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+4.0
X4: Foundations
Large galaxy with dynamic economy and hidden secrets encourages discovery and mapping.
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+4.0
Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
The game features a large semi-open world with side missions and secrets encouraging discovery and curiosity.
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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
Genesis Noir
Exploration of abstract cosmic environments and symbolic metaphors is a core part of the experience.
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+4.0
Rise of Piracy
The game features a large hand-crafted world with many ports, islands, and secrets to discover.
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+4.0
SCP: Containment Breach 2
Game features detailed maps, new areas, and secrets encouraging discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse
The game features multiple story branches, quests, and secrets encouraging discovery and exploration.
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+4.0
Tibia
Large world with many secret locations and quests encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Zeno Clash 2
Semi-open world with optional side quests and collectibles encourages discovery and revisiting areas.
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+4.0
Pokémon Platinum Version
Rich, diverse environments and unique areas like the Distortion World promote discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Dead Rising® 2
Open world Fortune City with many secrets, side quests, and areas to discover.
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+4.0
hackmud
Players discover hidden lore, puzzles, NPCs, and secrets in a vast text-based world.
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+4.0
Haunted Lands
Levels contain many secrets, branching paths, and hidden items rewarding curiosity and thorough exploration.
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+4.0
Heroes of Steel RPG
Large world maps, dungeons, and secret areas encourage discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Open world Bayview city with hidden shops, secret races, and rewards incentivizes exploration beyond structured races.
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+4.0
Romancing SaGa 2™
Open world with many regions and quests to discover in any order, rewarding curiosity.
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+4.0
SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Players explore detailed, varied locations with hidden items and secrets, encouraged to listen and investigate…
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+4.0
Trackmania
Huge variety of official and community maps offers constant discovery of new tracks and challenges.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Learning and mastering complex maps with destructible environments is a key part of gameplay.
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+4.0
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
Large open world with many unique locations and hidden items encourages thorough exploration.
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+4.0
Dungeon Siege II
Game features large maps, secret areas, side quests, and encourages discovery of hidden content.
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+4.0
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
Second half opens up to open world exploration with many side quests and hidden content; diorama environments encourage…
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+4.0
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Exploring new star systems and discovering anomalies is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Galactic Civilizations III
Large, procedurally generated galaxies with many planets and anomalies encourage discovery and exploration.
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