Exploration

Open-world design with large interconnected districts and hidden collectibles strongly motivates discovery and…

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden lore, and new areas both in-game and through external ARG content.

Exploration is central, with players discovering new areas, secrets, and lore through multiple loops and paths.

Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, underwater ruins, and hidden secrets in a large open world.

Large open island with varied environments and many secrets encourages extensive discovery.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring randomized maps, discovering treasures, and encountering varied events.

World design rewards thorough exploration with secrets, optional bosses, collectibles, and hidden areas.

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

Open world design with many collectibles, secrets, and areas to discover encourages curiosity-driven exploration.

Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a maze-like interconnected world.

Large maps with secrets, anomalies, and dynamic faction battles encourage curiosity-driven discovery.

Exploration of beautiful, expansive realms and discovery of hidden areas is a core part of the experience.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new star systems, planets, anomalies, and uncovering story secrets.

Large, non-linear levels with hidden secrets and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring varied environments, discovering secrets, and interacting with fauna.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking, and uncovering hidden content in a large, maze-like world.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new underwater environments, hidden collectibles, and secrets.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interactions in detailed environments.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring a dense, quirky open world, discovering secrets, and completing varied quests.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring a large spherical open world with multiple biomes and secrets.

Open-ended world with many secrets, shortcuts, and alternative paths; exploration is a core motivation despite time…

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new underground areas, secrets, and story elements.

Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, secrets, and story elements.