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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Story
A strong dose of exploration and story in the same game.
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+4.0
Unbirth
Game involves discovering new surreal environments and uncovering hidden story elements.
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+5.0
Super Metroid
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities to unlock paths.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a vast open world.
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+5.0
Voices of the Void
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and events in a richly detailed and mysterious environment.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Large open world with hidden secrets, dungeons, and dual realms encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition
The vast, detailed open world and hidden secrets promote discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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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
Xenoblade Chronicles
Exploration of a massive, beautifully designed world is a core gameplay element, with discovery rewarded and encouraged.
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+5.0
Subnautica
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new biomes, secrets, and story elements in a vast underwater world.
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+5.0
Pokémon Pokopia
Large, multi-layered maps with secrets, new areas, and discovery-driven gameplay encourage extensive exploration.
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+5.0
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Large, detailed world with many secrets and side quests to discover.
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+5.0
Kenshi
Large open world with many secrets, factions, and locations to discover driven by player curiosity.
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+5.0
A Hat in Time
Game strongly emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles across diverse, imaginative worlds.
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+5.0
DARK SOULS™ III
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore through curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
ENA: Dream BBQ
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with numerous unique characters.
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+5.0
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Non-linear castle design with secrets, backtracking, and new areas unlocked by abilities strongly supports exploration.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large open world.
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+5.0
Abiotic Factor
Game features rich, handcrafted maps with secrets, shortcuts, and multiple worlds to discover.
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+5.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Large, diverse environments with hidden areas and secrets promote discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
A Castle Full of Cats
Game emphasizes discovering new rooms, secret areas, hidden cats, and items throughout a large castle environment.
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+5.0
Darkwood
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with NPCs in a procedurally varied world.
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+5.0
Lil Gator Game
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with the environment driven by curiosity.
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+5.0
Rain World
Large interconnected world encourages discovery of new areas and secrets.
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+5.0
Endacopia
Emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with many elements in a richly detailed world.
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