Exploration

Large overworld maps with many locations, dungeons, and puzzles encourage discovery.

Procedurally generated maps and random events encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.

Randomized levels and secret areas encourage discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.

Players discover multiple story branches, endings, and character perspectives, fostering narrative exploration.

Supports discovery of new maps, secrets, and creative layouts; workshop content expands exploration possibilities.

Strong emphasis on discovering new locations, lore, and quests in a large open world

Exploration of two parallel worlds and hidden characters encourages discovery and curiosity.

Players explore eerie, liminal spaces and uncover secrets, with an emphasis on discovery and environmental storytelling.

Large world with many secrets, multiple paths, and hidden items; DLC areas add to exploration; some criticism of map…

Game features multiple maps with secrets, shortcuts, and environmental storytelling that reward curiosity.

The city map and hidden locations encourage discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.

Core gameplay involves navigating unknown mazes and discovering secrets and objectives.

Players discover new resources, spells, and mechanics progressively, fostering curiosity-driven exploration.

Game encourages discovering new dungeon areas, secrets, and loot.

Procedurally generated planets and histories encourage discovery and adaptation.

Procedurally generated realms and dungeons encourage discovery of new monsters, items, and environments.

Players discover new map areas, secrets, and story elements through progressive exploration.

Metroidvania style encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.

Exploration of a detailed apartment, alley, and dark web sites with discovery of hidden codes and secrets.

Large map with secrets, ruins, and new biomes encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.

Exploring user-created islands and discovering secrets is a key part of the experience, fostering curiosity.

Exploration of multiple timelines, characters, and story perspectives with discovery of secrets and plot connections.

Players discover new AI-generated locations, quests, and characters in a procedurally created world.

Large maps with diverse biomes and hidden caves encourage discovery and exploration.