Exploration

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and unlocking paths through abilities and puzzle solving.

Game features exploration of unique, stylized environments with secrets and varied areas; players note discovery as a…

Exploring the foggy town and supernatural otherworld is central; players uncover secrets and environmental storytelling.

Exploration of islands, underwater areas, and story locations is a key motivator and gameplay element.

Exploring multiple islands, discovering secrets and new areas is a core enjoyable activity.

Core motivation is discovering new areas, piecing together story fragments scattered across a huge map.

Core motivation is discovering vast underwater areas, secrets, and lore in a richly detailed world.

Game emphasizes discovery of new environments, secrets, and lore through visual storytelling.

Strong focus on discovering clues, new areas, and secrets in the environment.

Encouraged to discover new areas, clues, and secrets within the park and town environment.

Game emphasizes discovering new eerie locations, secrets, and environmental clues integral to the mystery.

Exploring a richly detailed city and uncovering hidden stories and collectibles is a core aspect.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden dialogue within the mansion and story.

Players explore a detailed house map and basement maze, discovering item locations and secrets.

Encourages discovery of hidden objects and secrets across diverse, richly detailed illustrated worlds.

Players explore a large, detailed asylum environment, uncovering documents, secrets, and story elements.

Exploration of the village, mines, and night-time areas with discovery of secrets and hidden items is a core feature.

Travel to diverse global locations and discover clues and secrets as part of the story progression.

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, backtracking with new abilities, and exploring multiple islands.

Exploration of vast megastructures and discovery of secrets is a core part of the experience.

Open areas with verticality and secrets encourage discovery; players enjoy revisiting zones and uncovering lore.

Exploration of mansion rooms, secret areas, and collecting items is vital to uncover story and progress.

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, optional content, and non-linear dungeon progression.

Encouraged to explore environment, interact with many objects, and uncover hidden content.