The Best Exploration Games

Update : Forgotten Journey added at rank #1.
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Forgotten Journey (2025)

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PC Windows

"Forgotten Journey" is a card collection game of beautiful girls from another world. In the game, players will become the master, travel through thousands of time and space, and adventure with several familiar phantom heroes.

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  • platform
  • japanese
  • cartoony
  • comic
  • exploration
  • 3d
  • strategy
  • puzzle
  • book
  • post-apocalyptic
  • turn-based
  • fantasy
  • jrpg

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The Mine (2025)

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PC Windows

2.5D open world puzzle action adventure game.


  • mining
  • underground
  • collectathon
  • exploration
  • point-and-click
  • metroidvania
  • historical
  • word
  • horror
  • adventure
  • open-world
  • puzzle
  • 2.5d
  • platform

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Empyreal (2025)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 j

Empyreal is a complex, challenging, feature-rich action RPG. In a far-flung corner of the galaxy an Expedition arrives on a hitherto unexplored planet to find a colossal Monolith built by a lost civilisation.

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  • loot
  • asynchronous
  • rpg
  • arpg
  • action
  • boss
  • exploration
  • combat
  • customization
  • -
  • dungeon-crawler
  • character
  • pve
  • sci-fi
  • farming

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Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double (2025)

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j IOS iPhone (IOS iPhone) Android

Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double is an immersive adventure game where you investigate urband legends in a modern city.


  • choices
  • visual-novel
  • immersive
  • exploration
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • cinematic
  • 2.5d
  • alternate
  • rich
  • drama
  • simulation
  • horror

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The Random Game (2025)

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PC Windows

You play as a youngster sent by your mother to buy eggs, a task that seems simple at first. However, as you journey through, you find yourself trapped in a surreal world crafted by comedians, where written words mysteriously turn into unexpected realities, making your errand a wild adventure.

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  • jelly
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • comedy
  • 3d
  • first-person
  • story
  • surreal
  • military
  • driving
  • real-time
  • single-player
  • controller-support

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Zone 6 (2025)

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PC Windows

Zone 6 is a short choose-your-own-adventure game for 1-4 players. Experience the chaotic city of Zone 6 while raising your stats before venturing out into the perilous icy wasteland which has claimed the lands. Will you return?

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  • visual-novel
  • exploration
  • cyberpunk
  • local
  • short
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • lore
  • multiple-endings
  • 4-player
  • sci-fi
  • single-player
  • multiplayer
  • replay-value
  • discovery

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Stranded Island (2024)

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PC Windows Android

a gripping 6-player survival horror game where reality twists and nightmares come alive. Trapped on a mysterious island, evade an unseen killer and light fire camps for safety. Explore breathtaking landscapes, manage resources, and outsmart a force that bends your reality. Will you escape?


  • survival
  • stylized
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • post-apocalyptic
  • horror
  • open-world
  • multiple-endings
  • cooperative
  • colourful
  • adventure
  • choices
  • rpg
  • zombies

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Ribbet (2024)

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early access PC Windows

Join Ribbet, the young and mischievous frog, on an exciting adventure in this action-packed video game! Take on the role of Ribbet as you navigate through a myriad of challenging hazards and obstacles. With his small stature and incredible parkour skills, he can escape from any sticky situation.

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  • casual
  • cartoony
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • stylized
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • platform
  • action
  • cute
  • funny
  • controller-support
  • physics
  • arcade

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Completely Stretchy (2024)

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PC Windows

A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.

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  • parkour
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • platform
  • funny
  • immersive
  • surreal
  • open-world
  • abstract
  • first-person
  • cartoony
  • stylized
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • wall-crawler

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Lego Horizon Adventures (2024)

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Nintendo Switch j PC Windows Playstation 5

Join machine hunter Aloy as she leads a colourful crew of heroes on a quest to save the world and learn the secrets of her past. Dive into boundless adventure, customize to your heart’s content, and take on action-packed battles solo or with friends.

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  • cooperative
  • combat
  • exploration
  • dinosaurs
  • isometric
  • customization
  • level
  • battle
  • arena
  • light-hearted
  • moment-to-moment
  • open-world
  • robots
  • narrative
  • adventure

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