The 13 Best Exploration Games

With the exploration games we have compiled from MMORPG to puzzle games, you can go to the farthest corners of the galaxy or embark on action-packed adventures on an island far from civilization. Here are the best exploration games you can play to embark on an adventure to faraway lands and unleash your inner explorer.

Journey

Platforms: iOS, PS3, PS4, PC

Journey, which is perhaps one of the most artistic productions of the game world, will talk about the value of discovery and journey, and it will be remembered with its unforgettable experience. In this relaxing PC game, you’ll explore the ancient and mysterious world of Journey as you glide over ruins and cross deserts to discover its Secrets.

Outer Wilds

Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, Outer Wilds has a structure that invites the player to explore every aspect. You should definitely play Outer Wilds, one of the best sci-fi games which successfully blends RPG elements.

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No Man’s Sky

Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

No Man’s Sky, one of the games that made a solid comeback in the game world, offers a delicious exploration experience. No Man’s Sky, a completely different game when compared to its debut, invites players to various adventures on countless planets.

Elder Scrolls Online

Platforms: PC, Google Stadia, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

ESO, which combines the world of Elder Scrolls with MMO elements, brings the feeling of exploration to the peak in a vast land. In The Elder Scrolls Online, an award-winning RPG, you can experience an ever-expanding story across Tamriel, explore a rich, vibrant world with friends, or embark on an adventure alone.

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Far Cry 3

Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox S360

Far Cry 3, the most successful member of the Far Cry series in my opinion, combined a successful formula with solid gameplay mechanics, and brought the feeling of discovery to the top in our adventure in the Rook Islands.

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Guild Wars 2

Platforms: PC

Guild Wars 2, another MMO on our list, has been on its way for years with solid steps. The production, which has become one of the best exploration games and gained a loyal player base in this process, offers exploration-based gameplay by eliminating the linear gameplay we are used to in MMORPGs.

Fallout 3

Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox 360, PS3

How about finding a mystery around every corner in a post-nuclear Washington, unearthing forgotten radioactive stories? Fallout 3 is one of the masterpieces that you should definitely play. Every minute is a battle for survival against the horrors of the outside world thanks to the game’s expansive setting, distinctive combat, realistic graphics, and dynamic cast of characters.

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Xbox Cloud Gaming

With the third game of the Dragon Age series, you will travel to the most interesting places of Thedas and embark on mysterious adventures in a land full of dangers.

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Platforms: PC, Amazon Luna, Google Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, which is described as ‘a good open world game, a bad Assassin’s Creed game’ by many players, promises a journey full of exploration in Ancient Greece.

The Witness

Platforms: PC, iOS, Android, PS4, Xbox One

The Witness, a meaningful puzzle game, stands out as one of the best exploration games. You wake up alone on a strange island filled with puzzles that will challenge and surprise you in this single-player game with dozens of locations to explore and over 500 puzzles.

Starbound

Platforms: PC, Xbox One

Starbound offers players unforgettable exploration adventures in the depths of space. The two-dimensional game will fascinate you with its minimal structure and hours will turn into days.

Dark Souls

Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox 360

The Dark Souls series, which is almost banned for many players, invites players to desperate struggles in a land full of fear with its first game. This land, where a new danger awaits at every corner you go, invites you to an unforgettable adventure where you must put your fears aside and embark.

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Subnautica

Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Subnautica, a brand new adventure for those who are bored with the farthest corners of space and the ruins of the middle ages, invites immersive journeys under the sea. In this survival-based game, you crash-landed in an alien ocean world that stretches to deep-sea trenches, lava fields, and bioluminescent underwater rivers, and the only way to go is to go down.