Exploration

Highly praised interconnected world with secrets, backtracking, and metroidvania elements encourage extensive…

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with a large, varied map

Core gameplay centers on exploring over 300 handcrafted maps, dungeons, and secret areas, rewarding curiosity and…

Strong emphasis on exploring multiple planets, discovering secrets, and unlocking new areas with items.

Core gameplay involves discovering new islands, ingredients, and secrets in an open world.

Exploration of a haunted college and discovery of clues and secrets is a core gameplay element.

Large, detailed maps encourage discovery and careful searching of new areas and hidden objects.

Levels contain secrets, multiple paths, loot, and hidden objectives encouraging discovery.

Core motivation is discovering new areas, hidden routes, and secrets within the maze-like forest.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and dynamic world changes.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering large, varied worlds, secrets, and collectibles.

Large interconnected open world with diverse biomes and many secrets to discover.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring large, abstract, and mysterious environments.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, chests, and secrets in a large open world.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with a living, dynamic world.

Core gameplay is about discovering new locations, anomalies, and secrets in a vast procedurally generated universe.

Core gameplay involves discovering new islands, underwater wrecks, and resources in a procedurally generated world.

Large open world with no map encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and lore through player-driven exploration.

Core motivation is exploring dozens of unique planets and player-built settlements.

Large open world with many hidden areas, caves, and secrets encourages curiosity-driven discovery.

Core gameplay involves discovering new planets, ruins, and resources across many star systems.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and story elements through detailed environmental exploration.

Large handcrafted maps with many secrets, hidden areas, and collectibles strongly motivate exploration.

Large open world with many secrets, puzzles, and varied biomes encourages discovery.