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Popular, well-rated games with a strong exploration score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Black Rose
Exploring the haunted house and uncovering story elements is a core part of the experience.
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+4.0
GAME.exe
Core gameplay involves discovering files, secrets, and interacting with the simulated OS environment.
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+4.0
Genesis Noir
Exploration of abstract cosmic environments and symbolic metaphors is a core part of the experience.
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+4.0
Gryphon Knight Epic
Game features branching paths, secret areas, and backtracking, supporting discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Karma. Incarnation 1
Exploration of multiple distinct, colorful, and surreal environments with hidden details and astral sight.
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+4.0
Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge
Game encourages discovering new areas, interacting with characters, and uncovering clues in a Japanese setting.
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+4.0
TurnOn
Game encourages discovering secrets, hidden paths, and lighting up various parts of the city.
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+4.0
Unworthy
Metroidvania design encourages discovering secrets, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering lore.
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+4.0
Venetica - Gold Edition
Game features a richly designed Venice and surrounding areas with secrets, side quests, and multiple playthroughs to…
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+4.0
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Highly praised interconnected world design encourages thorough exploration and discovery.
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+4.0
Domestic Dog
Open world with many secrets and areas to discover, encouraging curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Lay of the Land
Game emphasizes discovering biomes, structures, caves, and secrets in a voxel world with varied environments.
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+4.0
LEAVES - The Journey
Exploration of many unique, surreal locations is central to gameplay and puzzle solving.
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+4.0
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Game features diverse, large maps with secrets and encourages discovery and world traversal.
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+4.0
Saleblazers
Large open world with many biomes, secrets, quests, and points of interest encourages discovery.
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+4.0
Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
Open manor with interconnected areas, secret rooms, and lore encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
The Pirate: Plague of the Dead
Game features large open world with hidden treasures, ports to discover, and encourages exploration.
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+4.0
Type:Rider
Strong emphasis on discovering letters, symbols, and unlocking historical content across diverse thematic levels.
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+4.0
LOGistICAL
Large maps with many towns and industries encourage discovery and unlocking new areas.
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+4.0
[Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
Core gameplay involves discovering diary pages, shrines, and interacting with environment in a detailed urban Japanese…
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+4.0
Kona II: Brume
Exploration of multiple large maps, discovery of secrets, collectibles, and environmental storytelling are core…
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+4.0
Queen's Wish: The Conqueror
Game features large open world, unlocking new regions, discovering lore, and exploring forts and dungeons.
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+4.0
Radiation Island
Strong emphasis on exploring multiple islands, discovering secrets, and uncovering story elements through environment.
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+4.0
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
Exploration of multiple eras and revisiting dungeons with new abilities is a core gameplay element.
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