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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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High exploration scores, with status at +0 or below.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Ecto
Core gameplay centers on discovering new procedurally generated environments and secrets, fostering curiosity.
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+5.0
Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition
Exploring new story branches and endings is a core motivation, with over 100 endings to discover.
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+5.0
Riven (1997)
Large interconnected world with many secrets and areas to discover.
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+5.0
Seeker
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a large open world to find hidden stars and secrets.
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+5.0
The Captain
Exploration of many planets with unique stories and environments is a core feature driving curiosity.
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+5.0
Waking Mars
Strong emphasis on discovering new cave areas, lifeforms, and secrets within the Martian environment.
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+5.0
Happy's Humble Burger Farm
Game world is large and rich with hidden items, lore, and locations; exploration is a core part of the experience.
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+5.0
REMNANT II®
Procedural world design, secret areas, puzzles, and randomized dungeons reward curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
Sable
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a vast open world.
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+5.0
AER Memories of Old
Core motivation is discovering new islands, secrets, lore, and environmental storytelling.
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+5.0
Anode Heart
Open world with varied environments, secrets, and quests encourages discovery and curiosity
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+5.0
b 2
Open world with many areas to discover, including planets and environmental secrets, drives curiosity.
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+5.0
ENDLESS Space™ 2
Procedurally generated galaxies, quests, and discovery of new systems drive exploration motivation
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+5.0
Luma Island
Exploration of large, detailed maps with puzzles, secrets, and discovery is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Odallus: The Dark Call
Game design heavily rewards exploration with multiple paths, secret levels, and collectibles.
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+5.0
DragonLoop
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and branching paths within time constraints.
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+5.0
Dreamcore
Core gameplay is discovering vast, maze-like environments with many hidden areas and secrets.
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+5.0
In Other Waters
Core motivation is discovering new alien species and environments through detailed exploration.
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+5.0
INFRA
Core gameplay centers on discovering new areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling.
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+5.0
Killing Time: Resurrected
Large seamless open world with many secrets, keys, and backtracking; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Sailwind
Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, navigating open ocean, and exploring multiple archipelagos.
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+5.0
Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered
Core gameplay centers on discovering new areas, secrets, and solving environmental puzzles.
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+5.0
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition
Game design emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and completing numerous side quests.
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+5.0
Tombwater
Highly praised large interconnected world with many secrets, shortcuts, and hidden areas rewarding curiosity.
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