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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Focused on exploration
Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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The Complex: Expedition
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling in a maze-like setting.
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A Planet Full of Cats
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden cats across a large, Metroidvania-style map.
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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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Scanner Sombre
Core gameplay is about discovering and revealing unknown cave areas.
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Super Win the Game
Central motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden items in a large interconnected world.
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The Cursed Forest
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a mysterious forest and uncovering secrets.
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Dolls Nest
Large, interconnected levels with secrets, shortcuts, and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.
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Guild Wars 2®
Exploration is a core feature with dynamic events, jumping puzzles, and a vibrant open world.
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Hob
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with a dynamic, evolving world.
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INFRA
Core gameplay centers on discovering new areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling.
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Primal Planet
Exploration is a core element with organic map discovery, secrets, and dynamic wildlife interactions.
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The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
Core gameplay is discovering new rooms, secrets, and clues throughout a large mansion.
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Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered
Core gameplay centers on discovering new areas, secrets, and solving environmental puzzles.
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Animal Company
Exploration of maps, secrets, and lore is a core motivation and praised feature.
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+5.0
Bear Simulator
Core gameplay revolves around exploring diverse large environments and uncovering mysteries.
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Dishwashing Simulator
Strong emphasis on discovering procedurally generated dungeon depths, secrets, and new items.
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Last Drop
Large, detailed open world with many hidden locations and no GPS; exploration is a core motivation.
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LGBT Flags Merge!
Strong emphasis on discovering new flags and identities through progressive exploration.
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Myst: Masterpiece Edition
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, clues, and secrets across multiple Ages.
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Supplice
Large, sprawling levels with many secrets and terminals encourage curiosity-driven discovery
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Tomb Raider II (1997)
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden items across diverse locations.
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FRACT OSC
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and puzzle locations in an open world.
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+5.0
Full Bore
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large interconnected map.
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Ittle Dew 2+
Strong emphasis on exploring a large open world with many secrets, hidden caves, and optional dungeons.
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