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Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2023 for PC
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Adventure, Open world
Game released: PC → 21 February 2023
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
73/100
The main character is Major Sergey Nechaev, nicknamed P-3, a KGB special agent assigned a particularly dangerous mission. The factory's robot control...
Action, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Survival horror, Crafting, Online, Open world, Exploration
Early Access: PC → 24 February 2023; Game released: PC → 22 February 2024
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Continuation The Forest about survival in the woods. The main character sets out to search for a missing billionaire on a remote island and ends...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Science fiction, Exploration
Game released: PC → 26 April 2023
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
80/100
Adventure role-playing action game from the creators of Genshin Impact. The game tells the story of the passengers of the space train "Astral...
Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, DLC, Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Action, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game
Game released: PC → 2 August 2023
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
70/100
The expansion tells about the events after the ending of Atomic Heart. Major Sergey Nechaev embarks on a journey through the "Mendeleev" complex...
Horror, First-person view, Action, Open world, Stealth, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Adventure, Survival horror
Game released: PC → 6 June 2023
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
76/100
The game takes place during the First World War. French soldier Henri Clément finds himself locked in an abandoned military bunker, where something...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Casual game, Exploration
Early Access: PC → 26 October 2022; Game released: PC → 28 June 2023
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Pixel sea adventure in the mysterious Blue Hole. Players dive deep into the Blue Hole to find the most exotic species of fish and create the best...
Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era
Early Access: PC → 8 August 2023; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
61/100
Hardcore action about clearing an underground fortress in the spirit of Escape from Tarkov. Players must not only find riches but also stay alive...
Adventure, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Interactive movie, Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Walking Simulator
Game released: PC → 6 November 2023
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
72/100
An interactive thriller where the main character ends up on a dangerous planet and goes in search of the missing ship crew. The plot, based on...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Science fiction, Flight Simulator, Simulation, Space, Open world, Exploration
Early Access: PC → 18 January 2021; Game released: PC → 6 April 2023
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The game will tell the story of Adam Roslin, a clone pilot who is looking for his place in the endless universe. As the events of his past intertwine...
Simulation, Adventure, Third-person view, Survival, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Construction, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy
Game released: PC → 29 March 2023
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
81/100
The game takes place in the fantasy world of "shorties" who are trying to expand the territory of their peoples in a wild, unforgiving and...
Action, First-person view, Adventure, Simulation, Survival, Open world, Exploration, Crafting, Construction, Cooperative (co-op)
Early Access: PC → 19 April 2023; Game released: PC → 21 May 2024
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
84/100
The main character of the “survivor” is a member of an expedition who went in search of the source of eternal youth. After a shipwreck, the explorer...
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...
Adventure, Action, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade, Exploration, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Fighting, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 2 November 2023
Players:
9.3/10
A dynamic game in which the gamer can make decisions that change the course of events. Various combinations of Phantoms' skills and powers are used...
Adventure, Action, Role-playing game, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Third-person view, Survival, Exploration, Crafting
Game released: PC → 24 October 2023
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
59/100
A cooperative action game for survival in the fantasy universe of The Lord of the Rings. The Dwarves embark on a dangerous journey to reclaim their...
Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Demons, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Third-person view
Game released: PC → 9 August 2023
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
68/100
The game takes place in a world inhabited by ancient monsters that the main characters have to hunt. They set off on a journey through the sands of...
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...
Adventure, First-person view, Role-playing game, Open world, Exploration, Comedy, Science fiction, Action
Game released: PC → 7 March 2023
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Reissue of the 2019 role-playing game The Outer Worlds. The events of the game unfold in an alternate reality, in a world where corporatocracy has...
Arcade, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Platformer, Steampunk, Adventure, Exploration
Game released: PC → 16 May 2023
Players:
10/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Albert Butterworth is a brilliant Victorian inventor who creates amazing tin soldiers and various bizarre mechanisms. In one moment, all his...
Simulation, Futurism (Future), Educational game (Education), Sandbox, Science fiction, Online, Exploration, Space
Game released: PC → 24 February 2023
Players:
5.4/10
Steam:
25/100
Continuation of a fun sci-fi simulator based on real laws of physics. In the game you need to create a space program, build a powerful spaceship...
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Sandbox, Survival, Isometric, Simulation, Open world, Crafting, Exploration, Adventure, Construction
Game released: PC → 25 May 2023
Steam:
73/100
The player creates his own world from pieces and then explores it. More than a hundred varieties of biomes and their combinations are available. To...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Exploration
Early Access: PC → 12 May 2022; Game released: PC → 2 November 2023
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
67/100
The main action takes place in a fantasy setting inspired by ancient Greek legends. The main character is the brave warrior Achilles, who intends to...