Best exploration games on Steam
Games about going somewhere and seeing what is there. Ranked by review score weighted by how many reviews stand behind it, not by the raw percentage — a game with 40,000 reviews at 92% places above one with 210 at 96%, because a small crowd of enthusiasts is not the same thing as a verdict.
40 games, best first
ranked by weighted review score
98%−75%#1Slime Rancher
97%#2Euro Truck Simulator 2
97%#3Terraria
97%#4BeamNG.drive
97%#5Satisfactory
97%−70%#6Deep Rock Galactic
98%#7OneShot
97%#8Subnautica
97%#9Lethal Company
97%−75%#10Celeste
97%−50%#11Garry's Mod
97%#12Hollow Knight
97%#13Stray
97%#14American Truck Simulator
98%#15A Hat in Time
97%#16Oxygen Not Included
97%#17OMORI
97%#18DAVE THE DIVER
97%#19Ori and the Will of the Wisps
96%−35%#20R.E.P.O.
97%#21Don't Starve
98%−40%#22Chants of Sennaar
96%#23Tomb Raider Game of the Year
96%#24Fallout: New Vegas
98%#25Crime Scene Cleaner
99%#26A Short Hike
96%#27God of War
96%#28The Forest
96%#29Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
96%#30Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
96%−80%#31GRIS
95%#32It Takes Two
95%−20%#33Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
96%#34Kerbal Space Program
96%−50%#35The Planet Crafter
96%#36Outer Wilds
95%−60%#37Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
96%#38Abiotic Factor
96%#39DREDGE
96%#40SOMA
The badge on each cover is the share of Steam reviews that are positive. Only games with at least 200reviews are eligible, and the order weights that share by how many reviews back it, so a large review count beats a slightly higher percentage from a small one. Prices are today’s US Steam prices and update hourly; player counts are live from Coilr’s own tracking.