Best exploration board games

The top exploration games out of 465 in this category, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Gloomhaven leads the list.

• Gloomhaven (2017)
  1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8
• Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
  3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7
• Mage Knight Board Game (2011)
  1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1
• Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
  1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
• Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)
  1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8
• Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
  1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1
• The 7th Continent (2017)
  1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1
• Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
  1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
• Pandemic Legacy Season 2 (2017)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1
• Lost Cities (1999)
  2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
• Maracaibo (2019)
  1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.3
• Betrayal at House on the Hill (2004)
  3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
• Inis (2016)
  2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
• Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
  1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
• Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)
  1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
• On Mars (2020)
  1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3
• Tikal (1999)
  2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
• This War of Mine The Board Game (2017)
  1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8
• Mice and Mystics (2012)
  1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
• Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game (2010)
  2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4
• Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
  3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9
• Above and Below (2015)
  2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
• Endeavor Age of Sail (2018)
  2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
• Arcadia Quest (2014)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7
• Near and Far (2017)
  2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
• The Seafarers of Catan (1997)
  3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
• Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery (2007)
  2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
• Mansions of Madness (2011)
  2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.3
• Burgle Bros. (2015)
  1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5
• Magic Maze (2017)
  1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
• Descent Journeys in the Dark (2005)
  2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
• Navegador (2010)
  2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
• Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)
  1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
• Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
  1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
• Endeavor (2009)
  3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
• Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)
  1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
• Incan Gold (2005)
  3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
• HeroQuest (1989)
  2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
• Claustrophobia (2009)
  2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
• Tobago (2009)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
• Archipelago (2012)
  2–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.3
• Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
  1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
• Nexus Ops (2005)
  2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
• Clash of Cultures (2012)
  2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6
• Tiefseeabenteuer (2014)
  2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
• Thebes (2007)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
• Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
  1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
• Sleeping Gods (2021)
  1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7
• Runebound (Third Edition) (2015)
  2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
• Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)
  1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
• Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)
  1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6
• Betrayal Legacy (2018)
  3–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.8
• Forgotten Waters (2020)
  3–7 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.2
• Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)
  1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
• Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)
  1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
• Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
  1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
• Escape Plan (2019)
  1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
• Francis Drake (2013)
  3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.4
• Vast The Crystal Caverns (2016)
  1–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
• Dungeons & Dragons Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game (2011)
  1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1