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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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October 23, 2025
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, SteamVR, VR, PC Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Game Pass Premium.
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.
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May 14, 2026, Early Access
Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Under Water, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere.
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.
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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.
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2026, Early Access
Adventure, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, Polish, Action Adventure, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A third-person action-adventure game from Starward Industries, creators of The Invincible. Their second project combines elements of RPG, survival, and roguelike. It also lacks traditional combat. The protagonist is trying to survive for 30 days and save others after a mysterious volcanic eruption.
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, PC Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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May 11, 2026
Adventure, Crafting, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Cozy Game, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere.
An adventure game with survival elements. In Outbound we explore a vast world behind the wheel of our car. We can pick from various vehicles, as well as upgrade them so that they become more useful and suit our preferences. The game supports both single and multiplayer.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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August 2, 2016
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, Indie Games, Under Water, Singleplayer, TPP, Scuba Diving.
The first project by Giant Squids, an independent studio founded by Matt Nova – the artistic director of the extremely successful game called Journey, created for PlayStation consoles. Abzu is an interactive exploration production in which you reveal secrets of a lively underworld. The player assumes the role of a cat-like diver who delves into the ocean and meets schools of fish, groups of aquatic mammals, as well as some other truly majestic creatures and remnants of an ancient civilization. Abzu offers a fluid control system which enables you to perform underwater pirouettes, flips, and gives you a chance to ride sea creatures, such as a shark. Sometimes, getting to a place requires a skillful use of available abilities or solving a logic puzzle. Yet, Abzu puts a strong emphasis on its artistic value. Therefore, the game enchants players with a riot of colors, an abundance of diverse underwater life, and amazing special effects.
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March 13, 2012
Adventure, A Fairy Tale, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Arcade Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer.
Developed by the thatgamecompany studio, Journey is a remarkably unique exploration game, in which we embark on a journey through the desert sands. Our goal is to reach the summit of a great mountain, constantly visible on the horizon. A distinctive feature of Journey is the fact that we do not get a lot of exposure - the production lacks a classic narrative and does not have any dialogues; the nature of our protagonist and of the world we are in, which once harbored a mighty civilization, is all but unknown to us, a mystery, the true nature of which we can only speculate. The game consists of semi-open levels, which contain various puzzles and hidden locations. After passing through each of them we arrive at the next stage and the accompanying cut-scenes allow us to gradually discover and interpret the subsequent fragments of the plot. Journey also has one very intriguing curio - while playing the online mode we can encounter other players and at any time start playing in the co-op mode - but we still have to make do without verbal communication. All of the above is distinguished by an unusual, melancholic atmosphere and very artistic visuals, with focus on a minimalistic but incisive graphic style.
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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.
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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.
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March 21, 2023
Adventure, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
An adventure game with an open world, in which we play the role of a girl exploring an archipelago inspired by the landscapes of New Caledonia. Tchia is the creation of the independent studio Awaceb.
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May 28, 2026
Adventure, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
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January 31, 2023
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Photography, Games for Impact, Indie Games, Singleplayer, TPP, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.
Season is an adventure game about the peaceful end of the world. The player takes on the role of a woman going on a bicycle trip, during which he will try to document the history of cultures and places that will soon cease to exist.
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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.
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May 14, 2025
RPG, Crafting, Exploration Games, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Space, LAN, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Space Ships.
A survival sandbox RPG about an intergalactic explorer. Cubic Odyssey combines space exploration from No Man's Sky with crafting capabilities from Minecraft. We can build not only simply structures, but also spaceships. They can then be used to travel between planets and discover secrets of former civilizations.
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March 17, 2017
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, 60s and 70s, Singleplayer, Survival.
A first-person adventure game featuring survival elements. It is the first major project of the Canadian Parabole studio. The story is set in the northern regions of the Quebec province, in the 1970s. The game tells the story of a conflict between the owner of the most profitable copper mine in the region - a rich man called W. Hamilton, and the native local community accusing him of devastating sacred sites in search for more profit. The player is put in the shoes of a detective hired by Hamilton after his chalet in the mountains has been devastated. After his arrival, the protagonist discovers that his employer as well as the entire local community went missing. The gameplay focuses on exploration, finding clues and solving puzzles. However, the game features survival elements as well - the player has to tend to the protagonist's health and face many different dangers, such as low temperatures, predators, etc.
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August 15, 2013
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, FPP, Games for Impact, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
An original exploration adventure drama with first-person perspective. Gone Home is a debut project of an indie developer The Fullbright Company, whose members previously worked on a successful DLC for BioShock 2, Minerva’s Den. Gone Home is set in the United States of 1990s. You play as a young woman named Katy, who returns home after spending a year away in Europe. When she gets home, instead of her family she is welcomed by an empty house. In order to find out where have her close ones gone to Katy explores the house in search of notes, documents, recordings and other traces that reveal the game’s story step by step. Despite the relatively low tempo of gameplay and complete lack of supernatural events, Gone Home effectively creates and keeps an atmosphere of anxiety and motivates the player to keep searching for more and more clues. Because of its low budget, the developer decided to base the game on the popular Unity Engine, therefore it offers decent 3D graphics at low system requirements.
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July 18, 2019
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, MMO, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, TPP, Free-to-play.
Sky is an artistic social adventure game developed by the renowned studio thatgamecompany, the creators of such game as Journey and Flower. The game takes place in the remains of a sky realm. The place was once inhabited by a great civilization that had fallen for unknown reasons. The player is tasked with discovering the mysteries of specific locations. They can complete this task by joining forces with other users. The game was designed with multiplayer in mind. While playing Sky, the player is walking and flying together with several other players who help, protect or compete with each other. The developers provided the players with complete freedom to choose how to act. It is worth mentioning that the game world is constantly changing, offering new adventures and mysteries. Sky initially debuted on Apple platforms (iPhone, iPad and Apple TV).
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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.
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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.
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.
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March 24, 2020
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Simulation Elements, FPP, Indie Games, Meta Quest / Oculus, PlayStation VR, Singleplayer, SteamVR, VR.
An exploratory adventure game in which we find ourselves in an alternative reality created from data stored on the server. Paper Beast gives us a wide world at our disposal, which we explore without looking at any targets imposed from above.
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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.
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April 30, 2021
Adventure, Exploration Games, Arcade Elements, Photography, Pokemon, Cozy Game, Singleplayer.
An exploration adventure game set in the universe of the Pokemon series. Players take on the role of a young photographer who goes on a journey to the archipelago of tropical islands, where he observes and takes pictures of many species of wild Pokemon.
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August 11, 2015
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, 80s, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer.
An unusual FPP adventure game that lets you relive the last day of several characters facing impending apocalypse. The game was created by The Chinese Room, the developer known for Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Dear Esther. The game is set in a small village in Britain. Each playthrough lasts 60 minutes and you have no clear objectives to follow. The open world is inhabited by 6 independent characters, each one having their own ideas on how to spend the last moments of life. Playing as one of them you get to freely explore the world and interact with other characters to influence their fate and behavior. The game was designed for multiple playthroughs, each time to discover something new and shape the story differently. The game’s world created with CryEngine 3 features high level of interactivity, as almost every object can be manipulated.
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February 17, 2017
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
An adventure game developed by PaperSeven. The plot was written by Oliver Reid-Smith (the creator of the script for the well-received The Room), and it focuses on the relations of orphaned siblings: Scarlett and her younger brother, Finn. When the girl enters adolescence, their relations worsen. While traveling on a train, the protagonists meet a mysterious creature that lets them look at their past from a different perspective. The gameplay in Blackwood Crossing is based on exploration of the environment, having conversations with non-player characters, and making various kinds of decisions. The choices we make not only have an influence on subsequent stages of the story but also its climax. The game is also enriched by simple logic puzzles. The title is powered by Unity Engine technology and boasts high-quality three-dimensional cartoon graphics.
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November 22, 2019
Adventure, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, Singleplayer, TPP.
An action adventure game, in which you play as a wolf with supernatural abilities and explore the remains of an ancient civilization. Lost Ember takes place within the ruins of a metropolis left by a fictional tribe, modeled after the Inca people. The civilization has gone extinct long ago, and the monuments it had built had become part of the wild forest. The wolf, whose role the player assumes, has the power to control the bodies of other animals. Using this ability, you have to travel across the game’s world and gradually discover the truth behind the collapse of the city of Machu Kila. Most of the time you explore different environments, occasionally running into a challenge that tests your agility or dexterity. Although the wolf is fit to deal with many obstacles, it is often necessary to incarnate other animals to press on. They all have unique abilities: a bird can fly, a fish swims, and a mole digs underground tunnels – all those are needed in specific moments of the game. In terms of graphics, Lost Ember uses vivid colors and slightly cartoonish art style.
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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.
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October 5, 2015
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Meta Quest / Oculus, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, SteamVR, VR.
A science fiction horror adventure game by an independent one-man studio, Incandescent Imaging. The action takes place in the future in which the eponymous caffeine is a valuable resource obtained in space with special mining ships. Aboard one of them, a young boy awakens and discovers that for some unknown reason the vessel is completely deserted. Exploring the dark interior of the ship, the protagonist learns new facts and clues that lead him to the solution of the mystery. As we progress, we discover subsequent story elements and find out what actually happened on the ship and how we came to be completely alone. The production emphasizes the atmosphere of danger, built suggestively by both the soundtrack and the graphics, powered by Unreal Engine.
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October 27, 2016
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Meta Quest / Oculus, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, VR.
A first-person adventure game developed for VR goggles. Its prototype has been prepared for the VR Jam contest by the Polish Carbon Studio, established by the former employees of Farm51. Inspired by the famous novel by Lewis Carroll, Alice VR is set in a science-fiction world, where we play as a hero whose ship has been forced to land on an unknown planet. He finds out that all of its inhabitants have disappeared, and it is our task to discover the locals’ secrets and shape their future, not to mention solving some puzzles. The game is nonlinear, focusing on exploration and dealing with some puzzles, including riddles inspired by Alice in Wonderland which require us to enlarge and shrink our character. All of this varied by changing gravity, allowing us to move on walls and ceiling.
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