The Best Exploration Games for Playstation 4
Update : Paper Flight - Future Battles added at rank #41.
Here are our 10 Best Exploration Games for Playstation 4:Outer Wilds (2019)
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Unravel the mysteries of the universe in Outer Wilds, an award-winning open world game. Explore an ever-evolving solar system, uncover alien secrets, and enjoy a thought-provoking narrative. With no enemies to fight, you're free to discover at your own pace. Get ready for an unforgettable adventure in space!
What we like:
- Unique and immersive gameplay experience
- Beautiful and intricate world-building
- Thought-provoking narrative
- Encourages fearless discovery
- Captures the mysteries of the universe
- May cause motion sickness
- Game's physics can lead to unexpected deaths
- exploration
- mystery
- puzzle
- open-world
- discovery
- space
- sci-fi
- endless
- first-person
- adventure
- day
- story
A Short Hike (2019)
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Join Claire on her vacation and take a hike to the top of Hawk Peak in A Short Hike. Meet quirky characters, gather collectibles and uncover secrets across the charming island park. Enjoy the original soundtrack that perfectly captures the game's atmosphere. Don't let the game's title fool you, there's plenty of adventure waiting for you on this short hike.
What we like:
- Immersive gameplay with a captivating story and charming characters
- Beautiful pixel art and evocative soundtrack that complement the game's atmosphere perfectly
- Rich and detailed world with lots of secrets to uncover
- Short and concise game that provides an enjoyable and fulfilling experience
- Great value for money
- Cumbersome inventory system
- No map
- park
- relaxing
- exploration
- cute
- adventure
- flight
- open-world
- walking-simulator
- inventory
- parkour
- funny
- nature
- platform
- vertical
- short
Unsighted (2021)
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UNSIGHTED invites you into a post-apocalyptic world where you have a ticking clock before your own expiration. With Metroidvania-like gameplay, fully interconnected world, and an interesting story that allows for tough choices, the game provides a balanced mix of exploration, combat, and character progression. With additional modes like co-op and rogue-lite, UNSIGHTED guarantees a high replay value. A game that creatively brings several game designs together to make a fun and polished game.
What we like:
- Balanced mix of gameplay elements
- Interesting story with tough choices
- High replayability with additional modes
- Polished sound and graphics
- Responsive controls
- Writing could be better
- Characters feel one-dimensional
- Dialogue interrupts gameplay
- pixel
- exploration
- boss
- top-down
- robots
- metroidvania
- dungeon
- combat
- puzzle
- war
- post-apocalyptic
- souls
- platform
- rpg
- crafting
Axiom Verge 2 (2021)
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Dive into Axiom Verge 2, an epic adventure that takes you into a mysterious parallel universe. As Indra, unravel the secrets of this world, battling monsters, hacking machines, and exploring ancient ruins. With intriguing gameplay, unique combat mechanics, and a refreshing protagonist, this game offers an immersive, fast-paced, and thrilling experience.
What we like:
- Excellent game design with a lot to discover
- Unique combat mechanics that encourage stealth and hacking
- Refreshing protagonist that breaks stereotypes
- Improved aesthetic with varied pixel art and haunting music
- Gameplay is fast-paced and responsive with a diverse array of weapons
- Level tree imbalance and unclear progression at times
- Combat feels optional and some weapons are underutilized
- Occasional confusion in navigating the open world
- Less emphasis on bosses and limited weapon options
- boss
- exploration
- platform
- metroid
- retro
- boss-fight
- classic
- sci-fi
- alternate
- pixel
- combat
- metroidvania
- narrative
- adventure
- fight
Submerged: Hidden Depths (2020)
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Explore a sunken world in Submerged: Hidden Depths as you navigate through a non-combat third-person 'relaxploration' adventure. Immerse yourself in this beautiful and haunting world while collecting relics and searching for the seeds of salvation. Enjoy the beautiful graphics, atmosphere and music that make for an awesome gameplay experience.
What we like:
- Beautiful graphics and atmosphere
- Interesting way of storytelling through drawings and actions
- Awesome music
- Improved gameplay from the previous game
- Relaxing game with no combat
- Laid-back gameplay may be too chill for some
- Minimal parkour and platforming
- The boat can be frustrating and ruins immersion
- exploration
- relaxing
- open-world
- walking-simulator
- sailing
- adventure
- collectible
- narrative
- emotional
- puzzle
- post-apocalyptic
- combat
Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story (2022)
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Two best friends, one wild adventure. Join best friends Nunu and Willump on an adventure across the frozen wilds of the Freljord. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works.
- story
- long-time-player
- adventure
- single-player
- emotional
- exploration
- puzzle
- stylized
- cute
- endless
- fantasy
- fight
- narrative
- platform
- cartoony
Eastshade (2019)
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Embark on a peaceful and wholesome adventure as a traveling painter exploring the beautiful island of Eastshade. Engage with unique and captivating characters, complete quests, and create works of art that impact the world around you. With stunning visuals and a mesmerizing score, Eastshade offers a unique and uplifting experience that will leave a lasting impression on you.
What we like:
- Captivating characters and engaging quests
- Stunning visuals and attention to detail
- Art creation adds an extra layer of gameplay depth
- Soothing and relaxing experience
- Strong plot and exploration opportunities.
- Technical flaws including glitches and crashes
- Mixed bag of voice acting.
- open-world
- relaxing
- exploration
- walking-simulator
- crafting
- beautiful
- combat-free
- rpg
- first-person
- atmospheric
- photography
- adventure
- story
- fantasy
- violent
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch (2021)
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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is an incredible adventure game set in a gorgeous, vast dieselpunk world. You take on the role of Rayton, a disgruntled former resistance soldier, to reclaim your mechanical fist and fight your way through the hierarchy of the city. Explore rich, interconnected environments packed with secrets and traverse through snowy mountain tops to bustling neon cities. Unlock weapons and abilities to progress further, use precision-based platforming segments and master combo-based combat system with three different weapons to be successful.
What we like:
- Interconnected World
- Diverse Gameplay
- Deep Combat System
- Rich Visuals & Soundscape
- Challenging yet Rewarding
- Some May Find Bosses Difficult
- There's a Lot of Travelling
- metroidvania
- platform
- exploration
- boss
- combat
- combo
- fight
- boss-fight
- mech
- war
- narrative
- steampunk
- side-scrolling
- challenging
- robots
Hindsight (2022)
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What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.
- narrative
- narration
- cinematic
- emotional
- exploration
- point-and-click
- story
- hidden-object
- interactive
- drama
- stylized
- fiction
- relaxing
- colourful
- puzzle
No Man's Sky (2016)
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No Man's Sky is a massive universe-sim sandbox experience that lets you explore an infinite number of planets with unique lifeforms and environments. Upgrade your ship and suit for survival and choose your own path - whether you want to be a trader, fighter, or explorer. The game offers great graphics and good VR support with the ability to play with friends and share your discoveries.
What we like:
- Deliver on promises
- Great graphics
- Cross-play enabled
- Good VR support
- Some bugs present
- Not challenging enough
- No co-op progression
- inventory
- survival
- exploration
- sci-fi
- crafting
- pirates
- resource
- discovery
- trading
- aliens
- multiplayer
- space
- sandbox
- open-world
- management
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