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Popular, well-rated games with a strong exploration score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
Exploration of a grid-based forest map with discovery of new locations, secrets, and magic.
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+5.0
Islands of Insight
Large open world with many hidden puzzles and secrets encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey DX
Large interconnected open world with diverse biomes and many secrets to discover.
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+5.0
Megaton Rainfall
Core feature is discovering new planets, stars, galaxies, and secrets in a procedurally generated universe.
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+5.0
Rogue Port - Blue Nightmare
Core gameplay centers on exploring over 300 handcrafted maps, dungeons, and secret areas, rewarding curiosity and…
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+5.0
The Brew Barons
Core gameplay involves discovering new islands, ingredients, and secrets in an open world.
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+5.0
Mirthwood
Large world with many secrets, lore, and areas to discover encourages exploration
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+5.0
Of Blades & Tails
Strong emphasis on discovering new locations, secrets, dungeons, and treasure hunting.
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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
Sea Dogs: To Each His Own
Large open world with many islands and secrets; players enjoy discovering new locations and quests.
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+5.0
Teslagrad 2
Large interconnected world with many secrets and collectibles promotes discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Himno - The Silent Melody
Core gameplay revolves around discovering procedurally generated biomes, secrets, and lore.
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+5.0
Twilight Monk
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+5.0
Arctico
Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, ruins, notes, and blueprints in a large open world.
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+5.0
X3: Reunion
Large universe with many sectors and hidden secrets; players are motivated to discover new areas and mysteries.
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+5.0
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Large, intricate levels with many secrets and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.
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+5.0
Anachronox
Game encourages thorough exploration of richly detailed and varied environments with secrets and side quests.
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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
The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition
Exploration of a large, detailed, and mysterious world is a core motivation.
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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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+5.0
CAT Interstellar
Core motivation is exploring Mars surface, underground caves, and discovering story secrets.
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+5.0
Druid
Core motivation is discovering new areas, hidden routes, and secrets within the maze-like forest.
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+5.0
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and dynamic world changes.
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