Exploration

Large open world with many unique locations, hidden quests, and secrets; exploration is a core gameplay element.

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, backtracking, and uncovering hidden areas.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with the environment and NPCs.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with NPCs in a procedurally varied world.

Large, detailed maps encourage thorough exploration and discovery of secrets and interactions.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with the environment driven by curiosity.

Players discover many new locations, secrets, and character interactions on a large, varied road trip map.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring diverse planets, caves, and uncovering secrets.

Large open world with many secrets, side activities, and dynamic events encourages discovery and exploration.

Exploration of a large, non-Euclidean labyrinth is a core part of the experience.

Large maps with many hidden treasures, backtracking, puzzles, and secret areas to discover

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden dialogues, and optional content in multiple locations.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking, and finding secrets in a maze-like interconnected world.

Large interconnected world encourages discovery of new areas and secrets.

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

Massive open-world maps encourage discovery and exploration of new areas and tactical positions.

Emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with many elements in a richly detailed world.

Central motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with bizarre environments

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas within paintings and uncovering hidden objects and secrets.

Core motivation is discovering new areas, revisiting familiar places, and curiosity-driven travel.

Emphasis on discovering new locations, secrets, and environmental details in a richly detailed world.

Core motivation is discovering new planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena across the universe.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story elements through exploration.

Exploration is a core feature with a seamless open world, secrets, hidden paths, and rewarding discovery.