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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
风与鸟 - Wind and Bird
Core gameplay centers on discovering new scenic areas and uncovering narrative fragments.
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+5.0
Another Crab's Treasure
Strong emphasis on exploring diverse, colorful environments with secrets, backtracking, and platforming.
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+5.0
Endless Sky
Large, expanding galaxy with many star systems and secrets to discover
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+5.0
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Large open world with many secrets, side quests, and hidden items; exploration is a core motivation and highly…
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+5.0
Wuppo: Definitive Edition
Exploration is a core focus with a large, lively world full of secrets, collectibles, and lore to discover.
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+5.0
Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Vast Caribbean open world with many islands, shipwrecks, and secrets encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet
Game world is large and richly detailed with many secrets and interactive elements to discover.
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+5.0
The Spirit and the Mouse
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles in a multi-layered village environment.
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+5.0
TUNIC
Exploration is a core motivation, with many hidden paths, secrets, and puzzles rewarding curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
Grunn
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, new areas, and piecing together the story.
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+5.0
Mr. Sleepy Man
Emphasis on discovering secrets, exploring a fully connected world, and uncovering hidden content.
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+5.0
My Friendly Neighborhood
Strong emphasis on exploring interconnected maps, finding secrets, backtracking, and uncovering story elements.
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+5.0
Where Winds Meet
Open world encourages discovery of secrets, hidden areas, and spontaneous adventures.
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+5.0
LEGO® City Undercover
Open-world city with many hidden collectibles, side quests, and vertical areas encourages discovery.
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+5.0
Wuthering Waves
Open world with puzzles, secrets, collectibles, and varied environments encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Cogmind
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, lore, and secrets in a dynamic world.
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+5.0
Banjo-Kazooie
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, collectibles, and new areas within richly themed levels.
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+5.0
Curious Expedition
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new map areas, secrets, and events
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+5.0
The Heilwald Loophole
Exploration is central, with players discovering new areas, secrets, and lore through multiple loops and paths.
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+5.0
Renowned Explorers: International Society
Core gameplay revolves around exploring randomized maps, discovering treasures, and encountering varied events.
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+5.0
Lunacid
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a maze-like interconnected world.
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+5.0
Starcom: Unknown Space
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new star systems, planets, anomalies, and uncovering story secrets.
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+5.0
Thief Gold (1999)
Large, non-linear levels with hidden secrets and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.
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+5.0
Shadow Man Remastered
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking, and uncovering hidden content in a large, maze-like world.
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