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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Grounded 2 Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.

Price 29.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 29 Jul 2025
Day of the Shell Day of the Shell is a “one-click, one-turn” tactical rogue-lite. In a shattered and flooded world, travel from island to island with only hope and a revolver, challenging and appeasing the gods.

Price -35% 9.89€
Rating 6.8
Release 29 Jul 2025
FUMES Arm your vehicle with deadly weapons and roam endless wastelands in this fast-paced single-player car combat game. Collect upgrades for your car to melt enemies and giant bosses in this bizarre world. Retro vibe. Retro cars. Retro gameplay!

Price -20% 11.19€
Rating 9.1
Release 28 Jul 2025
Captain Bones : A Pirate's Journey Captain Bones is an action-adventure game set in an open pirate world. You must have survival skills to make ship battles and treasure hunts with your crew.

Price -35% 10.91€
Rating 7.9
Release 28 Jul 2025
One-Eyed Likho One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.

Price -37% 12.32€
Rating 8.7
Release 28 Jul 2025
Primal Planet Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!

Price -65% 6.77€
Rating 8.3
Release 28 Jul 2025
Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?

Price 5.89€
Rating 8.0
Release 25 Jul 2025
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Price Free to play
Rating 8.6
Release 23 Jul 2025
SUPERVIVE THE ACTION BATTLE ROYALE WITH ENDLESS PLAYSTYLES. Slam into all-out, multi-squad teamfights in this lethal, fast-paced brawl in the sky. Unlock gear, theorycraft builds, and bring your gamebreaking loadout into every match.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 23 Jul 2025
Wheel World Dive into Wheel World as Kat, a rider chosen by ancient cycling spirits. Race elite teams, trick out your bike, and perform the long overdue Great Shift ritual to save a universe on the brink! Your bike is your destiny.

Price -45% 10.19€
Rating 8.2
Release 23 Jul 2025
Monument Valley 3 Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?

Price -20% 11.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 22 Jul 2025
Abiotic Factor Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.

Price -51% 16.72€
Rating 9.4
Release 22 Jul 2025
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.

Price 28.99€
Rating 9.5
Release 22 Jul 2025
WolfQuest: Classic LIVE THE LIFE OF A WILD WOLF! As a two-year-old gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park, hunt elk and moose, find a mate, and then establish a territory and raise your pups.

Price 28.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 22 Jul 2025
Luto Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Price -20% 15.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 21 Jul 2025
Digger: Galactic Treasures Digger: Galactic Treasures is a space adventure where you drill into asteroids to uncover rare resources and hidden treasures. Explore the galaxy, upgrade your gear, and discover the secrets of the universe!

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 18 Jul 2025
The Complex: Expedition When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?

Price -10% 13.31€
Rating 8.7
Release 18 Jul 2025
LostMagic A 2D MMORPG with turn-based combat, dungeons, PvP, PvE in a unique world with story driven content.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.7
Release 17 Jul 2025
Drill Core Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?

Price -60% 7.80€
Rating 8.1
Release 17 Jul 2025
Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson In this turn-based RPG, wield powerful legendary instruments, gather mighty riff attacks and save the land from Rick Riffson's devilish goons and musical hybrid monsters!

Price -6% 14.03€
Rating 9.3
Release 17 Jul 2025
The Wandering Village The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?

Price -40% 17.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 17 Jul 2025
Return from Core Mine, build, and explore with Monster Girl companions in this underground sandbox adventure. Uncover lost tech, automate production, and forge bonds with allies as you fight to survive and journey back to the surface.

Price -75% 4.27€
Rating 7.2
Release 17 Jul 2025
Conquer the world "Conquer the world" is a historical theme of live-action interactive film game. First-person immersive experience, super-long and massive endings,rich interaction with multiple gameplay. Here,you will cross the river of history, Against invaders!

Price -30% 8.95€
Rating 8.9
Release 16 Jul 2025
Gaucho and the Grassland LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.

Price 19.50€
Rating 9.0
Release 16 Jul 2025