Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2022 for PC
Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator
Early Access: PC → 8 March 2022; Game released: PC → 27 August 2024
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
86/100
An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient dungeon filled with...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PC → 1 March 2022
Players:
7.4/10
Metacritic:
67/100
ELEX 2 is a continuation of the role-playing action game with a third-person view in a science fiction setting from the creators of Risen and Gothic. In the...
Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Shooter, Mysticism / Supernatural, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PC → 25 March 2022
Players:
8.6/10
Metacritic:
78/100
The game takes place in modern Tokyo. The plot begins at the famous Shibuya pedestrian crossing, when in an instant absolutely all the inhabitants of the city...
Online, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Construction, Farm Simulator
Game released: PC → 23 April 2025
A colorful farming simulator in which players explore the tropical eucalyptus forests and scorching deserts of an island inspired by the wild Australian outback. As...
Survival, First-person view, Shooter, Construction, Crafting, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Simulation
Early Access: PC → 25 August 2022; Game released: PC → 5 June 2023
Players:
7.7/10
A survival simulator in which a large group of people are marooned on a desert island where they try to survive. There are no rules, but there are advantages for...
Action, Survival, Online, Shooter, Third-person view, Crafting, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies
Early Access: PC → 12 August 2022; Game released: PC → 15 June 2023
Players:
6.2/10
The game takes place on an island that is filled with various dangers such as traps, wild animals, infected and survivors who are ready to kill for the opportunity...
Adventure, Action, Crafting, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Japanese role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Indie
Early Access: PC → 30 August 2019; Game released: PC → 5 September 2022
Re:Legend is a multi-player adventure Japanese role-playing game with crafting elements in the anime genre. Washed ashore on the island of Vokka without any...
Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school
Game released: PC → 8 December 2022
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
89/100
Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...
Action, Role-playing game, First-person view, Space, Survival, Crafting, Exploration, Adventure, Construction, Open world, Indie
Game released: PC → 30 August 2022
Outerverse is a role-playing space action game with a first-person view in an open world with elements of crafting and construction. This is a game based on quests...
Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Old school, Zombies
Early Access: PC → 16 September 2022; Game released: PC → 28 August 2025
Players:
6.8/10
The game takes you to a world where reality itself has become a monstrous interweaving of flesh and metal. Corridors resemble living organs, mechanisms combine with...
Virtual Reality (VR), Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Science fiction, Sandbox, Exploration, Comedy
Game released: PC → 31 March 2022
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...
Virtual Reality (VR), Crafting, Zombies, First-person view, Survival, Action, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Battle Royale, Exploration, Post-apocalyptic
Early Access: PC → 20 October 2022; Game released: PC → 5 May 2023
The game takes place in Nevermont, a state on the East Coast. The small town of Autumn is overrun by hordes of the living dead, wreaking havoc and destruction all...
Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Exploration, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Top-down view
Game released: PC → 8 September 2022
Metacritic:
75/100
Jack Move is a top-down cyberpunk adventure JRPG. Her name is Noah Solares, she is a legendary hacker whose name is spoken only in whispers on the streets. Even...