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+5.0
Slime Rancher
Large, colorful world with many hidden areas and secrets to discover, rewarding curiosity.
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+5.0
Snail Simulator
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and lore in a large open world.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Exploration is central, with a huge open world full of secrets, shrines, and landmarks to discover.
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+4.0
The Room Two
Players explore multiple unique rooms and environments, discovering new puzzles and secrets.
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+4.0
Travellin Cats Around the World 2
Players discover new global locations and hidden cats within detailed scenes, encouraging curiosity-driven searching.
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+4.0
Webbed
Game encourages discovering secrets, collectibles, and new areas in a large, varied map.
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+4.0
West of Loathing
Open world with many locations, hidden secrets, and side quests rewards curiosity and discovery.
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+4.0
A Bumpy Ride
Exploration of a handcrafted map with unlocking new areas and discovering secrets is a core motivation.
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+4.0
Back in Service: a Metro Driver
Game allows exploration of stations, tunnels, and service areas beyond main routes.
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+5.0
Don't Starve
Procedurally generated worlds and multiple biomes encourage discovery of new areas, secrets, and resources.
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+4.0
Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell
Encourages discovery of new areas, hidden items, and interactive objects in richly detailed environments.
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+4.0
HROT
Level design encourages discovery of hidden areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling.
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+4.0
Little Kitty, Big City
Strong emphasis on discovering city areas, secrets, and interacting with diverse characters.
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+4.0
Lots of Cats in Every Moment
Game encourages discovering new areas, hidden cats, and objects across multiple detailed scenes.
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+4.0
Meridian 157: Chapter 3
The game emphasizes environmental exploration of new and varied areas within the research facility to uncover story…
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+5.0
Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
Players discover many new locations, secrets, and character interactions on a large, varied road trip map.
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+4.0
Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo
Game encourages discovering new zoo areas, finding lost animals, and interacting with many clickable elements.
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+5.0
SCP – Containment Breach
Procedurally generated facility and hidden SCPs encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Slow Roads
Procedurally generated endless roads and landscapes encourage continuous discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Spaceflight Simulator
Core gameplay involves discovering and traveling to planets, moons, and celestial bodies.
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+4.0
Stray
Exploring a richly detailed city and uncovering hidden stories and collectibles is a core aspect.
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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
Super Mario Odyssey
Core gameplay revolves around discovering hidden Power Moons and secrets in richly detailed, diverse kingdoms.
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+5.0
Terraformental
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and story elements through exploration.
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