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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
Sands of Aura
Large open world with many islands, secrets, and vertical level design encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
RymdResa
Core gameplay is about discovering new locations, anomalies, and secrets in a vast procedurally generated universe.
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+5.0
Sandwalkers
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a hex map, discovering new areas, quests, and secrets.
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+5.0
Book of Travels
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a richly detailed world.
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+4.0
Ico
Exploration of a large, interconnected castle environment is a key gameplay element.
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+5.0
Gaia Beyond
Large handcrafted solar system with many planets, stations, and secrets to discover; exploration is a core feature.
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+5.0
Broken Pieces
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in the village.
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+5.0
Millennium - A New Hope
Game heavily rewards exploration with many secret rooms, hidden items, and side quests.
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+5.0
Trauma
Core gameplay is exploring photographic dreamscapes and discovering hidden elements.
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+5.0
Shadows Peak
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story elements.
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+4.0
Stardew Valley
Exploration of mines, town, and seasonal changes is a core part of gameplay and discovery.
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+4.0
Bully
The compact but detailed world encourages exploration of school, town, and hidden secrets.
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+4.0
Jak II
Large open-world city and diverse environments encourage exploration and discovery.
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+4.0
Dishonored
Levels designed as open areas with many secrets, collectibles, and alternate paths to discover.
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+4.0
Ōkami
Dense world with secrets, collectibles, and side quests encourages discovery and revisiting areas.
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+4.0
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Semi-open world with many secrets, tombs, collectibles, and varied environments encourages discovery.
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+4.0
DAVE THE DIVER
Exploration of underwater areas, discovering new fish, secrets, and story elements is core gameplay.
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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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+4.0
Shadow of the Colossus
Large open world encourages discovery of secrets, collectibles, and environmental cues with minimal guidance.
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+4.0
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Players explore multiple locations to gather ingredients and meet characters, discovering new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
Split Fiction
Players explore varied, richly detailed worlds with secrets, side stories, and environmental storytelling.
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+4.0
Crime Scene Cleaner
Levels contain many hidden secrets and collectibles, motivating curiosity-driven discovery.
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+4.0
LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga
Strong emphasis on discovering hidden collectibles, secret areas, and replaying levels to uncover all content.
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+4.0
Resident Evil Requiem
Players explore detailed environments including the hospital and Raccoon City, uncovering secrets and lore.
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