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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Autonomy
A strong dose of exploration and autonomy in the same game.
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+5.0
BLACK SOULS II
Highly open world with many secrets, hidden paths, and lore encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Tinykin
Core motivation is discovering secrets, collectibles, and new areas in large, detailed environments.
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+5.0
Hypnospace Outlaw
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new pages, secrets, and story elements.
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+5.0
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Open world with many islands, secrets, and dynamic events encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Subnautica 2
The game encourages discovering new areas and secrets.
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+5.0
TY the Tasmanian Tiger
Large, open levels with many hidden collectibles encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Core gameplay involves discovering new terrain, uncovering secrets, and exploring a vast, detailed open world.
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+5.0
theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, tracking animals, and uncovering secrets in large maps.
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+5.0
A Tower Full of Cats
Strong emphasis on discovering new eras, hidden rooms, secret levels, and collectibles throughout the tower.
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+5.0
Fallen Aces
Levels are large, non-linear, with many secrets and alternate routes encouraging discovery.
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+5.0
Supraland
Exploration is a core motivation, with many hidden secrets, rewards for going off the beaten path, and a large…
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+5.0
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Large interconnected castle with secrets and hidden areas; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
FEZ
Exploration is central, with a vast world full of secrets, hidden rooms, and puzzles requiring thorough investigation.
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+5.0
Forza Horizon
Large, diverse open world with many secrets, collectibles, and scenic routes that reward curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
Psychopomp GOLD
Core gameplay revolves around exploring large, surreal environments and uncovering hidden areas and story elements.
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+5.0
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Strong focus on exploring new habitats, uncovering secrets, and revisiting levels with new creatures.
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+5.0
Starbound
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new planets, biomes, dungeons, and secrets in an infinite procedurally…
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+5.0
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
Large open levels with many secrets, collectibles, and hidden areas strongly emphasize discovery.
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+5.0
Mitoza
Strong emphasis on discovering all branching paths and endings in a surreal environment.
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+5.0
Smushi Come Home
Core gameplay revolves around exploring different biomes, discovering mushrooms, and finding collectibles.
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+5.0
SteamWorld Dig
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and caves underground.
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+5.0
Gothic 1
Exploration of a hand-crafted, dense open world with secrets and dynamic NPC routines is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Grounded
Exploration is a core activity with diverse biomes, secrets, and vertical navigation.
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+5.0
Shadows Over Loathing
Large, varied maps with many secrets and side quests encourage curiosity-driven discovery.
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