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.
Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
Fantasy automation adventure with creature-run workshops and wilderness expeditions
83% positive
2,289 reviews
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
2D Metroidvania with sword-and-gun combat in a steampunk city
80% positive
2,288 reviews
Merchant of the Skies
Airship trading game with floating islands and automated trade routes
86% positive
2,286 reviews
The Chrono Jotter
Horror mystery visual novel about solving murders across time loops
94% positive
2,279 reviews
Dread Dawn
Open-world zombie survival sandbox with school camp defense
72% positive
2,274 reviews
Pathway
Turn-based squad tactics against Nazi forces on randomized desert expeditions
77% positive
2,263 reviews
Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
Small open-world adventure about upgrading a car to reach space
94% positive
2,263 reviews
My Little Universe
Casual exploration game about gathering resources to rebuild worlds
86% positive
2,261 reviews
Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD
Space shooter with open-ended trading, mining, and ship upgrades
77% positive
2,259 reviews
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise
Action roguelite with shifting dungeons and customizable ally combos
92% positive
2,259 reviews
The House of Da Vinci 2
Renaissance puzzle adventure with mechanical contraptions and time travel
91% positive
2,258 reviews
Junkyard Simulator
Open-world junkyard sim about collecting, crushing, and restoring scrap
65% positive
2,256 reviews
Labyrinth Of The Demon King
First-person horror dungeon crawler set in demon-infested feudal Japan
92% positive
2,253 reviews
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Point-and-click adventure through an apartment building and other people's dreams
87% positive
2,251 reviews
Salt
Open-world sailing adventure about exploring islands and finding loot
77% positive
2,251 reviews
Granny: Chapter Two
First-person survival horror about escaping a house with two pursuers
95% positive
2,251 reviews
The Pale Beyond
Story-driven survival management on an icebound polar expedition
89% positive
2,249 reviews
Saleblazers
Open-world survival and shopkeeping on an island of monsters
79% positive
2,249 reviews
Pizza Possum
Top-down arcade stealth with food raids and dog patrols
93% positive
2,246 reviews
Wildmender
Open-world survival gardening where you restore a desert oasis
84% positive
2,243 reviews
UNSIGHTED
Pixel-art action adventure where friends run out of time
93% positive
2,238 reviews
Shoppe Keep 2
Fantasy shop management with thieves and open-world supply runs
56% positive
2,235 reviews
9 Days
Third-person open-world action RPG with nine days to prepare
72% positive
2,234 reviews
AI＊Shoujo/AI＊少女
Island survival and crafting sim with customizable AI companions
75% positive
2,228 reviews