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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
Supplice
Large, sprawling levels with many secrets and terminals encourage curiosity-driven discovery
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+5.0
The Quest
Large handcrafted open world with many secrets, dungeons, and locations to discover.
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+5.0
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Strong metroidvania elements with large interconnected map, secrets, multiple paths, and rewards for exploration.
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+5.0
Song of the Deep
Core motivation is exploring a large, varied underwater map with many hidden treasures and secrets.
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+5.0
Star Traders: Frontiers
Procedurally generated galaxy with many planets, secrets, and dynamic events invites curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Doodle Champion Island Games
Open-world design with multiple biomes, hidden secrets, and side quests strongly encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
MIO: Memories in Orbit
Exploration is a core element with large maps, hidden areas, and discovery-driven gameplay.
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+5.0
Phoenotopia: Awakening
Core motivation is discovering secrets, new areas, and backtracking with new abilities
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+5.0
Reveal The Deep
Core gameplay revolves around exploring the sunken ship and discovering hidden notes and secrets.
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+5.0
Soul Searching
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new islands, uncovering stories, and collecting resources in an unknown world.
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+5.0
Knytt Underground
Core motivation is discovering a vast, interconnected world full of secrets and lore.
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+5.0
EverQuest II
Huge game world with many zones and hidden quests; exploration is a core motivation and praised feature.
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+5.0
La-Mulana
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together clues across a huge map.
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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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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Open world encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and quests; exploration is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Bad Mojo Redux
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a detailed, pre-rendered environment from a cockroach perspective.
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+5.0
The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
Encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and quests with a large world to explore.
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+5.0
BioGun
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with map upgrades.
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+5.0
Catmaze
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, backtracking, and exploring a large interconnected map.
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+5.0
Gedonia 2
Open world with secrets, puzzles, and multiple quest outcomes encourages discovery.
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+5.0
Obduction
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story elements.
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+5.0
Swordbreaker The Game
Exploring a large castle with many rooms and hidden scenes is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Titanic VR
Core gameplay centers on discovering new areas of the wreck and uncovering artifacts.
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+5.0
Eador: Genesis
Exploration of provinces, dungeons, and random events is a core gameplay element driving discovery and curiosity.
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