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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Seablip
Strong emphasis on discovering islands, secrets, and hidden loot.
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+4.0
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
Large, maze-like levels with many secrets encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Level design encourages discovering secrets, backtracking, and uncovering hidden areas.
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+4.0
Tower of Time
Game features large, diverse tower levels with secrets, puzzles, and lore to discover; exploration is a key motivator.
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+4.0
VirtuaVerse
The game features many varied locations and encourages thorough exploration to discover clues and solve puzzles.
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+4.0
Voodoo Fishin'
Large map with diverse biomes encourages discovery of new fishing locations and secrets.
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+4.0
Warcube
Game world encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and tactical opportunities.
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+4.0
WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship
Game features many real-world rally stages with varied environments encouraging discovery and mastery.
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+5.0
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Strong focus on exploring new habitats, uncovering secrets, and revisiting levels with new creatures.
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+4.0
Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition
Open cities and multiple locations encourage exploration and discovery of landmarks and collectibles.
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+5.0
Backrooms Society
Core gameplay revolves around navigating large, complex mazes and discovering secrets, with procedural generation…
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+5.0
BLACKTAIL
Open world with many secrets, collectibles, and side quests encourages extensive exploration.
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+4.0
Blue Fire
Large interconnected world with secrets, collectibles, and backtracking encourages discovery.
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+4.0
Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
The game involves discovering various European locations and uncovering historical and fictional secrets.
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+4.0
Dead Secret
Game motivates players to explore environments thoroughly to find clues and uncover story details.
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+4.0
Domestic Dog
Open world with many secrets and areas to discover, encouraging curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Fallout 3
Large open world with many secrets, side quests, and locations to discover.
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+5.0
Fallout 4
Large seamless world with many unique locations, secrets, and dynamic encounters to discover.
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+4.0
Far Cry® 5
The large, detailed open world encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and side content.
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+5.0
Grounded 2
The large, diverse map with secrets and new biomes strongly encourages discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
INK
Core gameplay involves discovering invisible platforms by painting them, encouraging curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Into the Emberlands
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new biomes, resources, and secrets in a procedurally generated world.
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+4.0
MAVRIX by Matt Jones
Large open world with many trails encourages discovery and repeated exploration.
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+4.0
OK/NORMAL
Core gameplay involves discovering items and navigating surreal, often confusing environments and mazes.
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