category · 120 games

Exploration

120 of the BoardGameGeek Top 1000 are Exploration games. The highest ranked is Gloomhaven at #4, and the list spans 1989 to 2025. Every one of them can be a BGGuessr daily answer.

#4Gloomhaven2017 · 1–4 players
#5Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition2017 · 3–6 players
#11Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion2020 · 1–4 players
#18Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy2020 · 2–6 players
#22Frosthaven2022 · 1–4 players
#28Lost Ruins of Arnak2020 · 1–4 players
#29Arkham Horror: The Card Game2016 · 1–2 players
#36Mage Knight Board Game2011 · 1–4 players
#57On Mars2020 · 1–4 players
#60Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood2022 · 1–4 players
#61Sleeping Gods2021 · 1–4 players
#65Pandemic Legacy: Season 22017 · 2–4 players
#68Mansions of Madness: Second Edition2016 · 1–5 players
#76Maracaibo2019 · 1–4 players
#78Star Wars: Imperial Assault2014 · 2–5 players
#94Darwin's Journey2023 · 1–4 players
#109Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island2012 · 1–4 players
#116Inis2016 · 2–4 players
#120Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon2019 · 1–4 players
#121The Quest for El Dorado2017 · 2–4 players
#133Nemesis: Lockdown2022 · 1–5 players
#135The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth2019 · 1–5 players
#148The 7th Continent2017 · 1–4 players
#153ISS Vanguard2022 · 1–4 players
#169Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Edition)2021 · 1–4 players
#187Endeavor: Age of Sail2018 · 2–5 players
#195Xia: Legends of a Drift System2014 · 3–5 players
#201Star Wars: Outer Rim2019 · 1–4 players
#207This War of Mine: The Board Game2017 · 1–6 players
#210Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)2012 · 1–5 players
#222Paleo2020 · 2–4 players
#255Near and Far2017 · 2–4 players
#266Endeavor: Deep Sea2024 · 1–4 players
#277Vindication2018 · 2–5 players
#306Lewis & Clark: The Expedition2013 · 1–5 players
#323Forgotten Waters2020 · 3–7 players
#334Arcadia Quest2014 · 2–4 players
#339Lost Cities1999 · 2 players
#341Navegador2010 · 2–5 players
#345Cloudspire2019 · 1–4 players
#353Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery2007 · 2–5 players
#355Wayfarers of the South Tigris2022 · 1–4 players
#359Tikal1999 · 2–4 players
#364Nemo's War (Second Edition)2017 · 1–4 players
#374Destinies2021 · 1–3 players
#379Runewars2010 · 2–4 players
#381The Guild of Merchant Explorers2022 · 1–4 players
#384Burgle Bros.2015 · 1–4 players
#387Above and Below2015 · 2–4 players
#399Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game2010 · 2–4 players
#401Frostpunk: The Board Game2022 · 1–4 players
#404Expeditions2023 · 1–5 players
#408Dead Reckoning2022 · 1–4 players
#459Boonlake2021 · 1–4 players
#461Civolution2024 · 1–4 players
#467Endeavor2009 · 3–5 players
#478Firefly: The Game2013 · 1–4 players
#500Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape2022 · 1–6 players
#504Clash of Cultures2012 · 2–4 players
#513Mice and Mystics2012 · 1–4 players
#520Claustrophobia2009 · 2 players
#537Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 12019 · 1–4 players
#548Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North2019 · 1–4 players
#553Stuffed Fables2018 · 2–4 players
#569Betrayal Legacy2018 · 3–5 players
#576Mansions of Madness2011 · 2–5 players
#578Descent: Journeys in the Dark2005 · 2–5 players
#579Aeon Trespass: Odyssey2022 · 1–4 players
#597Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients2014 · 1–4 players
#605Etherfields2020 · 1–4 players
#618Blackout: Hong Kong2018 · 1–4 players
#619Runebound (Third Edition)2015 · 2–4 players
#629The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era2025 · 1–4 players
#633Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread2025 · 1–4 players
#637Karuba2015 · 2–4 players
#645Archipelago2012 · 2–5 players
#650Space Empires 4X2011 · 1–4 players
#651Tales of the Arabian Nights2009 · 2–6 players
#666Nexus Ops2005 · 2–4 players
#670Star Trek: Ascendancy2016 · 3 players
#680Unlock!: Heroic Adventures2018 · 1–6 players
#683Tobago2009 · 2–4 players
#690HeroQuest1989 · 2–5 players
#692Cooper Island2019 · 1–4 players
#699Silver & Gold2019 · 2–4 players
#704Francis Drake2013 · 3–5 players
#707Thebes2007 · 2–4 players
#716High Frontier 4 All2020 · 1–5 players
#728Betrayal at House on the Hill2004 · 3–6 players
#734Pirates of Maracaibo2023 · 1–4 players
#746Magic Maze2017 · 1–8 players
#749Bloodborne: The Board Game2021 · 1–4 players
#753Civilization: A New Dawn2017 · 2–4 players
#757Trails of Tucana2019 · 1–8 players
#765The 7th Citadel2024 · 1–4 players
#772Sub Terra2017 · 1–6 players
#775Unlock!: Timeless Adventures2019 · 1–6 players
#784Escape: The Curse of the Temple2012 · 1–5 players
#787AuZtralia2018 · 1–4 players
#794Treasure Island2018 · 2–5 players
#808Onirim (Second Edition)2014 · 1–2 players
#822Tiny Epic Dungeons2021 · 1–4 players
#840Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death2014 · 1–4 players
#843Roll Player Adventures2021 · 1–4 players
#844K22010 · 1–5 players
#853My Little Scythe2017 · 1–6 players
#856Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game2015 · 1–4 players
#875Incan Gold2005 · 3–8 players
#880Deep Sea Adventure2014 · 2–6 players
#882Middle-Earth Quest2009 · 2–4 players
#897SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD2018 · 1–4 players
#901Empires: Age of Discovery2015 · 2–6 players
#906Heroes of Land, Air & Sea2018 · 1–4 players
#914Unlock!: Epic Adventures2019 · 1–6 players
#920Vast: The Crystal Caverns2016 · 1–5 players
#926Earthborne Rangers2023 · 1–4 players
#927Brazil: Imperial2021 · 1–4 players
#945Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game2011 · 1–5 players
#958One Deck Dungeon2016 · 1–2 players
#970The Lost Expedition2017 · 1–5 players