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Exploration-Heavy Games

Games that reward curiosity and discovery, featuring vast worlds with hidden secrets and meaningful exploration rewards.

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Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition

intense atmospheric
Thirty Flights of Loving
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Thirty Flights of Loving

atmospheric contemplative
Pokémon X, Y
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Pokémon X, Y

uplifting relaxing
Hollow Knight
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Hollow Knight

atmospheric intense
Pikmin 4
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Pikmin 4

relaxing intense
Medieval: Total War - Collection
Gameplay
turn-based combat-focused
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Medieval: Total War - Collection

intense atmospheric
West of Loathing
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

West of Loathing

funny relaxing
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Gameplay
exploration-heavy platforming
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

atmospheric emotional
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Gameplay
third-person combat exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

energetic funny
It Takes Two
Gameplay
cooperative puzzle-solving
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

It Takes Two

funny heartfelt
The Room Two
Gameplay
puzzle-solving exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

The Room Two

atmospheric intense
Metro 2033 Redux
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Metro 2033 Redux

intense atmospheric
Psychonauts 2
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Psychonauts 2

funny whimsical
Medieval II: Total War
Gameplay
turn-based combat-focused
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Medieval II: Total War

intense epic
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Gameplay
exploration-heavy life-simulation
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Animal Crossing: New Leaf

relaxing cozy
Limbo
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Limbo

atmospheric intense
The Stanley Parable
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

The Stanley Parable

atmospheric funny
Diablo II
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Diablo II

intense epic
Space Marshals 2
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Space Marshals 2

intense atmospheric
Metroid: Samus Returns
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Metroid: Samus Returns

intense atmospheric
Asgard's Wrath
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Asgard's Wrath

intense epic
Devil May Cry 5
Gameplay
combat-focused real-time
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Devil May Cry 5

intense atmospheric
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition

intense atmospheric
Card Thief
Gameplay
turn-based puzzle-solving
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Card Thief

relaxing intense
Myth 2: Soulblighter
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Myth 2: Soulblighter

atmospheric intense
The Last of Us: Left Behind Stand Alone
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

The Last of Us: Left Behind Stand Alone

intense emotional
Far Cry 3
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Far Cry 3

intense atmospheric
Kerbal Space Program
Gameplay
exploration-heavy sandbox
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Kerbal Space Program

intense relaxing
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Gameplay
turn-based exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

epic contemplative
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
Gameplay
story-driven tactical-combat
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

intense atmospheric
LittleBigPlanet (PS Vita)
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

LittleBigPlanet (PS Vita)

playful creative
Owlboy
Gameplay
platforming exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Owlboy

atmospheric intense
Resident Evil (2002)
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Resident Evil (2002)

intense atmospheric
World of Warcraft: Legion
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

World of Warcraft: Legion

epic intense
Her Story
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Her Story

intense atmospheric
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis

intense atmospheric
Grindstone
Gameplay
puzzle-solving turn-based
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Grindstone

relaxing contemplative
Rogue Legacy 2
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Rogue Legacy 2

intense thrilling
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood

epic intense
Deathloop
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Deathloop

intense atmospheric
Nioh
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Nioh

intense atmospheric
Return Of The Obra Dinn
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Return Of The Obra Dinn

intense atmospheric
XCOM 2
Gameplay
turn-based combat-focused
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

XCOM 2

intense atmospheric
Medieval: Total War
Gameplay
turn-based real-time
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Medieval: Total War

intense atmospheric
Starfield
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Starfield

atmospheric intense
Night in the Woods
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Night in the Woods

atmospheric contemplative
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Gameplay
exploration-heavy turn-based
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Sid Meier's Pirates!

atmospheric exploration-heavy
Torchlight II
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Torchlight II

intense atmospheric
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