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Exploration
849 games in our corpus·Review scores in line with what games in our database typically receive.
Total Estimated Market
>$12.27BFINAL FANTASY XIV Online
000K copies
$000K
617.72h avg
77.84h med
★ 86%· 77.6K reviews
9.99 €Project: Gorgon
000K copies
$000K
194.91h avg
39.84h med
★ 86%· 4.6K reviews
24.50 €Garry's Mod
000K copies
$000K
164.53h avg
16.73h med
★ 96%· 1.08M reviews
9.99 €Stormworks: Build and Rescue
000K copies
$000K
150.88h avg
23.23h med
★ 90%· 53.9K reviews
24.50 €Monster Hunter: World
000K copies
$000K
141.32h avg
47.21h med
★ 88%· 315.7K reviews
29.99 €The Elder Scrolls® Online
000K copies
$000K
140.27h avg
15.18h med
★ 81%· 133.1K reviews
19.99 €Related Niches
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Top 10 Exploration games by Average Playtime
| # | Game | Release Year↕ | Developer↕ | Publisher↕ | Revenue | Units Sold | Average Playtime↓ | Median Playtime↕ | Review Score↕ | Price↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Unlock → | Unlock → | 617.7h | 77.8h | 86% | $9.99 | |
| 2 | 2026 | Elder Game, LLC | Elder Game, LLC | Unlock → | Unlock → | 194.9h | 39.8h | 86% | $24.50 | |
| 3 | 2006 | Facepunch Studios | Valve | Unlock → | Unlock → | 164.5h | 16.7h | 96% | $9.99 | |
| 4 | 2020 | Geometa | Geometa | Unlock → | Unlock → | 150.9h | 23.2h | 90% | $24.50 | |
| 5 | 2018 | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | Unlock → | Unlock → | 141.3h | 47.2h | 88% | $29.99 | |
| 6 | 2017 | ZeniMax Online Studios | Bethesda Softworks | Unlock → | Unlock → | 140.3h | 15.2h | 81% | $19.99 | |
| 7 | 2018 | Grapeshot Games | Grapeshot Games | Unlock → | Unlock → | 131.5h | 15.5h | 47% | $24.99 | |
| 8 | 2016 | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive | Unlock → | Unlock → | 128.7h | 19.1h | 86% | $49.99 | |
| 9 | 2011 | Re-Logic | Re-Logic | Unlock → | Unlock → | 125.1h | 36.0h | 97% | $9.75 | |
| 10 | 2015 | Frontier Developments | Frontier Developments | Unlock → | Unlock → | 120.9h | 15.0h | 77% | $19.99 |
Steam-wide market context
Based on 17,853 Exploration games across the full Steam catalog · snapshot Jul 12, 2026 — official Steam data, beyond our tracked corpus.
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