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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Autonomy
A strong dose of exploration and autonomy in the same game.
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Exploration of new areas, secrets, and endings is a core part of the experience, with many surprises off the beaten…
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+5.0
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Open world with many locations, secrets, and side quests to discover; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Just Cause 2
The massive, diverse open world with many locations and secrets strongly supports exploration motivation.
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+5.0
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Large open world with many locations, secrets, and random encounters to discover.
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+5.0
Spaceflight Simulator
Core gameplay involves discovering and traveling to planets, moons, and celestial bodies.
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+5.0
Yume Nikki
Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, secrets, and surreal locations.
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+5.0
Minecraft
Procedurally generated worlds and new biomes encourage discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Caves of Qud
Vast procedurally generated world with many biomes, dungeons, and secrets; exploration is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Dishonored 2
Large, detailed levels with many secrets, collectibles, and alternative routes promote curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
Game encourages detailed exploration of environments, secrets, and lore without quest markers.
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+5.0
Prey
Exploration is a core element with richly detailed environments, secrets, and lore rewarding curiosity.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda
Exploration is central, with a large open world full of secrets and minimal guidance.
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+5.0
BLACK SOULS
Open world with multiple areas, secrets, and hidden content to discover.
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+5.0
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
Large open galaxy with many star systems, planets, and secrets to discover; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Drova - Forsaken Kin
Highly praised dense, handcrafted world with secrets, puzzles, and rewarding exploration without quest markers.
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+5.0
Roadwarden
The game rewards discovering new locations, secrets, and lore, with a sizeable map and many hidden elements.
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+5.0
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Large open world with many secrets, side quests, and hidden items; exploration is a core motivation and highly…
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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
Stellaris
Core gameplay involves discovering new star systems, anomalies, and secrets in a procedurally generated galaxy.
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+5.0
Lucid Blocks
Strong focus on discovering new biomes, secrets, and surreal environments.
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+5.0
No Man's Sky
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new planets, species, and secrets in a huge universe.
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+5.0
Cogmind
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, lore, and secrets in a dynamic world.
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+5.0
GeoGuessr
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new locations and interpreting environmental clues.
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+5.0
The Long Drive
Core gameplay involves discovering new biomes, buildings, and random encounters in a vast open world.
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