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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Fantasy
A strong dose of exploration and fantasy in the same game.
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Hands of Necromancy
Exploration is a core element with hub worlds, secrets, backtracking, and metroidvania-style progression.
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+5.0
Keepsake
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and solving puzzles in a vast magical school
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+5.0
Two Worlds Epic Edition
Large open world with many unique biomes, hidden dungeons, and points of interest encourages exploration.
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+5.0
AWAKEN - Astral Blade
Large maps with many hidden areas, secrets, and collectibles strongly encourage discovery and curiosity-driven…
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+5.0
Chronicles of the Wolf
Exploration of a large open world with hidden areas, secrets, and multiple endings is a core feature.
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+5.0
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden items in a large open world.
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+5.0
A House of Many Doors
Core gameplay involves discovering new cities, secrets, and storylines in a vast, surreal world.
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+5.0
Darksiders III
Highly praised interconnected world with secrets, backtracking, and metroidvania elements encourage extensive…
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+5.0
Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Huge open world with maze-like dungeons, hidden secrets, and non-linear progression
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+5.0
Afterimage
Massive interconnected map with many secrets and backtracking; core motivation is discovery.
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+5.0
Avowed
Game world is dense, handcrafted, and rewards curiosity with secrets, loot, and lore in every nook and cranny.
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+5.0
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
Core gameplay is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in the Abyss; players repeatedly explore layered environments.
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+5.0
Sacred 2 Gold
Huge seamless open world with many biomes, hidden areas, and secrets to discover.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and content in a vast open world.
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+5.0
Fallen Tear: The Ascension
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, backtracking with new skills, and uncovering hidden routes.
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+5.0
Romancing SaGa 3™
Open world with many secrets, side quests, and hidden content encourages extensive discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Underspace
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large galaxy.
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+5.0
Wigmund
Strong emphasis on exploring open world, dungeons, and uncovering hidden loot and quests.
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+5.0
The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles
Strong emphasis on exploring procedurally generated dungeons, discovering secrets, and interacting with diverse NPCs…
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+5.0
Wizards and Warlords
Exploration of procedurally generated worlds, dungeons, and secrets is a core and exciting part of gameplay.
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+5.0
Fabled Lands
Open world with many locations, secrets, and quests to discover; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Legend of Mana
Open-ended world exploration with discovery of quests, secrets, and new areas driven by artifact placement.
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+5.0
Moon Corona
Strong emphasis on discovering hidden treasures, secret paths, and backtracking.
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+5.0
Stygian: Outer Gods
Exploration is a core element with a semi-open world, secrets, puzzles, and backtracking to previously inaccessible…
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