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Discovering new areas or secrets
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Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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+5.0
Outcast - Second Contact
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large open world.
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+5.0
Jet Set Radio Future
Open-world design with large interconnected districts and hidden collectibles strongly motivates discovery and…
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+4.0
HORROR TALES: The Wine
Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and lore through environmental storytelling and revisiting locations.
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+4.0
Lighthouse Keeper
Exploration of multiple islands and discovery of secrets is a core enjoyable aspect.
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+4.0
MUZY
Strong emphasis on exploring abandoned industrial complex and uncovering lore and secrets.
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+4.0
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Open world map with many areas to discover and cars to find encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Pirates VR: Jolly Roger
Exploration of island, caves, and underwater areas is a core gameplay element, rewarding curiosity and discovery.
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+4.0
World to the West
Large open world with many secrets and collectibles encourages discovery and revisiting areas with different characters.
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+5.0
Afterimage
Massive interconnected map with many secrets and backtracking; core motivation is discovery.
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+5.0
Avowed
Game world is dense, handcrafted, and rewards curiosity with secrets, loot, and lore in every nook and cranny.
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+5.0
Elite Dangerous
Exploration is a core motivation, with a 1:1 scale galaxy to discover, including unique celestial phenomena and…
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+5.0
Else Heart.Break()
Exploring the city, uncovering secrets, and discovering new ways to hack is a major motivation.
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+5.0
Evochron Mercenary
Exploration of vast, seamless galaxy, unknown systems, planets, and secrets is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Himno - The Silent Melody
Core gameplay revolves around discovering procedurally generated biomes, secrets, and lore.
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+5.0
Home is Where One Starts...
Core gameplay is free exploration of a detailed environment to uncover memories and narrative pieces.
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+5.0
Salt
Core gameplay is discovering new islands, secrets, and treasures in a vast procedurally generated ocean world.
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+5.0
Shape of the World
Core motivation is discovering new biomes, secrets, and environmental changes.
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+5.0
Star Shelter
Exploring derelict ships, space stations, and unknown environments is a key motivation.
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+5.0
Twilight Monk
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+4.0
Distant Bloom
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas and secrets, though map limitations make navigation challenging.
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+5.0
Out There: Ω Edition
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new star systems, planets, alien life, and technologies.
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+5.0
Proteus
Core gameplay is wandering and discovering new areas, secrets, and seasonal changes.
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+5.0
Sacred 2 Gold
Huge seamless open world with many biomes, hidden areas, and secrets to discover.
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+5.0
TASOMACHI: Behind the Twilight
Core gameplay revolves around discovering hidden items, exploring towns and environments, and unlocking new areas.
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