Best Exploration games on PC
Games centered on moving through environments and discovering locations, paths, and secrets, often with freedom to take detours or choose where to go next.
- Frequent travel through new areas
- Optional paths and hidden locations
- Progress through learning the environment
Related: Open World, Sandbox, Survival, RPG
1,972 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Green Hell
Open-world survival simulation with detailed health, crafting, and jungle dangers
85% positive
103K reviews
Firewatch
First-person wilderness mystery shaped by conversations over a radio
91% positive
99K reviews
Forza Horizon 6
Open-world racing across Japan with hundreds of real-world cars
82% positive
99K reviews
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Open-world samurai action with sword combat, stealth, and exploration
94% positive
97K reviews
GRIS
A 2D platform adventure through sorrow and returning color
96% positive
96K reviews
Grounded
First-person backyard survival crafting at the size of an ant
90% positive
96K reviews
Black Desert
Sandbox MMORPG combining combo combat, life skills, and guild wars
74% positive
94K reviews
Mad Max
Open-world wasteland action built around driving and vehicular combat
92% positive
91K reviews
OMORI
Story-rich psychological horror RPG with turn-based combat and branching endings
97% positive
89K reviews
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Third-person jungle adventure mixing exploration, stealth, combat, and tomb puzzles
85% positive
88K reviews
RV There Yet?
First-person co-op driving adventure with one RV and two winches
90% positive
87K reviews
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™
Third-person Star Wars adventure with lightsaber combat and open exploration
71% positive
86K reviews
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Story-driven fantasy MMORPG with flexible jobs and solo-friendly dungeons
87% positive
86K reviews
Lies of P
Third-person Souls-like action RPG with weapon assembly and truth-or-lie choices
92% positive
83K reviews
No Rest for the Wicked
Isometric action RPG with Souls-style combat and online co-op
79% positive
82K reviews
Dune: Awakening
Open-world survival RPG of crafting, base building, and Arrakis exploration
71% positive
79K reviews
Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Open-world pirate adventure with naval combat, stealth, and parkour
88% positive
79K reviews
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Third-person action RPG with tough bosses and interconnected areas
92% positive
79K reviews
Diablo® IV
Isometric action RPG about slaughtering demons and collecting loot
65% positive
78K reviews
The Planet Crafter
Open-world survival crafting where base building transforms a barren planet
96% positive
74K reviews
Far Cry® 4
Open-world first-person shooter with stealth, mountain warfare, and rideable elephants
85% positive
74K reviews
SPORE™
Single-player evolution sandbox spanning cells, civilizations, and space
93% positive
73K reviews
Dying Light: The Beast
First-person open-world zombie action with parkour and beast powers
86% positive
72K reviews
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Open-world fantasy RPG rebuilt with new visuals and refined gameplay
75% positive
70K reviews