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Top picks
Popular, well-rated games with a strong exploration score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Sephonie
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, hidden collectibles, and secrets within the island environment.
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+5.0
Shadow Complex Remastered
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new gear.
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+5.0
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and solving environmental puzzles across varied locations.
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+5.0
9th Dawn III
Huge open world with many dungeons, secrets, and puzzles incentivizes curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
Large interconnected map with secrets, gating abilities, and backtracking strongly emphasize discovery and exploration.
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+5.0
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Core gameplay revolves around exploring interconnected hub worlds, backtracking, and discovering secrets and switches.
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+5.0
Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered
Open world with many secrets, quests, and areas to discover; players motivated by curiosity and non-linear progression.
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+5.0
Toki Tori 2+
Open world design encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and revisiting locations with new knowledge.
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+5.0
Gothic® 3
Huge seamless open world with diverse biomes and many hidden locations encourages discovery.
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+5.0
A Highland Song
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in an open world.
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+5.0
Alwa's Legacy
Exploration is a core motivation with a large map, secrets, and ability-gated progression.
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+5.0
Creatures of Ava
The game encourages players to explore diverse biomes and discover secrets.
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+5.0
Cultist Simulator
Players explore mysterious lore, hidden mechanics, and new narrative paths through experimentation.
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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
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
Large open world with multiple cities and countryside; players encouraged to discover new areas, secrets, and side…
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+5.0
Rat Quest
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore; exploration is a key motivator and gameplay element.
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+5.0
Runestone Keeper
Core gameplay involves discovering new tiles, secrets, and dungeon layouts each run.
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+5.0
Soulash 2
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, points of interest, and secrets in a procedurally generated world.
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+5.0
9th Dawn Remake
Strong emphasis on exploring vast open world, dungeons, secrets, and revisiting areas; completionists enjoy thorough…
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+5.0
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
Large world, many dungeons, secrets, and quests drive curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
Artis Impact
Exploration is a core motivation, with many hidden secrets, side quests, and interactive elements to discover.
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+5.0
Enter The Backrooms
Core gameplay involves discovering new levels, secrets, and navigating complex, procedurally generated environments.
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+5.0
FRACT OSC
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and puzzle locations in an open world.
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+5.0
Kingdom of Night
Large open world with many secrets, side quests, and multiple routes; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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