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Popular, well-rated games with a strong exploration score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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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
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
The game world is large and varied, with many new areas, secrets, and events to discover.
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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
Tibia
Large world with many secret locations and quests encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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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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+4.0
The Hex
Players discover secrets, hidden achievements, and layered story elements that reward curiosity and replay.
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+4.0
VOIN
Large open maps with secrets and landmarks encourage curiosity-driven exploration despite some navigation challenges.
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+4.0
Who's Lila?
Players discover new story pieces, endings, and secrets through repeated playthroughs and external research.
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+4.0
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Exploration of the eerie studio environment and discovery of hidden lore and secrets is a key motivation.
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