Exploration

Large open world with many unique locations, hidden quests, and secrets; exploration is a core gameplay element.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with the environment and NPCs.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with NPCs in a procedurally varied world.

Large, detailed maps encourage thorough exploration and discovery of secrets and interactions.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with the environment driven by curiosity.

Players discover many new locations, secrets, and character interactions on a large, varied road trip map.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring diverse planets, caves, and uncovering secrets.

Exploration of a large, non-Euclidean labyrinth is a core part of the experience.

Large maps with many hidden treasures, backtracking, puzzles, and secret areas to discover

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden dialogues, and optional content in multiple locations.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking, and finding secrets in a maze-like interconnected world.

Large interconnected world encourages discovery of new areas and secrets.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.

Emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with many elements in a richly detailed world.

Central motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with bizarre environments

Emphasis on discovering new locations, secrets, and environmental details in a richly detailed world.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story elements through exploration.

Exploration is a core feature with a seamless open world, secrets, hidden paths, and rewarding discovery.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and revisiting levels with new abilities.

The interconnected world design and hidden secrets strongly motivate discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.

Exploration is a core strength, with a richly detailed open world full of secrets, puzzles, and rewards.

Open world with extensive areas to discover, secrets, collectibles, and lore encourages curiosity-driven exploration.

Level design encourages discovery of secrets and non-linear paths; exploration is a core part of gameplay.

Heavy emphasis on exploring interconnected areas, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering secrets and…