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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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High exploration scores, with competition at +0 or below.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Big Walk
Large open world with many secrets and landmarks encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Exploration is a core feature with large segmented biomes, hidden areas, day/night cycles, and discovery of new Pokémon.
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+5.0
TOEM: A Photo Adventure
Exploration of multiple unique regions and discovery of secrets and photo subjects is a core part of the experience.
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+5.0
Wobbly Life
Large open world with many hidden secrets, collectibles, and diverse areas encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Large, diverse environments with hidden areas and secrets promote discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Look Outside
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and story beats within the apartment building.
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+5.0
Ori and the Blind Forest
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+5.0
Slime Rancher 2
Large, distinct biomes with secrets and treasure pods encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Large open world with no quest markers encourages discovery and navigation by clues and journal entries.
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+5.0
Core Keeper
Core gameplay centers on discovering new biomes, secrets, and progressing through the map.
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+5.0
Wandering Sword
Large open world with many unique locations, hidden quests, and secrets; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
ANIMAL WELL
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, backtracking, and uncovering hidden areas.
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+5.0
BABBDI
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with the environment and NPCs.
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+5.0
Darkwood
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with NPCs in a procedurally varied world.
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+5.0
Hidden Folks
Large, detailed maps encourage thorough exploration and discovery of secrets and interactions.
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+5.0
Lil Gator Game
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with the environment driven by curiosity.
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+5.0
ASTRONEER
Core gameplay revolves around exploring diverse planets, caves, and uncovering secrets.
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+5.0
Antichamber
Exploration of a large, non-Euclidean labyrinth is a core part of the experience.
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+5.0
Epic Battle Fantasy 5
Large maps with many hidden treasures, backtracking, puzzles, and secret areas to discover
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+5.0
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden dialogues, and optional content in multiple locations.
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+5.0
Pseudoregalia
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking, and finding secrets in a maze-like interconnected world.
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+5.0
Rain World
Large interconnected world encourages discovery of new areas and secrets.
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+5.0
Metroid Dread
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+5.0
Endacopia
Emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with many elements in a richly detailed world.
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