Exploration

Core motivation is discovering vast interconnected areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling.

Game heavily emphasizes exploration of labyrinths, secrets, and hidden areas.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and Pokémon throughout the expansive Kanto region.

The game encourages exploration of various biomes and dungeons.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring a hex map, discovering new areas, quests, and secrets.

Open-world Manhattan encourages discovery of landmarks, collectibles, and side missions.

Large maps with diverse biomes encourage discovery of landmarks and collectibles.

Large handcrafted open world with many secrets and varied biomes to discover

Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, secrets, and hidden treasures.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, puzzles, and interacting with the environment.

Exploration of a large, detailed, and mysterious world is a core motivation.

Strong emphasis on discovering new rooms, secrets, hidden passages, and loot in procedurally generated environments.

1:1 scale Berlin map with detailed environment encourages discovery and exploration.

Game heavily rewards exploration with many secret rooms, hidden items, and side quests.

Large estate and surrounding areas encourage discovering new locations, secrets, and story elements.

Large semi-open levels with hidden bonuses and alternate routes reward curiosity and discovery.

Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, ruins, notes, and blueprints in a large open world.

Core feature is discovering new planets, stars, galaxies, and secrets in a procedurally generated universe.

Strong emphasis on discovering new screens, mapping underground tunnels, and uncovering treasures.

Open worlds with multiple planets and hidden secrets encourage curiosity-driven exploration.

Core gameplay is exploring photographic dreamscapes and discovering hidden elements.

Exploration of abandoned towns, forests, tunnels, and buildings is a core gameplay element, rewarding curiosity.

The game features multiple islands and encourages discovery of new areas and secrets.

Large open world maps with real-world geography encourage discovery and navigation of new areas.