute simulator for rescuing cats. The player explores the city, finds animals in trouble, and helps them survive using various tools and completing rescue...

Forever Ago

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 8 October 2026

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

After a tragic twist of fate, Alfred heads north in search of redemption. This road adventure becomes a journey through picturesque places, encounters with unusual...

Moss: The Forgotten Relic

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A re-release of the adventure puzzle duology Moss and Moss: Book 2, fully adapted for play without a VR headset. The game takes you to the ruins of a fallen...

One Piece Odyssey

Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Open world, Comedy, Casual game, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 12 January 2023

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 76/100

During their journey, the Straw Hat Pirates, led by Monkey D. Luffy, are caught in a strong sea storm. They find themselves on a mysterious island and set off on a...

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 22 October 2024

Players: 9/10

Steam: 71/100

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...

GeoGuessr Steam Edition

Puzzle, Logic, Free game, Trivia, Action, Online, Exploration, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 8 May 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 61/100

A competitive travel and geography game where players guess locations on a map. The gameplay is simple: the gamer is placed on a Google map and asked to determine...

Crash Time 2

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 27 August 2009

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 63/100

Crash Time 2 is a continuation of the exciting racing simulator, where you have to get used to the role of a traffic policeman. The game has many different goals...

Elite Dangerous

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Space, Exploration

Game released: PC → 16 December 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Elite Dangerous is a reboot of the legendary space simulator of the 80s. The Empire is on the brink of chaos. The Emperor is ill, and a fierce struggle for the...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: PC → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Kingdom: New Lands

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Exploration

Game released: PC → 9 August 2016

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Kingdom: New Lands is a side-view pixel management strategy set in a fantasy setting. You will become the ruler of your own kingdom and face various tasks, which...

True Fear: Forsaken Souls

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Exploration, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 19 October 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

True Fear: Forsaken Souls is a mystical point and click adventure with horror elements and a lot of puzzles. The events of the game take place in an old house that...

Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Roguelike, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Action

Early Access: PC → 20 May 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 69/100

Space roglite shooter with co-op for up to four people in the Deep Rock Galactic series. Players explore the abandoned mines of the planet Hawkses-4 to get to the...

Amenti

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 5 January 2025

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 80/100

A photorealistic horror story set inside an ancient Egyptian tomb inhabited by the evil spirits of the pharaoh and his family. The main character is a photographer...

Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Adventure role-playing action in an open world, created in the D&D universe. The story centers around the warlock Kaatri, who made a dangerous pact for access to...

Tunic

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Exploration, Puzzle, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 16 March 2022

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tunic is an action-adventure game with an isometric camera view. The main character is a cute red fox who must go through a lot of tests, defeat a large number of...

The End of the Sun

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Detective, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 29 January 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 97/100

An adventure game inspired by Slavic mythology and ancient culture. By exploring the world during major festivals that change with the seasons, you can immerse...

Bugsnax

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

Game released: PC → 12 November 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

Blacktail

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Open world, Exploration

Game released: PC → 15 December 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Blacktail is an adventure action-shooter with RPG elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting from the creators of Layers of Fear, Observer , and...

Into the Fire

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Survival, Exploration, Old school, Shooter, Post-apocalyptic

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Action adventure with survival elements. The main threat in the game is the deadly forces of nature - raging fires, molten lava and powerful earthquakes. The player...

Frostrail

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Trains, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A survival shooter in which the player travels by train through an icy wasteland. The events of the game take place in a certain empire, which declines after the...

Necrophosis

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Demons, Walking Simulator, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 25 April 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Adventure horror set in a surreal universe where the environment is a nightmare. The story unfolds billions of years after the demise of the universe. A curse...

The Regreening

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Farm Simulator, Simulation

Game in development: PC → 7 December 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The project invites players to restore the balance between humans and nature by transforming desolate lands into vibrant, flourishing worlds. The main character...

Wilderdark

Action, Stealth, First-person view, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Survival horror

Game in development: PC → 3 November 2026

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

A survival game set on an isolated island, where dinosaurs and vegetation are infected by a mysterious ectoparasite. The player takes on the role of a field...

Anno 1404

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Online, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Historical, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 26 July 2009

Players: 8.1/10

Anno 1404 — real-time exploration strategy for multiple players in a medieval setting. Classic city building...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre for PC