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Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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+4.0
Silent Hill
Exploring the foggy town and supernatural otherworld is central; players uncover secrets and environmental storytelling.
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+4.0
Star Ruler 2
Exploration of large galaxies, multiple galaxies, and discovery of artifacts and resources is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
The Age of Decadence
Players explore a richly detailed world with hidden lore, secrets, and multiple narrative branches.
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+4.0
The Backrooms: Survival
Randomly generated mazes and multiple themed levels promote discovery and curiosity-driven navigation.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
High emphasis on learning maps, discovering angles, camera spots, and destructible elements.
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+4.0
Vagrant Story
Metroidvania-style world with backtracking and discovery of new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
Age of Wonders 4
Exploration of procedurally generated maps, hidden secrets, and layered worlds is a core enjoyable aspect.
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+4.0
Drakensang: The River of Time
Game world includes multiple locations, secrets, side quests, and encourages revisiting areas and discovery.
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+4.0
Forsaken Frontiers
Procedurally generated large maps encourage discovery and navigation of new areas.
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+4.0
Lords of Xulima
Large, varied game world with puzzles, secrets, and non-linear exploration encourages curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Nuclear Nightmare
Large handcrafted map with multiple unique locations and objectives encourages discovery and navigation.
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+4.0
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Open world with multiple biomes and secrets; players enjoy discovering new areas and lore.
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Large, complex levels with secrets and puzzles encourage discovery
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+4.0
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
Large world with many side quests, secrets, and optional content to discover.
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+4.0
Age of Wonders III
Random map generation, dungeons, and hidden treasures promote discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
ARMA: Cold War Assault
Large open maps and non-linear missions encourage discovery and varied approaches.
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+4.0
Awkward Dimensions Redux
Exploring varied, surreal environments and uncovering hidden meanings is a core aspect.
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+4.0
Crown and Adventure
Large open world with many regions, quests, and hidden events encouraging discovery and map exploration.
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+4.0
古剑奇谭(GuJian)
Game world is large with many hidden areas, lore, and secrets rewarding exploration.
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+4.0
Pokémon White Version
Exploring the new Unova region and discovering new Pokémon and secrets is a core motivation.
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+4.0
PONE
Procedural maps and hidden objectives encourage discovery and navigation of unfamiliar environments.
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+4.0
Sun Haven
Multiple towns, mines, forests, and secret areas invite discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Terra Invicta
Exploration of the solar system and discovery of new bases, planets, and alien activity is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Trove
Large variety of biomes, dungeons, and worlds with procedural generation encourage discovery and curiosity.
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