Exploration

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new planets, shipwrecks, caves, and secrets.

Heavy emphasis on discovering secrets, navigating large levels, and uncovering hidden areas.

Open world with puzzles, secrets, collectibles, and varied environments encourages discovery and curiosity.

Open world with many secrets, dungeons, and areas to discover; exploration is a core motivation.

The game features a large semi-open world with side missions and secrets encouraging discovery and curiosity.

Massive maps with multiple regions and hidden mechanics invite curiosity-driven discovery.

Players explore detailed environments, uncover hidden clues, and discover layered story elements in a secluded village.

Large, interconnected levels with secrets, shortcuts, and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.

Open world encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and quests; exploration is a core motivation.

Game encourages discovering new biomes, animals, caves, and secrets on a large island.

Strong emphasis on discovering new story paths, traits, and secrets in a branching metroidvania-style map.

Large, detailed levels with hidden collectibles and secrets encourage curiosity-driven exploration.

Players explore eerie, liminal spaces and uncover secrets, with an emphasis on discovery and environmental storytelling.

Large interconnected map with secrets, backtracking, and discovery; exploration is a core gameplay element.

Exploration of alien biomes, plants, and expedition events is a core part of gameplay.

Game rewards exploration of the pool and locker rooms, uncovering secrets and hidden items.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new locations, hidden objects, and photo opportunities.

Exploration is a core element with a semi-open world, secrets, puzzles, and backtracking to previously inaccessible…

Game encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and hidden quests with minimal map assistance.

Exploration of procedurally generated locations and secrets is a core gameplay element.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore within dungeons.

Core gameplay involves discovering new rooms, secrets, lore, and puzzle clues in an evolving mansion.

Large handcrafted map with many biomes, secrets, and quests encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.

Open world with secrets, puzzles, and multiple quest outcomes encourages discovery.