Exploration
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Statuses
Best Games in the Exploration genre for Xbox Series X/S
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 4 February 2025
VGTimes:
9.7/10
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
88/100
First-person role-playing action in the vast open world of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a direct sequel to the 2018 game, taking players back to fifteenth-century...
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → spring 2027
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
88/100
The main character is Born of Flame, the last hope of a dying race. In a bloody struggle for power, the ancestors caused a plague that consumed the world and...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Adventure, Open world
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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 system has...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 20 October 2026
Steam:
40/100
Metacritic:
71/100
A new cooperative adventure in the We Were Here series. Two heroes awaken inside mysterious capsules among strange mechanisms and an unfamiliar world behind glass...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Role-playing game
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 16 April 2026
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
88/100
The expansion completes the story of Atomic Heart. Sergey Nechaev and the Twin will head to the "Crystal" complex to challenge the KRAZ in a relentless bloody...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Medieval era
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 20 August 2026
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A sequel to the action RPG that combines a dark atmosphere with tactical battles and open-world exploration. The events unfold in a dilapidated universe full of...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 22 September 2026
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A multiplayer open-world survival game inspired by Frank Herbert's iconic Dune universe. Players find themselves on Arrakis, a merciless sand planet where every day...
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Remake
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 9 July 2026
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The remake reinterprets the pirate chapter of the series, bringing back the story of Edward Kenway with an updated visual style and smoother gameplay. The Caribbean...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 November 2020
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a third-person action-adventure game with RPG elements, set in a vast, well-crafted, ever-changing open world. Most of the action takes...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Zombies, Online
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 18 September 2025
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The story-driven spin-off of the Dying Light 2 Stay Human series with an open world and drivable vehicles. The game takes place in an entirely new location...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Open world
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 25 April 2024
Players:
8/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
86/100
The continuation of the cult role-playing game series set in a post-apocalyptic world. The game features a completely redesigned leveling system and gameplay...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Exploration, Open world
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 29 October 2025
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The game takes place on the new colony of Arcadia, where rifts threaten the destruction of all humanity. An agent of the Earth Authority finds himself at the center...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Exploration
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 16 September 2026
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
78/100
An adventure role-playing game with an open world, based on exploration, collecting creatures, and interacting with them. The vast continent of Idill is filled with...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Exploration
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 October 2026
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
87/100
A dark cyberpunk action game in the spirit of Half-Life 2. A young guy Ignat is trying to survive in post-apocalyptic Russia and solve a mystery. Having lost his...
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Old school, Walking Simulator
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 29 October 2026
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Space indie horror in the style of games from the PlayStation One era. The game tells the dark story of the crew of the Tulpar ship, drifting in outer space...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Space
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 November 2020
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A first-person adventure simulator set in a futuristic world. You’ll explore outer space and planets, some of which let you interact with various forms of...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → March 2027
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
86/100
Game from the creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. King Harold is dying, and his power passes to his son Magnus. The plague...
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 25 July 2024
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
41/100
Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...
Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, DLC, Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Action, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game
Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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 and the...