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Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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+5.0
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Core gameplay involves discovering new terrain, uncovering secrets, and exploring a vast, detailed open world.
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+5.0
Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands
Core gameplay revolves around discovering large maps, hidden areas, and collectibles.
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+5.0
Lushfoil Photography Sim
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new locations, hidden objects, and photo opportunities.
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+5.0
Omno
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with creatures.
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+5.0
Supraworld
Large, dense maps with many secrets and hidden areas reward curiosity and thorough exploration.
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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
Vacation Simulator
Game design emphasizes discovering new areas, unlocking locations, and finding hidden easter eggs.
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+5.0
Verho - Curse of Faces
Exploration is a core mechanic with many secrets, rewards, and non-linear paths.
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+5.0
Welcome to Maison Chichigami
Exploring mansion locations and uncovering secrets is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Xanadu Next
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, unlocking shortcuts, and revisiting areas with new abilities.
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+4.0
CLeM
Exploration of a large mansion with unlocking new areas and secrets is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Disney•Pixar Cars
Open world with multiple areas to discover, collectibles like postcards, and secret paths encourage curiosity-driven…
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+5.0
Arken Age
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, collectibles, and hidden areas; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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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
Dreaming Sarah
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and revisiting locations with new items.
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+5.0
Dujanah
Core gameplay involves discovering secrets, interacting with NPCs, and exploring a surreal world.
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+5.0
Ghost of a Tale
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a dense interconnected world.
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+5.0
Lunacid
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a maze-like interconnected world.
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+5.0
Tearscape
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering hidden areas.
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+5.0
TUNIC
Exploration is a core motivation, with many hidden paths, secrets, and puzzles rewarding curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
Core motivation is discovering new islands, secrets, and treasures across a vast oceanic world.
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+5.0
80 Days
Core gameplay involves discovering new cities, routes, and storylines across a vast world.
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+5.0
Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Game strongly emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and unlocking shortcuts in a large map.
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+5.0
Axiom Verge
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and items in a large interconnected map.
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