Exploration

Core gameplay centers on discovering new cave areas, secrets, and lore in procedurally generated environments.

Core motivation is exploring strange, non-euclidean spaces and uncovering hidden areas and collectibles.

Large interconnected world with hidden areas, secrets, and side quests strongly encourages exploration.

Large, diverse map with hidden secrets and varied environments encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.

Open world with dense, handcrafted environments encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.

The game features a large, varied world with secrets, lore rooms, and multiple paths encouraging discovery.

Open environments with collectibles and side quests encourage discovery and curiosity.

The branching paths encourage exploration of different storylines.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, caves, and secrets in a large open world.

Exploration is a core element, with discovery of new areas, secrets, and items driving progression.

Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with various characters.

Open world with multiple distinct regions, no quest markers, and emphasis on discovering locations and secrets.

Exploring a large, changing house with new areas and secrets is a core gameplay element.

Handcrafted island world with many secrets, caves, and locations encourages thorough exploration.

Large interconnected world with many secrets and areas to discover.

Highly praised interconnected map with many secrets, shortcuts, and optional bosses; encourages thorough exploration.

Open world with many islands, secrets, and dynamic events encourages discovery and curiosity.

Large open zones with collectibles, puzzles, and secrets drive curiosity and discovery

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and stars in varied and open levels.

Exploration is encouraged with secrets hidden throughout the large vertical tower and rewards for thorough searching.

Large open world with multiple regions encourages discovery of new areas, landmarks, and secrets.

Ability to play in real-world cities worldwide encourages discovery and exploration of new maps.

Semi-open world with many secrets, puzzles, and rewards encourages curiosity-driven discovery.

Procedurally generated maps and vertical exploration motivate discovery of new areas and secrets.