category · 121 games

Exploration

121 of the BoardGameGeek Top 1000 are Exploration games. The highest ranked is Gloomhaven at #4, and the list spans 1989 to 2026. Every one of them can be a BGGuessr daily answer.

#4Gloomhaven2017 · 1–4 players
#7Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition2017 · 3–6 players
#12Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion2020 · 1–4 players
#20Frosthaven2022 · 1–4 players
#23Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy2020 · 2–6 players
#30Lost Ruins of Arnak2020 · 1–4 players
#33Arkham Horror: The Card Game2016 · 1–2 players
#40Mage Knight Board Game2011 · 1–4 players
#44Clank!: Catacombs2022 · 2–4 players
#59On Mars2020 · 1–4 players
#65Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood2022 · 1–4 players
#67Endeavor: Deep Sea2024 · 1–4 players
#74Pandemic Legacy: Season 22017 · 2–4 players
#78Sleeping Gods2021 · 1–4 players
#80Mansions of Madness: Second Edition2016 · 1–5 players
#88Star Wars: Imperial Assault2014 · 2–5 players
#90Darwin's Journey2023 · 1–4 players
#91Maracaibo2019 · 1–4 players
#92Revive2022 · 1–4 players
#100Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Core Set)2021 · 1–4 players
#118The Quest for El Dorado2017 · 2–4 players
#121Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island2012 · 1–4 players
#124The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era2025 · 1–4 players
#126Inis2016 · 2–4 players
#130Nemesis: Lockdown2022 · 1–5 players
#142Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon2019 · 1–4 players
#145The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth2019 · 1–5 players
#157Civolution2024 · 1–4 players
#162ISS Vanguard2022 · 1–4 players
#172Vantage2025 · 1–6 players
#174The 7th Continent2017 · 1–4 players
#191Star Wars: Outer Rim2019 · 1–4 players
#203Xia: Legends of a Drift System2014 · 3–5 players
#215Endeavor: Age of Sail2018 · 2–5 players
#218Nemesis: Retaliation2025 · 1–5 players
#225This War of Mine: The Board Game2017 · 1–6 players
#234Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)2012 · 1–5 players
#237Paleo2020 · 2–4 players
#288Near and Far2017 · 2–4 players
#313Vindication2018 · 2–5 players
#322Cloudspire2019 · 1–4 players
#342Lewis & Clark: The Expedition2013 · 1–5 players
#348Wayfarers of the South Tigris2022 · 1–4 players
#350Lost Cities1999 · 2 players
#359The Guild of Merchant Explorers2022 · 1–4 players
#360Dead Reckoning2022 · 1–4 players
#374Frostpunk: The Board Game2022 · 1–4 players
#377Expeditions2023 · 1–5 players
#379Pirates of Maracaibo2023 · 1–4 players
#380Arcadia Quest2014 · 2–4 players
#381Navegador2010 · 2–5 players
#382Forgotten Waters2020 · 3–7 players
#386Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread2025 · 1–4 players
#393Tikal1999 · 2–4 players
#401Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery2007 · 2–5 players
#421Nemo's War (Second Edition)2017 · 1–4 players
#422Destinies2021 · 1–3 players
#426Runewars2010 · 2–4 players
#429Burgle Bros.2015 · 1–4 players
#439Earthborne Rangers2023 · 1–4 players
#440Above and Below2015 · 2–4 players
#443Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game2010 · 2–4 players
#494Cozy Stickerville2026 · 1–6 players
#506Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape2022 · 1–6 players
#508Boonlake2021 · 1–4 players
#529Endeavor2009 · 3–5 players
#533Firefly: The Game2013 · 1–4 players
#564Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom2024 · 1 players
#577Mice and Mystics2012 · 1–4 players
#579Aeon Trespass: Odyssey2022 · 1–4 players
#587Clash of Cultures2012 · 2–4 players
#593Claustrophobia2009 · 2 players
#606Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 12019 · 1–4 players
#612Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North2019 · 1–4 players
#626Stuffed Fables2018 · 2–4 players
#631Mansions of Madness2011 · 2–5 players
#635Betrayal Legacy2018 · 3–6 players
#636Descent: Journeys in the Dark2005 · 2–5 players
#637Space Empires 4X2011 · 1–4 players
#670Blackout: Hong Kong2018 · 1–4 players
#671Runebound (Third Edition)2015 · 2–4 players
#672Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients2014 · 1–4 players
#675Karuba2015 · 2–4 players
#686Etherfields2020 · 1–4 players
#702High Frontier 4 All2020 · 1–5 players
#709HeroQuest1989 · 2–5 players
#725Tales of the Arabian Nights2009 · 2–6 players
#726Archipelago2012 · 2–5 players
#731Tobago2009 · 2–4 players
#736The 7th Citadel2024 · 1–4 players
#739Unlock!: Heroic Adventures2018 · 1–6 players
#741Cooper Island2019 · 1–4 players
#744Star Trek: Ascendancy2016 · 3 players
#771Silver & Gold2019 · 2–4 players
#775Thebes2007 · 2–4 players
#776Francis Drake2013 · 3–5 players
#779Bloodborne: The Board Game2021 · 1–4 players
#788Betrayal at House on the Hill2004 · 3–6 players
#790Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies2023 · 1–4 players
#793Sub Terra2017 · 1–6 players
#810Magic Maze2017 · 1–8 players
#813Civilization: A New Dawn2017 · 2–4 players
#816Trails of Tucana2019 · 1–8 players
#834Unlock!: Timeless Adventures2019 · 1–6 players
#835Roll Player Adventures2021 · 1–4 players
#844Escape: The Curse of the Temple2012 · 1–5 players
#847Treasure Island2018 · 2–5 players
#854Tiny Epic Dungeons2021 · 1–4 players
#860AuZtralia2018 · 1–4 players
#877Onirim (Second Edition)2014 · 1–2 players
#904Diamant2005 · 3–8 players
#920K22010 · 1–5 players
#936My Little Scythe2018 · 1–6 players
#950Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game2015 · 1–4 players
#952SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD2018 · 1–4 players
#955Deep Sea Adventure2014 · 2–6 players
#964Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death2014 · 1–4 players
#968Unlock!: Epic Adventures2019 · 1–6 players
#985Middle-Earth Quest2009 · 2–4 players
#991Heroes of Land, Air & Sea2018 · 1–4 players
#998Brazil: Imperial2021 · 1–4 players