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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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High exploration scores, with status at +0 or below.
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+4.0
Purrgatory
Game involves discovering new areas, secrets, and character stories in a maze-like environment.
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+4.0
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Exploration of multiple timelines, characters, and story perspectives with discovery of secrets and plot connections.
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+4.0
Days Gone
Large open world with diverse environments encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Dwarf Fortress
Exploration of procedurally generated worlds, caverns, and lore is a core appeal.
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+4.0
Little Kitty, Big City
Strong emphasis on discovering city areas, secrets, and interacting with diverse characters.
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+4.0
The Planet Crafter: Prologue
Exploring new areas, caves, wrecks, and discovering resources is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
BAD END THEATER
Players explore multiple story branches and uncover hidden endings and narrative secrets.
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+4.0
Bloody Hell
Metroidvania elements and hidden areas promote discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Against the Storm
Procedurally generated maps and randomized glades encourage discovery and adapting to new environments.
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+4.0
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden chests, and revisiting areas with new skills.
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+4.0
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
Players discover various book titles and secrets throughout the library.
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+4.0
Alien: Isolation
Large, detailed space station with many areas to discover and backtrack; exploration is key to survival.
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+4.0
Necesse
Strong motivation to discover new islands, biomes, dungeons, and secrets in a procedurally generated world.
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+4.0
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Exploring the alchemy map and discovering potion effects is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Mass Effect (2007)
Players explore a large galaxy map, multiple planets, and diverse environments, uncovering lore and secrets.
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+4.0
The Room Three
Game encourages exploration of multiple interconnected rooms and revisiting areas to uncover secrets and puzzles.
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+4.0
The Roottrees are Dead
Players discover new information by navigating through a variety of documents, articles, and clues, uncovering hidden…
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+4.0
Slendytubbies III
Campaign and multiplayer maps encourage discovery of new areas, secrets, and lore.
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+4.0
Whisper of the House
Players explore a large town, discover hidden areas, secrets, and anomalies.
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+4.0
Escape the Backrooms
Game features varied, unique levels with discovery elements; players enjoy uncovering secrets and navigating new…
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+4.0
Mad Max
Large open world with diverse regions and many collectibles encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Large, detailed levels with hidden paths and secrets reward exploration.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY IX
Game world is rich with hidden locations, secrets, and encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
Players explore a larger, more open environment than previous games, discovering new areas and interacting with diverse…
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