The Best Exploration Games for Playstation 4 - Page 4

Update : Paper Flight - Relic Hunter added at rank #50.
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Active Neurons - Wonders Of The World (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Active Neurons 3: Wonders of the World is the third and final installment in the Active Neurons series. In the game, you have to follow 3 simple steps: collect energy, charge your brain, and explore Wonders of the World.


  • education
  • hack-and-slash
  • abstract
  • turn-based
  • exploration
  • minimalist
  • tutorial
  • casual
  • puzzle
  • stylized
  • third-person
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • colourful
  • platform

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Skye Tales (2023)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Join Skye the friendly dragon and glide across the colourful, musical, cosy valleys of Brinn in Skye Tales, a gentle puzzle exploration game set in a world that couldn’t be happier to see you. Your playful world awaits!


  • exploration
  • puzzle
  • 2.5d
  • character
  • nonlinear
  • colourful
  • dragon
  • customization
  • open-world
  • ambient
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • family-friendly
  • platform
  • cozy

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SHEEPO (2020)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.


  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • open-world
  • sheep
  • colourful
  • hand-drawn
  • cute

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Manifold (2021)

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The game takes place in a "universe with a different set of physical laws" where the player can manipulate gravity, being able to "turn walls into floors".[6] The player must solve puzzles using the world's geometry in addition to devices within the architecture of the world.[6] To aid the player, the world's tone takes on one of six colors depending on which direction they have manipulated gravity. Several facets of the game's world may only be interacted with when the gravity is oriented directly, with these objects sharing one of the six colors.


  • puzzle
  • philosophical
  • abstract
  • 3d
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • exploration
  • surreal
  • psychedelic
  • atmospheric
  • experimental
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • artificial
  • intelligence

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DREAMERS (2023)

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Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One Android

DREAMERS will lead you on an emotional journey in a story about friendship, exploration, and personal growth. Join the three characters in their adventure through a 3D world with secondary storylines and mini-games, vehicles to upgrade, puzzles to solve, and collaborative split-screen experiences.


  • 3d
  • visual-novel
  • emotional
  • colourful
  • investigation
  • exploration
  • action-adventure
  • platform
  • cartoony
  • naval
  • third-person
  • comic
  • drama
  • atmospheric
  • split-screen

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Chasm (2018)

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vita Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Embark on an epic adventure in Chasm, the action-adventure game that puts you in the shoes of a new knight recruit. With hand-designed rooms and procedurally-assembled areas, each playthrough is unique. Enjoy challenging retro gameplay with authentic pixel art and customize your character with armor, weapons, and spells. Are you ready to restore peace to the kingdom?

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What we like:
  • Well-realized Metroidvania gameplay
  • Good controls and combat
  • Beautiful pixel art
  • Good music
  • Decent story
What could be improved:
  • Lacks originality and mystique
  • Procedural generation leads to repetitive environments
  • Limited shop selection

  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • boss
  • rogue-like
  • procedural
  • retro
  • combat
  • rpg
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • dungeon
  • boss-fight

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The First Tree (2017)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own. Uncover artifacts from the young couple’s life as they too become intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.


  • third-person
  • walking-simulator
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • short
  • exploration
  • orchestral
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • adventure
  • nature
  • single-player
  • platform
  • narration
  • mech

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Aery - Path of Corruption (2022)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

You play as a bird-like spirit and fly through the different scenarios of the decision-making process of the protagonist. Each level represents a different path that the protagonist could take. Discover the different paths, find their possible outcomes, and find a good future for your new friend.


  • walking-simulator
  • atmospheric
  • flight
  • exploration
  • story
  • simulation
  • casual
  • relaxing
  • stylized
  • single-player
  • emotional
  • 3d
  • third-person
  • bad
  • linear

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Paper Flight - Future Battles (2023)

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Paper Flight – Future Battles is an interactive game experience that is designed to ease your mind and have fun popping innocent balloons. Jump into the role of a little paper plane and rescue the world from evil balloon demons by dashing through them.


  • walking-simulator
  • cinematic
  • flight
  • exploration
  • 3d
  • stylized
  • simulation
  • casual
  • colourful
  • third-person
  • cute
  • family-friendly
  • adventure
  • atmospheric

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Jett Rider (2024)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Jett Rider is an arcade shooter packed with action, exploration, RPG elements, tons of humor and awesome bosses. Explore, fight, gain experience, purchase weapons in this exciting adventure.


  • 2d
  • scroller
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • metroidvania
  • futuristic
  • controller-support
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • sci-fi
  • fantasy
  • single-player
  • colourful
  • story

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