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Large open world with many locations, secrets, and side quests encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Vangers
Open world with multiple worlds to discover, secrets, and nonlinear progression.
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+4.0
Arknights: Endfield
Semi-open world with many secrets, puzzles, and rewards encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Legend of Grimrock 2
Large open island with varied environments and many secrets encourages extensive discovery.
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+4.0
Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina
Large semi-open world with multiple regions and secrets encourages exploration.
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+4.0
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Large open world with many secrets, puzzles, and collectibles to discover; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
State of Decay: YOSE
Open world with many buildings and areas to discover encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes
Open world New York with many side quests, collectibles, and hidden areas encourages discovery.
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+5.0
Genshin Impact: A Rekviem for the Underworld
Open world with new quests and areas to discover fosters exploration.
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+5.0
Fate Seeker II
Exploration is a major part of the game with a large open world, many NPCs, hidden quests, and interactive environments.
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+4.0
Pillars of Eternity
Rich world with many locations, secrets, and lore encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+4.0
Shredders
Large open world with multiple mountains and parks encourages discovery and finding new lines and secrets.
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+4.0
Spider-Man 2
Large, detailed open world with new boroughs and hidden collectibles encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Rain World
Large interconnected world encourages discovery of new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY IX
Game world is rich with hidden locations, secrets, and encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
The Quest
Large handcrafted open world with many secrets, dungeons, and locations to discover.
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+4.0
Ōkami
Dense world with secrets, collectibles, and side quests encourages discovery and revisiting areas.
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+4.0
LumenTale: Memories of Trey
Large open world with secrets, puzzles, and multiple routes encourages curiosity-driven discovery
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+4.0
Elmarion: Dragon time
Large open world with multiple maps, caves, and hidden items encourages discovery.
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+5.0
Tales of Yore
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, vague quests, and open world exploration without handholding.
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+5.0
Caravan SandWitch
Core motivation is discovering new locations, secrets, and lore in a richly detailed open world.
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+4.0
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Open world with diverse environments, seasonal changes, and many secrets encourages discovery.
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+4.0
The Knightling
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and puzzles in a vibrant open world.
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+5.0
Jet Set Radio Future
Open-world design with large interconnected districts and hidden collectibles strongly motivates discovery and…
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+4.0
Caravaneer 2
Players explore a large open world with many towns and secrets, driven by curiosity.
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