Exploration

Open world with many secrets, quests, and areas to discover; exploration is a core gameplay element.

Strong emphasis on open world exploration, discovering secrets, and environmental storytelling.

Open world with barrier-free traversal, hidden areas, and dungeons encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.

Open world encourages discovery of locations, secrets, and lore, though some find the world empty or repetitive.

Large open hub worlds and free roam encourage discovery of new areas, collectibles, and secrets.

Large open world encourages discovery of new locations, resources, and player interactions.

Semi-open world with many hidden tombs, collectibles, and secrets to discover drives exploration motivation.

Open-world maps and multiple locations encourage discovery and exploration.

Open world with hidden locations, secret quests, and no quest markers encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.

Open world exploration is a core part of gameplay, with secrets, upgrades, and lore to discover.

Open world map with procedurally generated dungeons and quests encourages discovery and curiosity.

Large open world with many areas to liberate and secrets to discover

Large, open hub worlds and levels filled with secrets and collectibles promote curiosity-driven discovery.

Open-world design with dense, living environments and new regions encourages extensive discovery and curiosity-driven…

Open world design with many districts, collectibles, and hidden areas encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.

Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and quest locations in a large open world.

Open world with many secrets and areas to discover, encouraging curiosity-driven play.

Large open world with varied zones and secrets; players enjoy discovering new areas and lore.

Highly praised for vast, multi-level open world with rewarding exploration and secrets.

Open world with dungeons, puzzles, and hidden secrets encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.

Game features large world with many optional dungeons, secrets, and hidden areas to discover.

Core motivation is exploring a large, surreal open world filled with hidden details and collectibles.

Large open world with multiple cities and many hidden collectibles and side quests to discover.

Open world with multiple islands and hidden crystals encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.