Games like A Short Hike
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Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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-50%$9.99Adorable Adventures
Apr 30 · Wild Sheep Studio
Both: Exploration · Relaxing · Nature
Play as Boris, a curious baby boar who must learn how to use his nose to reunite with his family after a forest fire. Explore beautiful landscapes, track scents, and uncover secrets as you slowly reconnect with nature in this cozy animal adventure.
ExplorationRelaxingCuteAtmosphericCasualIndieColorfulSingleplayerWalking SimulatorNature👍 710
$4.99The Greenening
May 7 · Erkberg Games
Both: Exploration · Nature · Relaxing
A short and wholesome incremental journey about exploring and reawakening a forgotten world. Wash away the ashes to discover the secrets hidden beneath, upgrade your versatile watering abilities, and grow your own cozy space garden.
IncrementalCasualIdlerExplorationNatureRelaxingCleaningCuteCozyWholesome👍 484
-15%$16.14Alex & Arty
5 days ago · ROLLDBOX GAMES
Both: Exploration · Nature · Relaxing
Restore a dying alien world through the bond between Alex and Arty. Use Alex’s tech to cleanse corruption, help Arty bring light back to each region, and watch the planet transform through your actions.
ExplorationAdventureCreature CollectorNatureRelaxingColorfulAtmosphericEmotionalCuteStylized
$19.99Project Castaway
Mar 17 · Mardonpol Inc.
Both: Exploration · Open World
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
Open World Survival CraftCo-opOnline Co-OpExplorationSurvivalSandboxFirst-PersonOpen WorldMultiplayerBase Building👍 1,820
$24.99Bootstrap Island
Mar 12 · Maru VR
Both: Open World · Nature
A highly realistic VR survival roguelike adventure set on a ruthless 17th-century tropical island. Shipwrecked and alone, you must survive without guidance as you face wild beasts, nature’s fury, and a mysterious local tribe. Every decision is yours. Your survival is in your own hands!
SurvivalAdventureOpen WorldVRLife SimRoguelikeActionNatureAtmosphericSimulation👍 1,366
$29.99Valheim
12 days ago · Iron Gate AB
Both: Open World · Exploration
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayerBuildingCraftingBase BuildingExplorationCo-op👍 465,813
-35%$9.74Necesse
Oct 16 · Fair Games ApS
Both: Pixel Graphics · Open World
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Open World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxSurvivalCraftingAdventureIndieRPG👍 24,443
$69.99Forza Horizon 6
May 18 · Playground Games
Both: Open World · Exploration
Discover the breathtaking landscapes of Japan in over 550 real-world cars and become a racing Legend in Forza Horizon's biggest open world driving adventure yet.
RacingOpen WorldDrivingMultiplayerAutomobile SimSimulationExplorationRealisticArcadeSports👍 86,954
$5.99Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
Apr 24 · Ankoku
Both: Exploration · Relaxing
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-Person3DAdventureSurrealNonlinearHorrorRelaxing👍 398
$18.99Winter Survival
Nov 19 · DRAGO entertainment
Both: Open World · Exploration
Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCookingOpen WorldAtmosphericExplorationSingleplayerAdventureFirst-PersonBase Building👍 595
$9.50Garden Ink
11 days ago · Kranich
Both: Relaxing · Exploration
Paint, combine and discover! Garden Ink is a cozy sandbox game. Combine decorations and use painting tools to customize your world. With hand-painted graphics and a relaxing soundtrack, it’s time to discover every cute surprise.
CozyRelaxingCuteHand-drawnDecoratingMinigamesExplorationSandboxFamily FriendlyCasual
$19.99Midwinter Fan Remaster
Sep 7 · Titanium Helix Games
Both: Open World · Exploration
Find allies. Recruit. Resist. Conquer. Nearly 30 years before Breath of the Wild perfected open world, there was Midwinter. Mike Singleton's 1989 landmark, faithfully remastered — 160,000 square miles of frozen island, 32 survivors with 32 personalities, and an invading army to resist and destroy.
StrategyOpen WorldSurvivalSingleplayerExplorationRemakeRetroSniperOld SchoolSnow
$15.99Mon Bazou
Dec 18 · Santa Goat
Both: Exploration · Open World
Build your crappy vehicle into a race car, install the parts yourself. Make money by cutting wood, racing at night or delivering pizza. Maybe you want to manage a sugar shack or build yourself a big garage?
Automobile SimDrivingSandboxLife SimRacingChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationBuildingOpen WorldFirst-Person👍 19,936
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-50%$14.99Airborne Empire
Apr 17 · The Wandering Band LLC
Both: Open World · Exploration
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
City BuilderOpen WorldRPGExplorationResource ManagementCasualColony SimFamily FriendlyStrategySandbox👍 855
$29.99RuneScape: Dragonwilds
6 days ago · Jagex Ltd
Both: Open World
On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.
Open WorldSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opOnline Co-OpEarly AccessCraftingBuildingBase Building👍 28,410
-50%$9.99Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Nov 12 · Lavaboots Studios
Both: Open World · Exploration
Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.
Open WorldSurvivalSailingPiratesCraftingExplorationSandboxPvEAction-AdventureNaval👍 2,182
$9.99The Quinfall
Feb 6 · Vawraek Technology Inc.
Both: Open World
Embark on an adventurous journey to explore the Quinfall universe. Be a part of unique battles and an immersive story with dozens of different professions in the depths of medieval times in an all-new MMORPG experience.
Massively MultiplayerMMORPGOpen WorldRPGCharacter CustomizationMultiplayerMedievalAdventureAction RPGPvP👍 12,074
