19 Best Exploration Games for PS3

Worms is a Single and Multiplayer Artillery-based Strategy video game by Team17. Developed back in 2007, the game is actually a remake of the 1995’s popular Worms video game and it is available to play on Xbox, PlayStation and iOS platforms. The game allows the players to control a small platoon of Worms and battle against the Computer AI (Artificial Intelligence) and other player controlled teams of Worms. Worms offer a beautiful cartoon-style Animations and allows the players to carry various types of weapons, command over the controlled worms via communications such as being continuously in contact with other players or by using voice commands. Worms offer a detailed tutorial to learn about the game, loads of Single-player missions and challenges, Multiplayer mode with all the team-based matches as well as offline gameplay. With a wonderfully addictive gameplay, beautiful visuals, and enhanced mechanics as compared to the previous version of the game, Worms is one amazing Strategy video game to play and enjoy.

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is an Action and Role-Playing Game (RPG) video game. The game sets in the fantasy world of Skyrim located in the territory of Tamriel, in which the protagonist roams in an open world and fights with the enemies. The game focuses on a war that started almost 200 years ago between Stormcloaks and Imperial Legion. The game kicks off with the protagonist being transferred for execution along with other Stormcloak soldiers and their leader Ulfric Stormcloak when a dragon suddenly comes and interrupts the procession by attacking and devastating the whole town. The protagonist runs and takes refuge in a nearby village of Riverwoods and starts gathering items and weapons and a place to live. Upon returning to Dragonstorm he slays a dragon and absorbs the soul of the dragon to use the abilities and fight against the Legion. The story continues and the protagonist continues his search of Paarthurmax. After finding Paarthurmax, player gets to the land of Legion and kills their lord and this installment of the Skyrim Series concludes. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim provides with an amazingly addictive and quite engaging game-play, a beautifully embedded and character oriented story along with super realistic graphics. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as an absolutely fantastic creation of Bethesda Softworks that will surely entertain you enough. Do try it out.

Life is Strange is a Single-player Graphic Adventure and Interactive Fiction video game by Square Enix. The game consists of five main episodes and focuses on the character of a Photography student named as Maxine Caulfield. Maxine Caulfield discovers out that she has the special ability to reverse time and any specific moment. The story takes a twist when Maxine foresees a huge Storm raging to destroy her town and that the time when she realizes that she’s the only one to prevent it from happening. Life is Strange allows the players to control the character of Maxine Caulfield and follow the narrative as it unfolds into all the storyful actions that the player character performs. Amazing trips to the past, fantastic quests, freedom to explore and the ability to manipulate environmental elements, loads of challenging puzzles and game ending based upon the actions performed by the character, Life is Strange offers a truly remarkable gameplay experience that is based on pure graphics and interactive elements. With an episodic gameplay, various character archetypes, a great story, graphic adventure nature and point-and-click puzzles, Life is Strange offers beautiful visuals and an impressively addictive gameplay to enjoy. Life is Strange is available to play on Microsoft Windows, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox and Linux platforms.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a Fast-paced Action Car Racing video game by Criterion Games. The game offers Open World environment in which you are allowed to compete against other racers, defeat them in different races such as Sprint, Circuit, Ambush etc. Need for Speed: Most Wanted is basically a remake of the 2005’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted and offers brilliant new enhancements in mechanics, visuals and game-play and provides with new vehicles, Race tracks and controls etc. If you have previously enjoyed this cool game, you should try this remake version of the game too. It’ll definitely make you love it even more with all the great stuff it has to offer. With all the thrill and adrenaline pumping action, Need for Speed: Most Wanted is available to play on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, iOS and Android Platforms. For all those who love playing Need fro Speed Series games, this game is actually a masterpiece. However, the game is a bit oldie now, if you play it, it’ll definitely entertain you good.

Hotline Miami is an Action, Violent, Top-down, and Single-player Shooter video game developed by Dennaton Games and published by Devolver Digital. The game takes place in the fictional world Miami in 1989 and follows tow protagonists named Biker and Jacket. According to the story, the protagonist receives a calls who instruct them to start operation against the Local Russian Mafia. You can select your character and dive into the game world where you can explore it from top-down perspective with stealth element. As the story progress, the game becomes more challenging violent and you have to face different challenges such as powerful foes, and objectives. The entire game is divided into several chapters and each chapter has a set of several stages. Explore each level, obtain power-ups, score the highest points and unlock further content. Slaughter the members of Russian mafia using different weapons and keep your city clean from them. With breathtaking story, brilliant mechanics, and superb visuals, Hotline Miami is the best game to play and enjoy.

Suikoden II is an Action, Role-playing and Single-player video game created and published by Konami. It is the second game in the series of Suikoden and takes place after the event of the original game and revolves around on an invasion by the Highland’s Kingdom of the City known as Jowston. You can get into the role of the protagonist whose name is selected by you. According to the story, the protagonist is adopted by Genkaku, who is a hero and served his services to rescue the fictional land of Jowston in a massive war against Highland many years ago. The game combines the elements of strategy and lets you control the protagonist and travel through various locations around the globe, complete a series of tasks and interact with NPCs. You are also able to create new characters to accomplish sidequest. The gameplay becomes challenging as you gain experience. There are three types of combat such as Regular Battles, Duels, and Massive Battles. With superb gameplay, well-written story and brilliant mechanics, Suikoden II os the best game to play. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Prototype is an Action-Adventure, RPG, Stealth and Third-person Shooter video game by Activision. The game offers an Open World Environment, and it is set in Manhattan, USA. Prototype follows the character of an Amnesic and powerful Shapeshifter named as Alex Mercer, who sets out to fight against the Blacklight, a deadly plague that consumes the humanity of Individuals and converts them into altered ferocious monsters. Alex keeps on fighting the monsters as well as finding the truth about his lost past. Struggling hard against the monsters, Alex also comes into massive conflict with the US military and the operatives of Blackwatch, a Black operation force. With the freedom to roam free, Alex keeps on getting farther into the enemy territory and finding the secrets while the player controls the character of Alex Mercer. Prototype offers plenty of room for gameplay along with sophisticated weaponry, fantastic graphics quality, and excellent combat mechanics. Prototype provides the ability to experience the game in Sandbox style while playing it and enjoy it even more. With its amazingly addictive nature, Prototype is one of the most played and liked Action-Adventure, Stealth, and Shooter video game. It also has a sequel named as Prototype 2 that expands the story to further distances and enhances the great experience. Do try it out.

Spyro the Dragon is an Action, Platform and Single-player video game created by Insomniac Games. The game lets the player control the protagonist a purple dragon named Spyro and his companion Spark. It is the first entry in the series of Spyro the Dragon. The game takes place in different worlds and embarks the player on an epic adventure. According to the story, the antagonist named Evil Gnasty Gnorc kidnapped Spyro’s friends and stolen the treasure. The main goal of the player to explore different worlds, fight against enemies to rescue his friend. The player can use two major attacks such as Charging with Horns and breathing fire. He must use his powers strategically to defeat the enemies. It has a set of levels and can play from a third-person perspective. Navigate the game world, defeat the antagonist, complete levels, and save your friend. Spyro the Dragon offers core features such as Exciting Landscapes, Challenging Levels, Platforming Gameplay, Detailed Environment and more. Try it out, and It is the best game as compared to other platform games.

G-Police is a Single-player Shooter video game created and published by Psygnosis for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. The game takes place in the sci-fi setting, inspired by Blade Runner. The storyline is set in the futuristic year 2097, on the colonized Callisto. According to the story, the player struggle to find out the truth behind the mysterious death of his beloved sister while working for the G-Police. The game starts with the G-Police battling against organized criminals before combating the private armies in an unfolding plot. The gameplay is a blend of piloting an aircraft, protecting allies, engaging in combat with foes, and resembling helicopter elements. The player can explore the world from either a first-person view or a third-person perspective, including the viewpoint from within the cockpit. The aircraft comes with a variety of weapons which the player can use progresses through the game and can upgrade them using earned points. There are challenging missions available and each mission needs a completion of certain objectives. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and smooth controls, G-Police is the best game to play.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Shooter, and Racing video game created by High Moon Studios and published by Activision. The game takes place in the thrilling environment and offers challenging gameplay where you control the robot as your playable character with a task to save the world. You can explore the land from a third-person perspective, the battle against rival robots using equipped weapons and take down them using both weapons and melee attacks to advance through the game. It offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor and consists of exploration and fighting against other AI (Artificial Intelligence) or other players from around the world. The game comes with a new feature known as Stealth Force, which comprises even Bumblebee’s Camaro or vehicles like Megatron’s truck to use weapons while in the form a vehicle. In both robot and vehicle form, the player has access to two special abilities, which can be changed when the player transform. With prominent features, enhanced gameplay, mechanics, and graphics, Transformers: Dark of the Moon is the best game to play.

Ratchet: Deadlocked is a Co-op, Platform, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game takes place in the 3D environment and offers a compelling story, in which the protagonist and AI are kidnapped and forced to compete in DreadZone, a brutal and violent game show, in which the warriors and heroes are forced to battle and struggle to kill each other. The protagonist is given a strange collar known as DreadLock, which will blast if the player becomes uncooperative or boring. There are three different ways to deactivate the collar and free other characters being trapped. It offers the similar gameplay to previous titles, but revolves around shooting elements rather than platforming. The player, as the protagonist named as Ratchet must battle in DreadZone tournaments around the Shadow Sector in the Galaxy of Solana, with a huge arsenal of weaponry. Ratchet: Deadlocked includes prominent features such as New Missions, Squad-based Gameplay, Enhanced Online Gameplay Experience, Death-match, 12 Levels, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Exploration, Single-player and Multiplayer video game based on the famous movie of the same name, developed by High Impact Games. The game puts the player in the role of Isabella. During the game, players have a choice to work together in co-op modes while exploring the world through an ancient 1928-style cartoon land, a balloon world, a lawn gnome world, and a gelatin land. In an epic mission to rescue the world, the player must journey through twenty-five exciting levels while avoiding challenging obstacles. The player can upgrade new gadgets including the Carbonator, which fires orange soda that can melt foes, enabling the player to stick the walls. In the game, the player can dodge, run, jump, and battle through five worlds, introducing over thirty levels. The player explores the land from a third-person perspective, shoot enemies, and solve tricky puzzles while scoring the bets points. With immersive gameplay, brilliant graphics, and stunning controls, Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension is the game to play.

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is a mix of Strategy, Third-person Shooter and Role-playing elements developed by Edge of Reality and published by Activision for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the modern world and supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes. It acts as the 4th title in the series of the movie and comes with advanced features, improved gameplay, and enhanced graphics. It takes place before the Transformers: Age of Extinction’s event. At the beginning of the plot, the player can select his favourite character with the ability to turn into a vehicle or a mech. The player can explore the land from a third-person perspective, the battle against enemies, and can run, jump, and attack enemies his way through a variety of missions using the equipped weapons. The game rewards the player with experience points which the player can use to level up and raise his energy up. Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark includes prominent features such as Beyond the Movie, Epic Multiplayer Battles, Unlock System, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Transformers: War for Cybertron is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created High Moon Studios and published by Activision. The game takes place on the planet Cybertron populated with Autobots. According to the plot, the Decepticons and the Autobots are engaged in brutal civil war. At the beginning of the game, the player needs to select his faction from Autobots and Decepticons while jumping into the environment to save the world from enemies. He can explore the land from a third-person perspective, use equipped weapons and can defeat enemies using both forms such as robot and vehicle. The game has three different modes such as Campaign, Multiplayer, and Escalation. There are various characters, and each character has its unique skills and abilities. The player can interact with the environment, the battle against rivals and take down them to earn points. In Multiplayer campaign, the player can team up with other players to take down powerful bosses. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, brilliant controls, Transformers: War for Cybertron is the best game to play.

Soldier of Fortune: Payback is an Action, FPS (First-person Shooter), Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Cauldron HQ and published by Activision. It is the third title in the series of Soldier of Fortune. The game offers the detailed environment where it takes place and allows up to 12-player in Online Multiplayer mode. The game introduces five detailed maps in Multiplayer campaign and offers multiple modes such as Capture the Flag, Team Deathmatch, Deathmatch, and Demolition and Elimination. It has an exciting story continues where it left off in the previous titles. According to the storyline, Thomas Mason is betrayed by his comrade during the mission and he decides to take revenge from the global terrorist organization that become the reason of spreading chaos everywhere. The player explores the environment from a first-person perspective, battle against enemies using the huge arsenal of weaponry while gathering power-ups and upgrades to improve his abilities. With a thrilling gameplay, superb mechanics, and cool graphics, Soldier of Fortune: Payback is the wonderful game compared to other FPS games.

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal is a Platform, Single-player and Multiplayer Third-person Perspective video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The title acts as the 3rd installment in the series of Ratchet and Clan and comes with improved gameplay, mechanics, and graphics. It offers the similar gameplay to the previous entries in the series, but this title introduces the new features such as extra levels, new control system, etc. in the upgrade system for weapons. The story revolves around the adventure of Ratchet and Clank through the fictional universe to take down the robot enemy, named as Dr Nefarious, who is struggling with his minions to demolish all the organic life. It is the first entry in the series introduces the Online Multiplayer mode as well as Single-player. It is the perfect blend of Action and Shooting genre and comes with the melee and long-range combat. As the player advances through the game, other new weapons, upgrades and elements will be unlocked to use. In the start, there are twenty weapons available for the player and each weapon has its unique strength. Check it out, and have fun.

Kessen III is a Single-player and Multiplayer Real-time Tactics video game published and developed by Koei for PlayStation 2. It serves as the 3rd installment in the series of Kessen based on the life of Oda Nobunaga. The game refines the mechanics of previous titles while introducing new core elements. The flow starts with the player choosing his playable character and mission from those available on the map. After being described on the detail of the mission, the player then choose which units to bring into the battlefield before releasing the orders. During the battle, the player commands the specific units and can switch between units anytime, while the other units led by AI (Artificial Intelligence). The battle takes place in turn-based battle system where the player needs to order his units to attack enemies to crush them before they destroy his units. The game becomes complex as the player advances through it. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and stunning visuals, Kessen III is the wonderful game to play. Check it out, and have fun.

Final Fantasy VIII is a Role-playing and Single-player video game created and published by Square. The title serves as the 8th installment in the long-running series of Final Fantasy. The game takes place in the unnamed fantasy world with an emphasis on Sci-fi elements. The storyline revolves around the group of mercenaries, controlled by Squall Leonhart, as they effort to conquer the war sparked by the sorceress Edea. After taking down Edea, the main characters of the game learn that she was controlled by Ultimecia, a brutal sorceress from the future distance, who wants to compress time. The game has three modes such as the battle screen, the field map, and the world map. The world map offers a 3D display, in which the player explores the environment freely around the small-scale of the world. During the gameplay, the character can traverse through the world map in multiple ways, including by foot, train, Chocobo, car and an airship. The player moves in the world from a third-person perspective, interact with non-player characters and battle against enemies using the ranged weapons. With superb graphics, brilliant mechanics, and smooth controls, Final Fantasy VIII is the wonderful game to play.

Crash Bandicoot is a Single-player, Third-person and platform video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game supports Single-player mode only and takes place in the stunning world. It is the first entry in the franchise of Crash Bandicoot, and the game puts you in the role of the protagonist named as Crash. There is two antagonists named as Doctor Nitrus Brio and Doctor Neo Cortex who are trying to destroy the entire world. The game set out you on an epic adventure where your ultimate aim is to prevent devastation from fending off both antagonists, recurring your girlfriend named Tawna. You must manipulate several levels from third-person view to progress through the game, in which you have to fight against enemies by either using a spinning attack or jumping on them. Each level offers a variety of enemies and obstacles, and you will lose your life if you is hit by any obstacle or enemy. Collect fruits as power-ups during exploration and use them to enhance your abilities. With the exciting story, impressive gameplay, and brilliant graphics, Crash Bandicoot is the best game to play and enjoy.