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.
SunnySide
Farming and life sim with modern tools and cave battles
67% positive
1,169 reviews
Empire of the Ants
Third-person real-time strategy with ant armies and forest battles
76% positive
1,167 reviews
Villages & Dungeons
Roguelite deckbuilding auto-battler with five-card decks and randomized dungeons
91% positive
1,166 reviews
despelote
First-person soccer adventure through childhood during Ecuador's World Cup bid
95% positive
1,164 reviews
Fruitbus
Open-world cooking adventure driving a food truck between islands
87% positive
1,163 reviews
Hunting Simulator 2
Open-world hunting simulation with animal tracking and companion dogs
69% positive
1,162 reviews
Another Try 2
Open-world zombie survival with freezing cold and hostile players
54% positive
1,161 reviews
Plasma
First-person engineering sandbox for building and programming custom devices
90% positive
Free
The Ball
First-person puzzle adventure using a metal ball in ancient ruins
74% positive
1,156 reviews
On The Road - The Truck Simulator
Open-world truck simulator with German deliveries and company management
48% positive
1,156 reviews
Spirit of the North 2
Open-world fox adventure with puzzles, runes, and guardian battles
86% positive
1,153 reviews
Grimlord
VR dark fantasy action RPG with Souls-like combat and bosses
78% positive
1,150 reviews
Ghost Janitors
First-person co-op horror about cleaning haunted buildings while evading ghosts
87% positive
1,149 reviews
九州：商旅（Nine Provinces: Caravan）
Open-world trading simulation about building caravans across ancient provinces
91% positive
1,146 reviews
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First-person horror game about spotting anomalies aboard a Japanese bullet train
86% positive
1,144 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem
3D detective adventure investigating arson and hauntings in Salem
55% positive
1,143 reviews
Rise of Gun
Post-apocalyptic shop simulator about crafting and selling custom guns
85% positive
1,138 reviews
Father's Day
First-person psychological horror told through three intersecting character stories
86% positive
1,133 reviews
Haven Park
Small open-world adventure about restoring a park for campers
94% positive
1,129 reviews
TT Isle Of Man: Ride on the Edge 3
Motorcycle racing simulation on the Isle of Man's open roads
74% positive
1,127 reviews
KAKU: Ancient Seal
Open-world action RPG with ruin puzzles and a flying pig
79% positive
1,127 reviews
Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders
Open-world action RPG about building an outlaw forest settlement
69% positive
1,118 reviews
Seablip
Open-world pirate RPG about ship battles and building your crew
82% positive
1,118 reviews
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure
Action RPG with platforming and a hidden monster village
91% positive
1,116 reviews