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Exploration
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Top picks
Popular, well-rated games with a strong exploration score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Project Silverfish
Large maps with secrets, anomalies, and dynamic faction battles encourage curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Sky: Children of the Light
Exploration of beautiful, expansive realms and discovery of hidden areas is a core part of the experience.
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+5.0
Starcom: Unknown Space
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new star systems, planets, anomalies, and uncovering story secrets.
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+5.0
Thief Gold (1999)
Large, non-linear levels with hidden secrets and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.
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+5.0
Demon Tides
Open-world design with many islands and secrets encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Horizon's Gate
Open world sailing and discovery of ports, dungeons, secrets, and lore is a core and rewarding gameplay element.
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+5.0
Omno: Prologue
Core gameplay revolves around exploring varied environments, discovering secrets, and interacting with fauna.
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+5.0
Shadow Man Remastered
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking, and uncovering hidden content in a large, maze-like world.
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+5.0
Subside
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new underwater environments, hidden collectibles, and secrets.
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+5.0
The Wild at Heart
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+5.0
Time Flies
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interactions in detailed environments.
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+5.0
Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a dense, quirky open world, discovering secrets, and completing varied quests.
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+5.0
Grow Up
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a large spherical open world with multiple biomes and secrets.
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+5.0
UNSIGHTED
Open-ended world with many secrets, shortcuts, and alternative paths; exploration is a core motivation despite time…
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+5.0
AETHUS
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new underground areas, secrets, and story elements.
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+5.0
Aground
Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, secrets, and story elements.
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+5.0
DARK SOULS™ II
Game world is large with many secrets, hidden paths, and encourages thorough exploration.
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+5.0
FOREWARNED
Core gameplay involves discovering new tomb layouts, secrets, puzzles, and artifacts in randomized environments.
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+5.0
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Large, detailed environments with many secrets, collectibles, and side quests encourage thorough exploration.
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+5.0
Risen
Handcrafted island world with many secrets, caves, and locations encourages thorough exploration.
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+5.0
Stay Out of the House
Exploring the large, interconnected house and uncovering secrets and new areas is a core motivation.
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+5.0
System Shock
Exploration of a large, maze-like space station with secrets, audio logs, and environmental storytelling is core to…
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+5.0
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Exploration is a core element with many hidden locations, secrets, and lore to discover.
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+5.0
Windrose
Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, secrets, and world features.
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