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+4.0
Fortune's Run
Large, detailed levels with secrets and multiple routes reward curiosity and thorough exploration.
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+5.0
Goetia
Players explore over 100 detailed rooms and multiple outdoor areas, uncovering clues and secrets.
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+4.0
INAYAH - Life after Gods
Large interconnected map with secrets, hidden rooms, and backtracking encourages discovery.
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+4.0
It's Only Money
Large open world with many locations and secrets to discover; exploration is a key part of the experience.
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+4.0
Pathway
Map node travel with randomized events and hidden loot encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy
Exploration of different planets and environments is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator
Large open world encourages discovering new trails, animals, and plants; exploration is a key motivator.
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+4.0
Steel Seed
Large, detailed levels with hidden collectibles and secrets encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
Heavy emphasis on exploration, secrets, and discovering hidden areas; metroidvania elements with backtracking and…
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+5.0
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Core gameplay involves exploring complex dungeon levels, mapping, and discovering secrets.
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+5.0
Yakuza
Dense, detailed recreations of Japanese city districts invite extensive exploration and discovery of secrets.
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+4.0
Ark of Charon
Game involves moving through different biomes and discovering new resources and challenges in each area.
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+4.0
Botworld Odyssey
Open world with multiple regions, hidden collectibles, and rewards for curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Capsized
Levels contain hidden secrets and encourage curiosity-driven discovery in richly detailed environments.
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+5.0
Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
Exploration of a grid-based forest map with discovery of new locations, secrets, and magic.
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+4.0
Eden Rising
Open world with varied biomes encourages discovery and resource gathering.
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+4.0
Exogate Initiative
Exploring new planets, discovering alien life and artifacts is a core gameplay element driving curiosity.
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+4.0
Far Cry® 2
Large open world with diverse biomes and hidden collectibles encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Forgotten Seas
Game features many islands, some temporary, encouraging discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
GET EVEN
Exploration of environments and memories is a core gameplay element, with many hidden clues and secrets.
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+4.0
Hidden Deep
Exploration of underground caves, discovery of secrets, and environmental storytelling are core to the experience.
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+4.0
I'm on Observation Duty 3
Players actively explore new 3D spaces, moving through rooms and searching for anomalies.
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+4.0
Jalopy
Procedurally generated routes and discovery of roadside loot encourage exploration.
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+4.0
JDM: Japanese Drift Master
Open world map with diverse environments encourages discovery and cruising.
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