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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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+5.0
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
The interconnected world design and hidden secrets strongly motivate discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Heavy emphasis on exploring interconnected areas, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering secrets and…
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+5.0
Hypnospace Outlaw
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new pages, secrets, and story elements.
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+5.0
Subnautica 2
The game encourages discovering new areas and secrets.
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+5.0
Fallen Aces
Levels are large, non-linear, with many secrets and alternate routes encouraging discovery.
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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
Smushi Come Home
Core gameplay revolves around exploring different biomes, discovering mushrooms, and finding collectibles.
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+5.0
Botanicula
Game emphasizes exploring diverse, richly detailed environments and discovering hidden interactions and collectibles.
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+5.0
Resident Evil
Core gameplay involves exploring a large mansion with many secrets, puzzles, and hidden items.
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+5.0
Shadows Over Loathing
Large, varied maps with many secrets and side quests encourage curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Hyper Light Drifter
Exploration is a core element with many secrets, hidden paths, and environmental storytelling rewarding curiosity.
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+5.0
Cairn
Emphasis on discovering new paths, hidden caves, lore, and environmental storytelling throughout the mountain.
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+5.0
The Talos Principle 2
Large, detailed worlds with secrets and collectibles encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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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
Hollow Knight: Silksong
The game features a large, varied world with secrets, lore rooms, and multiple paths encouraging discovery.
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+5.0
Lost and Found Co.
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and interactive details in richly illustrated scenes.
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+5.0
The Long Dark
Large open world with multiple regions encourages discovery of new areas, landmarks, and secrets.
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+5.0
Metal Garden
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore within a vast megastructure.
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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
Crypt Custodian
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles in a large interconnected map.
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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
LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes
Strong emphasis on exploring a large open world Gotham City with many hidden items and side quests.
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+5.0
Unreal
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, environmental storytelling, and navigating vast, varied landscapes.
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