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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Focused on exploration
Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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Unbox: Newbie's Adventure
Large open worlds with many secrets and collectibles strongly encourage exploration.
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+5.0
Eternity Egg
Exploration is a core motivation with large open worlds, hidden areas, and secrets driving player curiosity.
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+5.0
Lemma
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story elements in a large, open, voxel-based…
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+5.0
Project Morpheus: Prologue
Core gameplay involves exploring environments, searching for hidden items, and solving puzzles.
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+5.0
Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Strong emphasis on discovering new biomes, secrets, and areas; players encouraged to venture into unknown territory.
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+5.0
Somber Echoes
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large, vertical, and interconnected map.
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+5.0
The Eyes of Ara
Strong emphasis on discovering new rooms, secret passages, and hidden collectibles throughout the castle.
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+5.0
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and solving environmental puzzles across varied locations.
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+5.0
98xx
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, hidden files, and narrative fragments within a faux operating system.
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+5.0
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and upgrades in a large interconnected map.
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+4.0
Hello Neighbor 2
Open world town with multiple houses and secrets encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
OverField
Exploration is a core feature with many collectibles, secrets, and unique map designs that encourage curiosity-driven…
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+5.0
Unreal
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, environmental storytelling, and navigating vast, varied landscapes.
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+5.0
Alwa's Awakening
Exploration is a core element with many secrets, hidden passages, and collectibles encouraging curiosity.
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+5.0
Deep Dish Dungeon
Core gameplay is about discovering secrets, unlocking shortcuts, and navigating a dense, interconnected dungeon.
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+5.0
EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator
Core motivation is discovering real-world locations, revisiting familiar places, and exploring new areas virtually.
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+5.0
1000 Amps
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a large map, discovering hidden rooms, and uncovering secrets.
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+5.0
Magical Delicacy
Strong emphasis on discovering new map areas, secrets, and ingredients.
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+5.0
Outcast - A New Beginning
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large, vibrant open world.
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+5.0
Assassin's Creed® Unity
Large, detailed open world with many secrets, collectibles, and interior locations to discover.
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+5.0
Axiom Verge 2
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in large interconnected worlds.
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+5.0
DUNGEON ENCOUNTERS
Core gameplay revolves around discovering and mapping 100 dungeon floors and uncovering secrets.
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+5.0
Tales of Yore
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, vague quests, and open world exploration without handholding.
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+5.0
The Crew™ 2
Large open world map with diverse environments encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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