Exploration Games Games

The Invincible

The Invincible

PCPlayStationXbox
The Invincible
Blue Prince

Blue Prince

PCPlayStationXbox
Blue Prince
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

PCPlayStation
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Subnautica 2

Subnautica 2

PCXbox
Subnautica 2
Into the Fire

Into the Fire

PC
Into the Fire
Death Stranding

Death Stranding

PCPlayStation

November 8, 2019

Action, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP, Transport.

An action adventure game to be available on PlayStation 4 and later on also PC. The title was designed by the industry legend and co-creator of the Metal Gear series, Hideo Kojima. The story of Death Stranding focuses on the evolution of human race and on the “connection” motive which redefines the role of failure and death in videogames. American actor Norman Reedus who is well known for his role in The Walking Dead TV series plays the role of the main protagonist of the title. Reedus previously worked with Kojima on the canceled survival horror Silent Hills. The gameplay mechanics of Death Stranding combine features of action games, adventure games and RPGs. However, the developers have ambition to move beyond the traditional understanding of these genres and create a completely new quality which will combine the traits of traditional video game with symbolism and new ways for experiencing the story and fates of the characters.

9.0

Gamepressure

8.3

OpenCritic

9.3

Steam

6.6

Users

Death Stranding
The Invincible

The Invincible

PCPlayStationXbox

November 6, 2023

Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Books, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.

The Invincible is a first-person, retro-futuristic, thriller adventure game based on a sci-fi novel by Stanislaw Lem. The player must explore an alien planet, Regis III, in search of their crewmates, soon discovering the globe is very, very hostile.

8.5

Gamepressure

7.4

OpenCritic

8.9

Steam

5.4

Users

The Invincible
Subnautica

Subnautica

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

January 23, 2018

Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, FPP, Under Water, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.

A sandbox game by Unknown Worlds that combines elements of action-adventure productions and RPGs. As the game’s universe draws inspiration from such novels as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, at the bottom of the ocean you can find bizarre sea monsters, as well as remnants of futuristic buildings and ships. The player assumes the role of a captain of an advanced submarine, and explores the depths of the ocean. The game’s characteristic feature is the ability to design vessels and determine such things as performance, layout, on-board mechanisms, and materials used for the construction. You begin with rather primitive ships, but as you progress you will be able to construct more advanced vessels, and explore previously unavailable parts of the ocean. While playing, you can freely walk around your ship, and even go outside to explore the marine world on your own.

8.4

OpenCritic

9.7

Steam

8.8

Users

Subnautica
Call of the Sea

Call of the Sea

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

December 8, 2020

Adventure, Interwar Period, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer.

Call of the Sea is an adventure game in which we observe the action from the first person perspective. The game tells the story of a woman searching for a missing expedition, in which her husband took part. The game was developed by Raw Fury.

7.7

OpenCritic

8.8

Steam

5.2

Users

Call of the Sea
Blue Prince

Blue Prince

PCPlayStationXbox

April 10, 2025

Adventure, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, FPP, Indie Games, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere, PC Game Pass.

A first person adventure-logic game, in which we visit a mysterious mansion with a constantly changing room layout. Blue Prince is about exploration, solving puzzles and deciding what to find behind the door. Our ultimate goal in the game is to reach room number 46.

9.0

OpenCritic

8.7

Steam

8.7

Users

Blue Prince
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

PCPlayStation

June 26, 2025

Action, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP.

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is the second installment in the action adventure game series being developed by Kojima Productions. The main protagonist is once again a courier named Sam. This time he's trying to renew the connections between humans living in the post-apocalyptic version of Mexico.

9.0

Gamepressure

9.0

OpenCritic

7.9

Users

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
The Witness

The Witness

PCPlayStationXboxMobile

January 26, 2016

Puzzle, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Meta Quest / Oculus, Singleplayer, VR.

A first-person adventure game with logic puzzles, developed by the creator of Braid – Jonathan Blow and his independent studio Number None. The game takes you to a large, mysterious island, whose all inhabitants vanished without a trace. Gameplay has you explore this vast world, solve logic puzzles, and search for clues that will help you solve the mysteries of this place. Game mechanics resemble the cult Myst series. As you play, you have to display remarkable patience, observance, and the ability to connect different pieces of the story. Many things here have secret meanings, and the key symbols, hints, and markings were cleverly hidden within the game’s environment. The Witness features simple, but charming, 3D graphics and supports the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift.

8.0

Gamepressure

8.6

OpenCritic

8.5

Steam

8.3

Users

The Witness
Observer

Observer

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

August 15, 2017

Adventure, Cyberpunk, Detective, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller.

A psychological first-person horror from the Polish developer studio Bloober Team, known best for another horror game, entitled Layers of Fear. Observer is set in a cyberpunk universe, in Cracow of 2048. In the game you play as Daniel Lazarski (starred by Rutger Hauer, known from the film Blade Runner), a detective able to hack into people’s minds. The game’s story starts when the main hero gets a letter from his missing son, who turns out to be a high-ranking engineer working for a powerful corporation. The protagonist picks up an investigation that takes him to the slums of Cracow and forces him to relive dark memories and nightmares of both criminals and their victims. When it comes to gameplay, Observer is a first-person adventure game with survival horror mechanics. Most of the time the player explores grim locations and interacts with characters encountered on the way. An important aspect of gameplay are sequences in which the protagonist hacks into the minds of suspects and becomes part of their worst nightmares.

7.8

OpenCritic

7.8

Steam

7.3

Users

Observer
Astroneer

Astroneer

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

February 6, 2019

Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Co-op, Space, PC Game Pass, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass Essential.

A sandbox game by System Era Softworks. Astroneer is set in the 25th century, when the civilization on Earth has developed enough for interstellar travel to become an everyday occurrence. It resulted in a certain kind of gold fever — people started to explore other planets on their own, driven by the desire of getting rich quick. The open world of the game is procedurally generated, and the surfaces of planets and moons are made of voxels. You play as an astronaut equipped with tools allowing them to dig holes in order to find resources and artifacts, which can be then sold or used to create new items thanks to an expansive crafting system. The system allows not only to make and modify useful equipment and vehicles, but also to build bases. The planets featured in the game vary in terms of gravity, resources, and possible dangers. The game features both a single player mode and a multiplayer mode.

7.5

OpenCritic

9.2

Steam

8.3

Users

Astroneer
Escape the Backrooms

Escape the Backrooms

PC

October 23, 2025

Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, SteamVR, VR.

An exploration-focused FPP game based on a popular creepypasta. Escape the Backrooms is set in the titular Backrooms, which we must escape from while avoiding wandering monsters. The game supports singleplayer and co-op.

9.1

Steam

9.5

Users

Escape the Backrooms
The Long Dark

The Long Dark

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

August 1, 2017

Adventure, Crafting, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, FPP, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Play Anywhere.

A first person survival sandbox game, developed by independent Canadian studio Hinterland. The team includes veteran game developers, who previously worked for Relic Entertainment, Volition, and BioWare. The game takes you into a post-apocalyptic world after a massive geomagnetic storm. With all electronic devices disabled and water and food supplies running low, the player has to struggle to survive the incoming winter. The game’s sandbox mechanics and its open-world structure give much freedom of gameplay, whose biggest challenges are survival and making difficult moral choices. The game features a compelling narrative written by Marianne Krawczyk, the author of scripts for such titles as God of War and L.A. Noire. The game’s unique character is emphasized by its unusual graphics, designed by Hokyo Lima (known for League of Legends).

7.7

OpenCritic

9.1

Steam

6.7

Users

The Long Dark
Mika and The Witch's Mountain

Mika and The Witch's Mountain

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

January 22, 2025

Adventure, Exploration Games, Fantasy, Indie Games, Singleplayer, TPP.

TPP adventure game in which we take the role of a young witch. In Mika and The Witch's Mountain we explore a picturesque island and deliver various packages to its inhabitants. Explore the surroundings on foot or on the heroine's broom.

6.3

OpenCritic

Mika and The Witch's Mountain
Titanic: Honor and Glory

Titanic: Honor and Glory

PCPlayStationXbox

2027

Adventure, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, FPP, Historical, Indie Games, Early 20th Century, Singleplayer, Ships.

A first-person adventure game from ORM Entertainment, which was initially supposed to be nothing more than modification to the popular shooter Crysis 2. Its story revolves around the disaster of the famous ocean liner, which sunk in 1912 with hundreds of people on board. We play as a man named Robert Morgan, who, due to false accusations, has to hide aboard the liner from the police. He must find a proof of his innocence, but the collision with the iceberg suddenly makes survival an equally important point. The main goal of the developers was to recreate the interior of the Titanic as faithfully as possible, and, in addition to the story campaign, a special free exploration mode has been prepared to allow us to go sightseeing on the famous ship, look around its almost every corner and interact with various objects on the deck.

Titanic: Honor and Glory
Subnautica: Below Zero

Subnautica: Below Zero

PCPlayStationXboxMobileNintendo

May 14, 2021

Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, FPP, Indie Games, Under Water, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.

An expansion for Subnautica, in which we explore the ice-bound areas of the planet 4546B. As we play, we explore the game world and reveal its secrets.

7.5

Gamepressure

8.3

OpenCritic

9.0

Steam

8.8

Users

Subnautica: Below Zero
The Turing Test

The Turing Test

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

August 30, 2016

Puzzle, Exploration Games, FPP, Science Fiction, Singleplayer.

A sci-fi FPP logic puzzle game by Bulkhead Interactive, a studio founded by the creators of Pneuma: Breath of Life. The story takes place an unspecified number of years in the future, when scientists discover a seemingly harmless alien life form on Jupiter's moons. You play as an astronaut named Ava Turing, whose task is to examine the new species, and who ends up finding more than she expected. The Turing Test is a part of the FPP logic puzzle genre, popularized by the Portal series. There's no combat in the game, and the gameplay is entirely focused on solving puzzles. To do this, you mostly use a special device that allows you to manipulate energy and transfer if from object to object. You also have to operate various mechanisms and intelligent machines, as well as complete occasional platform challenges.

7.7

OpenCritic

8.8

Steam

6.5

Users

The Turing Test
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

PCPlayStationXboxMobileNintendo

April 27, 2022

Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, Humorous, Indie Games, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer.

The Stanley Parable, first-person adventure game from 2013, has been extended with new elements. The title is a narrative experiment, in form of a dynamic movie, where player makes important choices. We play the role of the title Stanley - an employee of a large corporation, whose task is to perform the commands that appear on the computer screen.

9.4

Steam

8.6

Users

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Prologue: Go Wayback!

Prologue: Go Wayback!

PC

November 20, 2025, Early Access

Simulation, Crafting, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.

The work of Brendan Green, known as PlayerUnknown, whose portfolio includes the best-selling PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. The prologue game was announced at The Game Awards 2019.

7.1

Steam

Prologue: Go Wayback!
Astrobotanica

Astrobotanica

PC

February 16, 2026, Early Access

Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, FPP, Polish, Prehistory, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.

An FPP survival game with an open world, similar in some ways to Subnautica. In Astrobotanica we play as a biologist from an alien planet - we arrive on ancient Earth seeking plants which will allow our species to survive. The game is heavy on exploration and crafting.

8.6

Steam

Astrobotanica
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

September 25, 2014

Adventure, Detective, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Polish, Singleplayer, Thriller.

A dark, first-person adventure game developed by The Astronauts - a Polish team led by Adrian Chmielarz, the co-founder of People Can Fly. The player is put in the shoes of Paul Prospero - a detective who has developed certain paranormal abilities. The protagonist tries to solve the mystery behind the vanishing of a young boy. The player traverses an extensive, open world - the game is non-linear and the player is free to explore and look for subsequent clues. The game offers many unique mechanics related to making links between different pieces of the puzzle. Walking around the grim areas of Red Creek Valley, the protagonist makes use of his extraordinary abilities, making contact with the dead, experiencing various visions and visiting alternative realities. Utilizing the Unreal Engine 3, the game stands out with its high-quality visuals supported by technologies allowing to convert photographs of real-existing places into digital pictures.

8.8

Steam

4.9

Users

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Death Stranding: Director's Cut

Death Stranding: Director's Cut

PCPlayStationXboxMobile

September 24, 2021

Action, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP, Transport, Xbox Play Anywhere, PC Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut is the enhanced version of the 2019 action adventure game set in post-apocalyptic North America after Death Stranding. The main designer of the game is Hideo Kojima, an game industry legend.

8.6

OpenCritic

9.3

Steam

5.7

Users

Death Stranding: Director's Cut
Obduction

Obduction

PCPlayStationXbox

August 24, 2016

Adventure, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer.

A first-person perspective adventure game with logic elements, developed by Cyan - the creators of the cult adventure game series, Myst. Obduction, created as a Myst’s spiritual successor, tells a story of a man who finds a bizarre organic artifact that fell from the sky and is taken by it into a strange world. In the game, our task is to figure out where are we, and then find a way back home. Similarly to the aforementioned Myst series, the key element of the gameplay is gradual uncovering of the game world and its laws and then using this knowledge to overcome the obstacles we encounter. Therefore, the game focuses mainly on exploration and solving subsequent logic puzzles of various difficulty level. The game does not offer any cutscenes, and most of its story is learned by means of exploration, environment analysis, and reading journals we find throughout the world.

8.5

Gamepressure

8.0

Steam

5.5

Users

Obduction
Rime

Rime

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

May 26, 2017

Arcade, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, Fantasy, 3D Platformers, Singleplayer, TPP.

A third-person view adventure game developed by Tequila Works studio from Spain, which successfully debuted in 2012 with a post-apocalyptic platformer Deadlight. You assume the role of a boy who is trying to escape a mysterious island that conceals a sinister past. During the course of the game you will solve numerous puzzles, using a magical artifact that allows you to manipulate the environment and time. The title, despite being an action game also includes many platformer elements. The hero travels through an open world, climbs craggy cliffs, and jumps over chasms. Apart from being skilled, you also have to be perceptive, as light, sound, and touch (thanks to the technology offered by PS Vita and DUALSHOCK 4) play a vital role in Rime. The game features a 3D environment, colorful visuals, and a comic book-like visual style.

9.0

Steam

7.2

Users

Rime
Treasure Hunter Simulator

Treasure Hunter Simulator

PCPlayStationXbox

December 6, 2018

Simulation, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Polish, Singleplayer.

A simulator enabling us to assume the role of a treasure seeker equipped with a metal detector. The game is characterized by simple mechanics and detailed visuals.

5.4

Steam

4.7

Users

Treasure Hunter Simulator
Sea of Solitude

Sea of Solitude

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

July 5, 2019

Adventure, EA Play, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Games for Impact, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, TPP, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass.

An episodic action platformer that deals with themes of love and loneliness. In Sea of Solitude you play as a young girl named Kay, who begins to transform into a dark monster one day. During her solitary journey across the flooded world Kay is trying to find out what exactly is happening to her. Soon she realizes that her true enemy are not monsters encountered on the way, but something much more powerful and dangerous. Gameplay in Sea of Solitude is presented in third-person perspective, and focuses on exploration, solving logic puzzles, and completing arcade challenges. The protagonist can run, jump, swim (or travel by boat), and move various objects in order to open a way for herself to hardly accessible places. Sea of Solitude stands out with its original graphics, resembling an animated motion picture. The game also conveys a deeper meaning, the message being that a desperately lonely person may gradually become a monster.

8.3

Steam

5.9

Users

Sea of Solitude
Subnautica 2

Subnautica 2

PCXbox

2026, Early Access

Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Under Water, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass.

A sequel of the popular FPP survival game from Unknown Worlds Entertainment. Subnautica 2 takes us to a new alien oceanic planet. We play as one of the pioneers and explore the vast depths, collecting resources and constructing an underground base to improve the process.

Subnautica 2
Someday You'll Return

Someday You'll Return

PCPlayStation

May 5, 2020

Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Singleplayer.

Someday You'll Return is an adventure horror story designed for PlayStation 4. Players take on the role of the father looking for his missing daughter in the gloomy Czech forest. The action is observed from the protagonist's eyes, and the game consists mainly in exploring the three-dimensional environment, collecting objects and solving riddles.

8.7

Steam

8.7

Users

Someday You'll Return
Deliver Us the Moon

Deliver Us the Moon

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

October 10, 2019

Adventure, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, Episodic, FPP, Indie Games, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.

A science-fiction action-adventure game featuring survival elements. It is the first major project of KeokeN – an independent Dutch developer. The player is taken to the year 2069, when humanity has to face total depletion of natural resources. Established by governments of world powers, the Worldwide Space Agency decides to resume the exploration of the Moon's surface and the player is cast in the role of an astronaut sent there among others. The protagonist discovers the existence of a huge conspiracy, which sheds new light on the Earth's situation. For the most part, the player explores the virtual environment and solves puzzles. However, the player is not entirely on their own here, for a robot accompanies the protagonist, which is helpful in said puzzle solving. The protagonist has a universal tool at their disposal and the player modifies its purpose gradually alongside progression. Additionally, survival elements were interwoven into the gameplay. For instance, the player encounters locations which lack oxygen and so one is required to make the best possible use of what air they have left.

7.6

Users

Deliver Us the Moon
Outer Wilds

Outer Wilds

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

May 30, 2019

Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Space, Science Fiction, Singleplayer.

An exploration adventure game, in which you play as a recruit of the new space program called Outer Wilds Ventures. Your task is to study a mysterious solar system functioning in a time loop.

8.5

OpenCritic

9.6

Steam

8.2

Users

Outer Wilds
Die Young

Die Young

PCPlayStationXbox

September 12, 2019

Action, Exploration Games, Adventure Elements, FPP, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival.

An independent exploration game with survival elements from an in-house team of the Indie Gala company. We play as a heroine who found herself on a Mediterranean island, not knowing how, why, and by whom she was kidnapped. She must uncover the truth behind this event and escape. Die Young employs first-person perspective and focuses on exploration. Aside from that, the protagonist must fight for survival, gathering food, water and useful equipment. Because she can’t use any weapons, our heroine is forced to run from dangers and climb on her surroundings to avoid danger – otherwise, she will meet a horrible end at the hands of opponents, with decapitations with axe being common scenes. What makes Die Young stand out from other games from the genre are its high-quality visuals, with detailed, moved by wind plants.

7.9

Steam

7.2

Users

Die Young
Insurmountable

Insurmountable

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

April 29, 2021

Adventure, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Survival, Climbing.

Roguelike game made in the convention of TPP exploration adventure game with survival elements. In Insurmountable we play the role of one of three climbers and our task is to climb three increasingly higher and more difficult peaks.

8.0

Steam

7.2

Users

Insurmountable
Peace Island

Peace Island

PC

February 28, 2026, Early Access

Adventure, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Cats, Singleplayer, TPP, Animals.

Peace Island is a charming exploratory game showing the adventures of a gang of nine cats that are trying to solve the mystery of disappearing people from the title island. The production was developed by independent developer Erich Blumrich.

Peace Island
Visage

Visage

PCPlayStationXbox

October 30, 2020

Adventure, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Singleplayer.

A psychological horror game and the debut work from SadSquare - an independent studio. The story is non-linear and focuses on a gloomy household that has seen many frightening events throughout the years - it has a history of driving entire families insane, leading to numerous killings and suicides. The protagonist is trapped inside the house, and apart from getting out of there, their goal is to solve the mystery behind the place. The players explore the in-game environment, solve puzzles requiring them to manipulate various objects, and search for clues related to the dark past of the haunted estate. Avoiding contact with ghosts dwelling in the estate is a significant element of gameplay, as the protagonist is incapable of fighting them. Visage utilizes the Unreal Engine 4, which is at the source of the game's high-quality visuals. Furthermore, the game supports VR goggles, though one does not require them in order to play it.

5.7

Users

Visage
Robinson: The Journey

Robinson: The Journey

PCPlayStation

November 8, 2016

Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Meta Quest / Oculus, PlayStation VR, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, VR.

A first-person adventure game focused on exploration. The game was developed by the German team at Crytek (famous for the best-selling Crysis series) and designed to support virtual reality technology. The story is set on an unknown distant planet combining tropical flora with prehistoric fauna embodied by powerful dinosaurs. The surface of the planet is littered with remnants of technologically advanced but now extinct civilization. The player takes control of a small boy, the sole survivor of a spaceship crash. He has to explore the mysterious land through his adventures and interactions with the environment. The game stands out with the latest generation of CryEngine ensuring high-quality visuals that put this game ahead of the majority of games supporting VR goggles.

5.6

Steam

4.1

Users

Robinson: The Journey
What Remains of Edith Finch

What Remains of Edith Finch

PCPlayStationXboxMobileNintendo

April 25, 2017

Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, Games for Impact, Indie Games, Singleplayer.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a unique adventure game developed by Giant Sparrow, which focuses on the evanescence of life. The game tells a set of short stories about the fate of the members of a certain American family that has been cursed. The history told in those episodes takes place over a span of one hundred years in Washington state, a place filled with forests and mountains, a location that resembles a little the cult TV show Twin Peaks. In terms of gameplay mechanics, What Remains of Edith Finch is your typical first-person adventure game. The climate and gameplay mechanics change depending on which family member we are currently controlling. What connects every story told in the game is the fact that in each and every one of them our protagonist dies. Another common ground between them is the titular character of Edith, who tries to discover her family's dark secret and find out why she is the only surviving member.

9.6

Steam

8.6

Users

What Remains of Edith Finch
Silent Hills

Silent Hills

PlayStation

cancelled

Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive.

Another fully-fledged installment of the cult survival cycle of Silent Hill horrors. Norman Reedus and Guillermo del Toro, led by Hideo Kojima, were involved in the production. As a result of a conflict with the publisher Konami, the project was cancelled shortly after the release of its famous demo version, called P.T.

Silent Hills
Islands of Insight

Islands of Insight

PC

February 13, 2024

Adventure, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, RPG Elements, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, 3D Platformers, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.

Project S is a puzzle adventure game taking players to a fantastic world, where puzzles form the very warp of reality. The game was developed by the creators of Dead by Daylight, and offers quite a few puzzles that can be solved alone or together with friends.

Islands of Insight
Botany Manor

Botany Manor

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

April 9, 2024

Adventure, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, FPP, Domesticated, Singleplayer, 19th Century.

A relaxing exploration game with riddles and other puzzle game elements. Botany Manor is set in 19th century England and tells the story of a retired botanist, Arabella Greene, who is trying to develop the best methods of growing rare plants.

8.3

OpenCritic

9.5

Steam

2.0

Users

Botany Manor
Windbound

Windbound

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

August 28, 2020

Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.

A survival game where we find ourselves in a deserted archipelago. Playing the role of a warrior named Kara, in Windbound we not only fight for survival but also travel between the islands on a self-constructed boat and explore their numerous secrets.

6.5

OpenCritic

5.6

Users

Windbound
SpaceEngine

SpaceEngine

PC

June 11, 2019, Early Access

Simulation, Educational, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Space, Meta Quest / Oculus, Sandbox, Singleplayer, SteamVR, Space Sim, VR.

Space sandbox, which is a kind of interactive planetarium. In SpaceEngine we can freely travel through the interstellar space and see close up millions of different celestial bodies and land on their surface.

8.7

Users

SpaceEngine
Chernobyl VR Project

Chernobyl VR Project

PCPlayStation

September 27, 2016

Simulation, Exploration Games, FPP, Meta Quest / Oculus, PlayStation VR, Polish, Singleplayer, SteamVR, VR.

Chernobyl VR Project is an extraordinary exploration game, which utilizes virtual reality to take the players into the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as well as the city of Pripyat. Chernobyl VR Project has been developed by The Farm 51 – the studio known for such games as Get Even, Deadfall Adventures, Painkiller: Hell & Damnation or the NecroVision series. This is an interactive story of the fate that befell the citizens of the city, and areas around the power plant, most severely affected with the disaster. Instead of fighting mutants, the player roams the desolate locations and examines encountered items, left behind by the inhabitants in 1986. Thanks to Virtual Reality technology, as well as other modern techniques, such as 3D scanning, Chernobyl VR Project offers extremely pretty graphics and moving experiences – especially since the developers have based their game on the account of eye-witnesses of the terrible event, as well as journalists (including the Nobel Prize laureate – Svetlana Alexievich) in order to produce a game as faithful to history as virtually possible.

6.0

Steam

8.7

Users

Chernobyl VR Project
11-11: Memories Retold

11-11: Memories Retold

PCPlayStationXbox

November 9, 2018

Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Games for Impact, Historical, World War I, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, TPP.

An adventure game, the action of which was set during World War I. During the game we play the roles of Harry and Kurt, i.e. soldiers standing on opposite sides of the barricade, whose fates are interwoven with each other.

4.0

Users

11-11: Memories Retold
Kholat

Kholat

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

June 9, 2015

Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Polish, Singleplayer, Survival Horror.

A first-person survival horror game developed by Polish development studio IMGN.pro. The game's story is inspired by true events that took place in 1959 at the Dyatlov Pass in the Ural mountains, where the dead bodies of nine Russian hikers were found, and the cause of their death remained unclear. We only know that most of them died of hypothermia, and evidence indicates that they were forced to flee from an unknown danger. In the game we explore an open, icebound world, having only a map and a compass at our disposal. On our way to reach the goal, we have to deal with many dangers lurking in the mountains. There is no combat, and the only way to survive is by escaping. A special system called "fear manager" has been developed for the game. Depending on the player's actions, it adequately handles all the factors responsible for building an eerie atmosphere, which makes each new game a bit different.

7.5

Gamepressure

6.7

Steam

7.8

Users

Kholat
Among The Sleep

Among The Sleep

PCPlayStationXbox

May 29, 2014

Adventure, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Singleplayer.

A first-person horror adventure game. Our hero is a two years old child, with all the physical and mental traits of this age. He gets woken up from sleep by a mysterious sounds and realizes that his mother is missing, so he decides to search for her together with his teddy bear. The gameplay focuses on exploring the gloomy household distorted by the child's imagination, while solving simple puzzles and searching for a way to reach subsequent locations. Additionally, you have to avoid imaginary monsters and find family memories, which are the only way to tame our hero's imagination. Since you are playing as a little child, most of the time you will be crawling or walking slowly, only occasionally running, for short period of time.

8.9

Steam

5.7

Users

Among The Sleep
Under the Waves

Under the Waves

PCPlayStationXbox

August 29, 2023

Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Under Water, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP.

A TPP adventure game about dealing with loss. In Under the Waves, we play the role of a professional diver who ventures into the ocean depths to try to come to terms with his traumatic past and accept his new future.

7.2

OpenCritic

7.8

Steam

6.5

Users

Under the Waves
Mail Time

Mail Time

PCPlayStationNintendo

April 27, 2023

Adventure, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Singleplayer, TPP.

Mail Time is an indie adventure game created by Kela van der Deijl, in which we play as a mailman. With no time to lose, we must don our backpack, our mushroom hat, and delve into the Grumblewood Grove to deliver our letters.

Mail Time
Flock

Flock

PCPlayStationXbox

July 16, 2024

Adventure, Exploration Games, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, TPP.

A TPP adventure game in which we take the role of flying shepherds; the protagonists roam the vast world with their flocks and tame more creatures. Flock allows you to play solo, but it spreads its wings only in co-op mode.

9.0

Gamepressure

2.2

Users

Flock
vROVpilot: Titanic

vROVpilot: Titanic

PC

December 31, 2024, Early Access

Simulation, Exploration Games, Under Water, Singleplayer, Ships.

A simulation game about scanning the wreck of the Titanic. vROVpilot: Titanic allows us to take control over remote controlled underwater drones. We can explore the helm of the destroyed ship and the future development of the game involves adding its stern and the nearby debries field.

8.8

Steam

vROVpilot: Titanic
Spirit of the North

Spirit of the North

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

November 1, 2019

Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Singleplayer, TPP, Animals.

An adventure game inspired by Nordic folklore. While playing Spirit of the North we control a fox that is crossing Iceland in the company of a spirit fox guardian. By solving environmental riddles and travelling through various locations, the protagonist learns the history of an ancient civilization that has disappeared in the midst of history.

8.4

Steam

6.6

Users

Spirit of the North
Deliver Us Mars

Deliver Us Mars

PCPlayStationXbox

February 2, 2023

Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.

Deliver Us Mars is a sequel to Deliver Us The Moon. Like the original, it is a sci-fi adventure in which we deal mainly with exploration and solving puzzles. Occasional arcade challenges add variety to the gameplay.

5.3

Users

Deliver Us Mars
Death of Rose

Death of Rose

PC

cancelled

Adventure, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, Horror, Indie Games, Polish, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, TPP.

Death of Rose is a game belonging to the TPP horror genre, inspired by P.T. (Silent Hills), a cancelled production of Hideo Kojima. It is an independent debut of Polish developer from Bloober Team studio - Artur Laczkowski.

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