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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Autonomy
A strong dose of exploration and autonomy in the same game.
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Thief II: The Metal Age
Huge, detailed levels filled with secrets and alternate paths reward curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
Avorion
Massive procedurally generated galaxy with thousands of sectors and hidden content to discover.
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+5.0
Demon Tides
Open-world design with many islands and secrets encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Horizon's Gate
Open world sailing and discovery of ports, dungeons, secrets, and lore is a core and rewarding gameplay element.
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+5.0
System Shock
Exploration of a large, maze-like space station with secrets, audio logs, and environmental storytelling is core to…
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+5.0
UnReal World
Large procedurally generated world encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and survival opportunities.
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+5.0
Gothic 1 Remake
Open world with dense, handcrafted environments encourages 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
Vangers
Open world with multiple worlds to discover, secrets, and nonlinear progression.
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+5.0
Rodina
Core gameplay revolves around discovering planets, asteroids, and lore in a massive solar system.
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+5.0
Lingo
Non-euclidean maze-like world encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and revisiting puzzles.
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+5.0
Walking Simulator
Core motivation is discovering new environments, secrets, and Easter eggs across diverse landscapes.
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+5.0
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
Nonlinear, open world encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and revisiting locations with new abilities.
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+5.0
NIMBY Rails
The entire world map is available for discovery and building, encouraging exploration of new areas.
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+5.0
Ctrl Alt Ego
Game rewards exploration of levels, secrets, and collectibles; players encouraged to discover new paths and areas.
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+5.0
Myst
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and puzzle clues across multiple worlds.
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+5.0
Monomyth
Exploration is a core motivation with complex maps, secrets, puzzles, and multiple paths to discover.
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+5.0
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Large open world with many locations, secrets, and side quests encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
The Witness
Open world island encourages extensive exploration to find puzzles and environmental secrets.
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+5.0
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Open world with many hidden locations and secrets encourages discovery.
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+5.0
Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion
Open world with many cities, secrets, and quests encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
The Captain
Exploration of many planets with unique stories and environments is a core feature driving curiosity.
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+5.0
Banquet for Fools
Exploration is a core element with a large, detailed world full of secrets, no quest markers, and discovery-driven…
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+5.0
BLACKSHARD
Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together cryptic lore in a vast labyrinth.
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