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Discovering new areas or secrets
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Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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+5.0
Subnautica 2
The game encourages discovering new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
SurrounDead
Large map with many areas, bunkers, towns to discover; players motivated by curiosity and loot hunting.
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+4.0
Taiji
Open world with multiple areas and hidden secrets encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+4.0
The Saboteur™
Large open world with many areas to liberate and secrets to discover
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+4.0
Valley
Large maps with hidden collectibles and lore encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Void Stranger
Strong emphasis on uncovering secrets, lore, and new areas beyond surface puzzles; curiosity-driven.
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+5.0
Xenoblade Chronicles
Exploration of a massive, beautifully designed world is a core gameplay element, with discovery rewarded and encouraged.
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+4.0
Ambrosia Sky
Exploration of varied environments and uncovering lore is a core part of the experience.
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+5.0
Arma 3
Massive open-world maps encourage discovery and exploration of new areas and tactical positions.
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+5.0
Arthurian Legends
Levels are large, detailed, and packed with well-hidden secrets and alternate routes.
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+5.0
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
Game features vast interconnected open world maps with many secrets, landmarks, and regions to discover.
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+5.0
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large open world with many quests.
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+5.0
Avorion
Massive procedurally generated galaxy with thousands of sectors and hidden content to discover.
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+5.0
Banquet for Fools
Exploration is a core element with a large, detailed world full of secrets, no quest markers, and discovery-driven…
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+4.0
Blood West
Open maps with hidden areas, secrets, and non-linear paths reward curiosity.
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+5.0
Conquest of Elysium 5
Exploring multiple planes, random maps, and discovering secrets is core to gameplay
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+5.0
cyubeVR
Large procedurally generated worlds with caves, biomes, and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
DEDA
Exploration of the house and discovery of secrets, clues, and multiple endings is central to gameplay.
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+5.0
Dishonored 2
Large, detailed levels with many secrets, collectibles, and alternative routes promote curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Dragon Ruins
Core gameplay revolves around mapping the dungeon and discovering new areas, which players find enjoyable.
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+5.0
Dread Delusion
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, lore, and hidden content in a richly detailed world.
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+4.0
Driver® Parallel Lines
Open world New York city with two eras offers extensive exploration and discovery of collectibles and side missions.
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+4.0
Dungeon Antiqua
Procedural dungeon generation and hidden traps/doors promote discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Exiled Kingdoms
Large open world with many areas, dungeons, secrets, and quests to discover; exploration is a core element.
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