The Best Exploration Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 4

Update : Particle Hearts added at rank #28.
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Petit Island (2024)

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Welcome to the beautiful and tropical Petit Island! Relive your grandpaw's youthful adventures by exploring the island and meeting all the unique islanders in this heartwarming open-world narrative exploration game. Preserve his memories before they fade away.


  • nature
  • cats
  • family-friendly
  • cute
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • open-world
  • adventure
  • survival-crafting
  • action-adventure
  • well-crafted
  • third-person
  • funny
  • cartoony
  • 3d

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Pilo and the Holobook (2025)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS

Join Pilo and Prof in a new space adventure! Use your Holobook to turn everything into stickers and create your own encyclopedia of a new world. Explore beautiful new planets and meet new friends in this adventure game.


  • wholesome
  • cozy
  • cartoony
  • exploration
  • encyclopedia
  • tutorial
  • space
  • narration
  • linear
  • relaxing
  • colourful
  • hand-drawn
  • controller-support
  • 2d
  • adventure

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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.

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

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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!

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

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The Pathless (2020)

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Playstation 4 Xbox Series X/s Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 5

Embark on an epic adventure on a mystical island to dispel the curse of darkness in The Pathless. With your eagle companion, explore breathtaking landscapes and engage in unique boss battles against giant corrupted spirits. The emotionally resonant story, fast-paced gameplay, and stunning visuals and music make for an immersive experience that you won't forget.


What we like:
  • Well-written characters and story
  • Satisfying movement mechanics and puzzles
  • Stunning visuals and music
  • Unique boss fights
  • Relaxing gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Lack of tutorial and map system
  • Potential overpricing
  • Inconsistent performance
  • Tedious exploration

  • open-world
  • boss-fight
  • puzzle
  • exploration
  • boss
  • stealth
  • archery
  • shooter
  • adventure
  • battle
  • action-adventure
  • rhythm
  • stylized
  • story
  • narrative

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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.

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

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Mars Horizon (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 Mac OS

Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.

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  • simulation
  • space
  • mars
  • turn-based
  • historical
  • exploration
  • management
  • historically
  • science
  • alternate
  • education
  • logic
  • choices
  • immersive
  • building

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Mythic Ocean (2020)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows

Teach the gods to create a better universe - or mess it all up in Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.

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  • underwater
  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • narrative-led
  • visual-novel
  • narrative
  • atmospheric
  • emotionally-driven
  • twine
  • adventure

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Sugar Tanks Arena (2024)

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SugarTanks-Arena is an intense, fast-paced, and super-sweet tank arena shooter.Defeat all enemy tanks while dodging their bouncing bullets.Level by level they will get faster, smarter and deadlier.


  • bullet-hell
  • bullet
  • casual
  • tanks
  • minigame
  • time
  • cartoony
  • exploration
  • vehicle
  • adventure
  • shooter
  • colourful
  • action
  • twin-stick
  • arcade

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Esca (2024)

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Xbox Series X/s Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 vita PC Windows

Esca is a gripping survival RPG where you play as a repair robot maintaining an underwater research station, facing tough decisions and uncovering secrets of your past.


  • narration
  • fiction
  • underwater
  • horror
  • interactive
  • dynamic
  • exploration
  • psychological
  • espionage
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • sci-fi
  • cross-platform
  • robots
  • adventure

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