Best Exploration Games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated exploration games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Exploration games on Steam.
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Shape of Dreams
Shape of Dreams delivers fast-paced, dreamlike action in a vivid roguelite world. Dive into ever-changing realms with tight controls, fluid combat, and high-stakes battles. Whether playing solo or with up to three friends, each run is a thrilling test of reflexes and strategy.
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion
Feel the exhilaration of fast-paced combat in your fully customized armored suit as you freely explore a deadly and dangerous world on land or in the air. Take on titanic boss battles with alone or with up to two other friends in online co-op!
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Sinister Night 2
Nine Streamers enter an ancient Chinese mansion, hoping to attract a huge following and become famous through livestreaming. However, two of them are tragically possessed by evil spirits. These possessed will slaughter their companions, and complete a malevolent ritual of a ghostly wedding.
INCISION
All old-school FPS action. No Bullshit. Lots of blood & gore. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter.
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.
Whisper of the House
Whisper of the House is a cozy game about organizing and decorating. You'll take on various tasks from the townspeople—helping them move, organize, and clean their spaces. In the process, your gentle touch might make a difference in their lives, and perhaps uncover some hidden stories...
Beyond the Map
Survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build a base, gear up, and fight to survive as you chase better loot and stronger enemies.
Ways of Alchemy
Become a medieval alchemist in this card game. Brew deadly potions, discover ancient recipes, hire adventurers, and outwit the Inquisition. Transform your humble shack into an alchemical empire. No wands are required — just knowledge and wit.
Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Sword of the Sea
Surf across magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on an epic quest to restore a lost ocean. From the visionary artist behind ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Journey, Sword of the Sea is an atmospheric surfing adventure with fast movement inspired by classic skateboarding and snowboarding games.
BLACK SOULS
Long, long ago, there existed a kingdom shrouded in dense mist: the Lost Empire. This mist twisted humans into terrifying beasts, plunging the world into despair. War raged endlessly. Heroes rose, seeking fame and glory. It is in this place you awaken—a nameless undead.
Supraworld
Be tiny in a handcrafted toy world. Explore, solve puzzles, ignore the main quest, get out of bounds, find secret areas, convict murderers. Hunt for powerful new abilities to unravel this vast, interconnected world… And don't forget to save the princess.
BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION
A terrifying multiplayer horror experience with social deduction elements. Trapped in the Backrooms, up to 12 players must try to work together to survive and expose the shapeshifting Skin Stealer hiding among them before it’s too late. Who will you trust?
Avakin Life
Avakin Life is an endless social world waiting for you. Live your dream life, from unique and customizable avatars to stylish fashion outfits and personalized dream homes. Hang out with friends, join parties, and embark on adventures in a world where you are in control of everything.
Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey
Wagotabi is an educational RPG teaching Japanese from the ground up. Immerse yourself in the language through interactive dialogues, quest-solving, and puzzles, all while exploring Japan and its rich culture. Will you become a Japanese master?
Whisper Mountain Outbreak
Escape room meets co-op survival horror. The year is 1998, and an ancient curse has been unleashed, trapping everyone on Mount Bisik. Alone or with up to 4 players, you must explore, find clues, figure out a way to escape...and survive the horror.
ERA ONE
Era One is an innovative space game that combines elements of real-time strategy, base building, space survival, and tactical battles. Players can create and customize their bases from scratch, construct various types of structures and warships, manage fleets, and engage in tactical space battles.
Catto's Post Office
Deliver mail as Catto, the town's dedicated Postcat, while meeting unique friends in a vibrant cozy town filled with kitty residents.
Tall Trails
A chill exploration game where EVERYTHING goes in the boot! You're Alp, a lil' golem on a quest to find his purpose. Run, climb, and use items as fuel in your Rocket Boot to blast yourself into the air!
Fuel Harvest Together
Play solo or co-op with up to 5 players to find oil, store crude, refine fuels, and sell them at gas stations and shop. Dig for gems and fossils, upgrade your gear, lease new land, and dominate the city as the biggest oil supplier!