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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
King of the Bridge
Players uncover hidden rules and mechanics progressively, exploring the game's evolving system.
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+4.0
Majotori
Multiple branching storylines and outcomes encourage discovery of new content and endings across playthroughs.
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+4.0
Spark the Electric Jester 3
Levels are large with multiple paths and hidden collectibles, encouraging curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
The Séance of Blake Manor
Exploration of a large manor with many rooms, secrets, and characters is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Will You Snail?
Many secrets, collectibles, and lore pieces encourage curiosity-driven exploration beyond main levels.
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+4.0
Broken Sword: Director's Cut (2009)
Players explore multiple detailed locations across Europe and the Middle East, discovering story elements and secrets.
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+4.0
Depersonalization
Game features exploration of diverse modules with secrets, clues, and branching storylines rewarding curiosity.
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+4.0
4D Golf
Players explore novel 4D environments and puzzles, discovering new spatial relationships and hidden paths.
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+4.0
A Building Full of Cats 2
Players explore multiple floors, rooms, secret areas, and hidden objects, driven by curiosity and discovery.
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+4.0
Ancient Dungeon
Procedurally generated dungeons and hidden areas motivate discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
The game world is large and richly detailed, encouraging discovery of new areas, secrets, and quests.
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+4.0
Doom & Destiny
Large world map with many locations, secrets, and side quests encourages discovery beyond main story.
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+4.0
Fate Seeker
Large open world with many locations, secret missions, and puzzle elements encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell
Encourages discovery of new areas, hidden items, and interactive objects in richly detailed environments.
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+4.0
House
Players explore the house environment, uncover secrets, and discover multiple endings through curiosity-driven…
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+4.0
Kingdom Two Crowns
Exploring multiple islands with randomized elements and discovering new features is core to gameplay.
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+4.0
Master of Magic Classic
Randomly generated worlds and discovery of spells and units encourage exploration and curiosity.
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+4.0
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Players travel across various imaginative and satirical locations in the US, discovering new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
Serious Sam II
Game includes many diverse and colorful levels with secrets and hidden areas to discover.
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+4.0
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Procedurally generated dungeons and randomized items encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
Encouraged to explore the neighborhood, discover secrets, eavesdrop on conversations, and uncover lore in a surreal…
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+4.0
Wall World
Game encourages discovering new caves, biomes, secrets, and hidden upgrades; vertical exploration is a key feature.
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+4.0
Hidden Through Time
Discovering hidden objects in richly detailed, varied historical scenes and user-generated maps.
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+4.0
Patch Quest
Large fixed map with randomized rooms and many biomes encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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