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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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High exploration scores, with competition at +0 or below.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Vendir: Plague of Lies
World exploration is rewarded with secrets, unmarked quests, and hidden bosses; map fog of war and discovery elements…
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+4.0
DEVIATOR
Metroidvania style encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+4.0
Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
Exploration of new biomes and resource nodes is a core gameplay loop, with players moving their city to new maps to…
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+4.0
MindSeize
Large maps with many secrets and hidden upgrades encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
PILGRIM
Procedurally generated dungeons and overworld encourage discovery of new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
Randomly generated dungeons and side missions encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999)
Exploration of diverse, richly detailed locations and discovery of story elements through documents and environment.
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+4.0
Depths of Fear :: Knossos
Procedurally generated labyrinths encourage discovery and navigation of new environments each run.
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+4.0
Frosthaven
Game involves unlocking new map areas, discovering story elements, and exploring scenarios with unique objectives.
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+4.0
Roots Devour
Core gameplay revolves around exploring large, detailed maps with hidden paths and secrets.
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+4.0
Abnormality
Game encourages discovering new maps, clues, and ghost types in varied environments.
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+4.0
Beholgar
Exploration of interconnected areas with backtracking and secret discovery is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Beyond Contact
Game encourages discovering new biomes, resources, and secrets in a procedurally generated world.
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+4.0
重明鸟 Bright Bird
The game encourages discovering hidden secrets, underground caverns, and multiple areas with a detailed map and fast…
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+4.0
Don't Knock Twice
Exploring a large mansion with many rooms and hidden items is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Master of Magic
Exploring large maps, dungeons, and magical nodes is a core part of gameplay and player enjoyment.
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+4.0
Museum No.9
Exploration of ancient ruins and discovery of artifacts is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Parkan 2
The game features hundreds of star systems and planets to discover, with open-world space and planetary exploration.
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+4.0
Mark of the Deep
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden paths, and revisiting areas with new abilities.
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+4.0
Exorcism of the Legion (Last Rites) DELISTED
Game encourages discovering clues, reading notes, and investigating detailed environments across multiple chapters.
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+4.0
For The Warp
Game features open sector maps with random encounters and events encouraging discovery and route choice.
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+4.0
Impossible Quest
Players discover many different story branches and hidden endings.
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+4.0
Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Encourages discovery of clues, hidden objects, and environmental details across varied and atmospheric rooms.
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+4.0
Occupy Mars: The Game
Exploration of ruins and the Martian landscape is a key gameplay element and progression mechanic.
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