Exploration

Exploring derelict ships, space stations, and unknown environments is a key motivation.

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden passages, and solving puzzles in multi-level dungeons.

Core motivation is discovering new biomes, secrets, and environmental changes.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering hidden items, exploring towns and environments, and unlocking new areas.

Core gameplay involves discovering new planets, ruins, and resources across many star systems.

No in-game map and large zones promote discovery and curiosity-driven navigation.

Core gameplay involves discovering new asteroid belts, stations, and space areas.

Players explore new and familiar Underground areas, uncover secrets, and solve puzzles.

Core motivation is discovering vast interconnected areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling.

Core motivation is exploring dozens of unique planets and player-built settlements.

Exploration of a grid-based forest map with discovery of new locations, secrets, and magic.

Large open world with many hidden puzzles and secrets encourages curiosity-driven discovery.

Large interconnected open world with diverse biomes and many secrets to discover.

Core feature is discovering new planets, stars, galaxies, and secrets in a procedurally generated universe.

Core gameplay involves discovering new islands, ingredients, and secrets in an open world.

Large world with many secrets, lore, and areas to discover encourages exploration

Strong emphasis on discovering new locations, secrets, dungeons, and treasure hunting.

Large open world with many islands, secrets, and vertical level design encourages discovery and curiosity.

Large open world with many islands and secrets; players enjoy discovering new locations and quests.

Large interconnected world with many secrets and collectibles promotes discovery and curiosity-driven play.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering procedurally generated biomes, secrets, and lore.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and backtracking with new abilities.

Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, ruins, notes, and blueprints in a large open world.

Large, intricate levels with many secrets and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.