Exploration 2021 for PC — top best games in the Exploration genre

Kena: Bridge of Spirits - a game in the Exploration genre

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

Game released: PC → 21 September 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Kena, a young spiritual counselor, goes to a godforsaken village in search of a sacred mountain altar. She is trying to find out the secrets of a...

Chernobylite

Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft...

BoneTown: The Second Coming Edition

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

Game released: PC → 8 June 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 84/100

BoneTown: The Second Coming Edition — a re-release of the adult third-person adventure action game, inspired by the controversial Hot Coffee...

Road 96

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Interactive movie, Indie, Roguelike, Exploration

Game released: PC → 16 August 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Road 96 is a thrilling, interactive, first-person adventure that pays tribute to various road movies, as well as the work of cinema legends such as...

Myst

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR), Remake, Exploration

Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 88/100

A remake of the iconic adventure quest Myst, released in 1993 and becoming one of the most influential games of its time. The story once again takes...

Final Fantasy

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Final Fantasy is a Japanese-style top-down fantasy RPG with turn-based combat. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents were killed...

Mundaun

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

Game released: PC → 16 March 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An atmospheric horror adventure set in a remote alpine village. The main character, a young man named Kurt, goes there to find out the circumstances...

Skeletal Avenger

Arcade, Roguelike, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Action, Exploration, Slasher, Dungeons

Game released: PC → 29 September 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 82/100

Skeletal Avenger is an arcade action RPG with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view. A huge arsenal of weapons and capabilities awaits you...

Sable

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Open world

Game released: PC → 23 September 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Sable is a member of a family of nomads. As an adult, she sets off on an exciting journey through endless deserts to find her way in this life and...

Paradise Lost

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

Game released: PC → 24 March 2021

Players: 6/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Paradise Lost is a first-person action-puzzle adventure that takes you to an alternate history where World War II did not end in 1945. After 20 years...

The Origin: Blind Maid

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Survival horror, Action, Open world

Game released: PC → 22 July 2021

Steam: 47/100

A dark horror adventure in which the story of sin and punishment intertwines with an ancient evil. The protagonist is a corrupt politician hiding...

Gamedec

Role-playing game, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 16 September 2021

Players: 5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The plot tells about a detective who investigates crimes in virtual worlds. The decisions you make in the game will play an important role, and the...

Opus Castle

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Free game, Exploration, Historical

Game released: PC → 9 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

Opus Castle is a free-to-play indie horror adventure game with a first-person view, based on the true story of a murder that took place in the...

Praey for the Gods

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 14 December 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Praey for the Gods is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character will have to survive on a snowy island full of dangers...

Depths Of Horror: Mushroom Day

Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Survival horror, Horror, Online

Game released: PC → 16 June 2021

Steam: 63/100

Atmospheric indie horror from the first person perspective. The player takes control of a mushroom picker who finds a strange abandoned cabin in the...

The Forgotten City

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

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The Forgotten City — a first-person adventure action game from the creators of the eponymous mod for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The game's events...

Weaving Tides

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

Game released: PC → 27 May 2021

Steam: 83/100

Weaving Tides is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to conquer the...

Ship Graveyard Simulator

Simulation, Indie, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, First-person view, Educational game (Education), Crafting, Adventure

Game released: PC → 11 November 2021

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 61/100

Ship Graveyard Simulator is an indie simulator about construction and crafting with a first-person view and adventure elements. You will visit the...

Noch

Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, First-person view, Horror, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Post-apocalyptic, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 19 May 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Noch is a mystical adventure with horror elements and a first-person view. Together with a friend or alone, you have to go in search of the girl who...

Seed of Life

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Action, Exploration

Game released: PC → 11 August 2021

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Seed of Life is an adventure puzzle platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place on the amazing planet...

Castlevania Advance Collection

Arcade, Side view, Horror, Platformer, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Collection, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PC → 24 September 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Castlevania Advance Collection is a classic collection of the Castlevania series, which includes the classic Castlevania: Circle of the Moon...

DEEEER Simulator

Simulation, Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Shooter, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 25 November 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

DEEEER Simulator is a simulator of a deer, but not an ordinary one, but one capable of flying on dragons and doing many other unusual things. Deer...

Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo

Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Detective, Exploration

Game released: PC → 16 December 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo is an interactive adventure game with a third-person perspective. The mysterious story of writer Ed Miller, who survived a...

Recompile

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Exploration, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 August 2021

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Recompile is a fast-paced third-person action platformer set in a sci-fi setting that takes you into a digital world filled with bosses, logical...

Happy's Humble Burger Farm

Adventure, Action, Horror, First-person view, Simulation, Exploration

Game released: PC → 3 December 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Happy's Humble Burger Farm is an atmospheric horror game with simulator elements and a first-person view. In the game you will try on the role of a...

Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster

Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 8 September 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy IV with new graphics and sound. The Kingdom of Baron sends an elite airborne unit, the Red Wings, to...

Hoa

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hoa is an indie platformer with a side view and elements of the puzzle. You are waiting for breathtaking drawings, hand -drawn, excellent music and a...

Echo Generation

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

Game released: PC → 21 October 2021

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Echo Generation is an action-adventure RPG with turn-based combat and a third-person view. Summer 1993. You and your friends set out to investigate...

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 22 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adventure RPG puzzle game with horror elements and an isometric view. You are a nice baby turnip who was...

UNBEATABLE

Adventure, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Action, Side view, Music game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 7 May 2021

Players: 1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 71/100

UNBEATABLE is a side-scrolling, arcade-style anime action adventure game. It is a special episodic side story set in the world of the upcoming...

Beyond Mankind: The Awakening

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Shooter, Exploration

Game released: PC → 31 August 2021

Steam: 43/100

Beyond Mankind: The Awakening is an adventure role-playing shooter with a first-person view in a science fiction setting. 2121 Nuclear winter is...

Pronty: Fishy Adventure

Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PC → 19 November 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Pronty: Fishy Adventure is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to help Pronty and his faithful...

L.S.D.: Prologue to Lasting Spiritual Derangement

Action, Free game, Shooter, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror, Open world, Exploration

Game released: PC → 7 April 2021

Steam: 80/100

L.S.D.: Prologue to Lasting Spiritual Derangement is a free-to-play action game with horror elements and a first-person view. The game will tell...

Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster

Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy II with new graphics and sound. The epic adventure begins with four young people who have lost their...

TOEM

Arcade, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 17 September 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A black-and-white adventure about travel, memories, and seeing the world through a camera lens. Everything is built around observation and the...

Genesis Noir

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Point & Click, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 26 March 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Genesis Noir is a third-person noir adventure where you have to save humanity from destruction. The event itself will tell the secrets of the...

Grime

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie, Metroidvania, Platformer, Exploration

Game released: PC → 2 August 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a...

Aeon Drive

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

Steam: 75/100

Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on...

Vagrus - The Riven Realms

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Open world, Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: PC → 5 October 2021

Steam: 84/100

A role-playing game focused on storytelling, exploring an open world, and strategic management. At the center of the story is the vagrus — the leader...

To Hell With It

Arcade, Action, Free game, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 28 April 2021

Steam: 86/100

To Hell With It is a free action-adventure slasher game with a third-person view, where you will play as a girl, Aella, whose cat was stolen by some...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2021 for PC (Game released)