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 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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November 6, 2023
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Books, Polish, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller.
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 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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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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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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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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June 17, 2026
Simulation, Crafting, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Free-to-play.
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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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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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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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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2027, Early Access
Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.
A sequel to a well-received FPP survival game from 2017. In BlackFrost: The Long Dark 2 our goal is to survive in the unforgiving icy land. There are some new features in the sequel, including psychological aspects and stats related to survival, as well as an online coop mode in addition to singleplayer.
December 2026, Early Access
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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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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December 2026, Early Access
Adventure, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, Polish, Action Adventure, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, Catastrophic.
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.
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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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 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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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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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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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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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 4, 2026
Adventure, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, FPP, Humorous, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Online.
A co-op adventure game by House House Games, the creators of Untitled Goose Game. Players must work together and communicate to solve puzzles and not to get lost in the vast open world.
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November 29, 2023
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Singleplayer, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.
An unusual FPP adventure game with some horror vibes, inspired by Japanesee underground passages. The Exit 8 has us travelling through a mysterious and seemingly non-ending corridor. The key of the game is to make our way to the exit while avoiding anomalies.
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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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January 23, 2025
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
A first-person adventure game with clear focus on exploration, using the "found footage" filter and meant as a psychological horror. Dreamcore has us exploring various disturbing locations featured as liminal spaces. Our main goal is always the same - to find the exit and escape in one piece. The game runs on Unreal Engine 5.
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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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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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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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March 31, 2026
Adventure, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, Episodic, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
A first-person horror puzzle game inspired by the Backrooms creepypasta. Subliminal has us exploring randomly generated liminal spaces while being chased by inhuman creatures. Puzzles play a key role in the game, relying on the manipulation of perspective and lighting.
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June 1, 2022
Adventure, 2D, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, Under Water, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Surrealism.
An adventure game in which we explore the mysteries of the deep sea. In Silt we play as a diver exploring a surreal underwater world alone. The protagonist can take control of some sea creatures, which allows him to solve environmental puzzles.
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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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February 24, 2022
Adventure, Very Brutal, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, World War II, Indie Games, 40s and 50s, Singleplayer, Thriller.
First-person adventure game maintained in the genre of a dark psychological thriller. Martha is Dead transfers us to Tuscany in 1944. The production is the responsibility of an independent studio LKA, the creator of The Town of Light.
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September 14, 2017
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Singleplayer, TPP.
A third-person perspective exploration game about death and loneliness. It was developed by an independent developer who also created Home is Where one Starts. In The First Tree, the player follows two distinctly different characters: a female fox that is looking for her lost kids, and a pair of humans facing death of their closest ones. When controlling the fox, the player is traveling in search for the titular tree that hides the answer to the question about the source of life and the meaning of death. After some time, the player discovers the connection between the story of the animal and the humans. During most of the time the player is traveling through three-dimensional locations, discovering important places and finding items. The gameplay contains platform game sequences in which the protagonist must run and jump from one place to another. The First Tree can be completed in about two hours, although it depends on the player how much will they discover during that time. The title employs colorful, slightly comic book-like graphics.
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February 26, 2016
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Meta Quest / Oculus, Singleplayer, Thriller, VR.
First-person adventure game in the form of a psychological thriller and the debut of an independent Italian studio Lka.it. The game's plot is set in an mental institution located in the Italian town of Volterra. Creators of The Town of Light decided to depict in their game the history of an actually existing place, focusing on dramas of its residents, treated by facility staff like animals. In the game we play the part of a 16-year-old girl named Renee who comes to the asylum in hope of recovering her lost memories. Her task is complicated by the fact that she suffers from schizophrenia, and during exploration she is constantly accompanied by her various fears and other symptoms of her condition. During the game we explore subsequent, carefully reproduced rooms of the asylum, slowly discovering all of its dark secrets. Depending on our actions, story can develop in a nonlinear way.
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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.
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April 15, 2025
Simulation, Exploration Games, Photography, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
An explorative FPP game, in which we play as a photographer. Lushfoil Photography Sim has us traversing different locations from all around the world, taking photos.
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September 19, 2024
Adventure, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Cats, Singleplayer, TPP, Animals.
A third-person adventure game starring Dawn the cat. Copycat is an emotional tale about bonds and separation, as the protagonist is replaced by the titular copycat and must find a way to return to her owner.
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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.
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September 23, 2021
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP.
Three-dimensional exploratory adventure game in which we play the role of a young girl named Sable crossing the desert filled with ancient ruins and forgotten wrecks of spacecraft. The production has a large open map, the structure of which encourages players to explore the fictional world by themselves.
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November 12, 2020
Action, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, TPP.
The Pathless is another game by Giant Squid studio, responsible for the well received experimental game titled Abzu. In Pathless, the player takes the role of Hunter, who tries to diminish the curse that was casted on the world.
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August 4, 2015
Adventure, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, TPP.
A third person action adventure game that combines a post-apocalyptic setting with fantasy elements. The game was created by Uppercut Games, a developer studio founded by industry veterans who previously worked on such classics as Fallout Tactics and the BioShock franchise. You take on the role of a young girl, who brings her wounded brother into a submerged city. Gameplay is based on exploration (on foot or by boat) in search of any items that could give the boy some relief. Instead of traditional puzzles, you have to figure out how to reach seemingly inaccessible places. While playing you also find upgrades for your boat, as well as pictograph that reveal the story of both the siblings and the mysterious, submerged metropolis. The game is powered by Unreal Engine 4.
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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.
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April 13, 2018
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
A short exploration game. You play as a girl named Kelsey, who visits the former room of her friend, Marie, to find her diary. By analyzing the room and listening to the recollections of the protagonist, you discover the details of the tragic events from several years ago.
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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.
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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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