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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
A Game About Digging A Hole™
Strong motivation to discover new ores, secrets, and deeper layers underground.
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+4.0
A Tiny Sticker Tale
Exploring the island and discovering new stickers and secrets is a core part of gameplay.
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+4.0
Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition
Game encourages discovering secrets, hidden paths, and side quests in a detailed world.
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+4.0
Elong Plug
Game encourages discovery of secrets, lore, and hidden content in a surreal world.
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+4.0
Evo\Wave
Strong emphasis on discovering collectibles, secrets, and exploring distinct themed worlds.
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+4.0
Fishy
Players explore varied environments and uncover hidden lore and secrets throughout the game.
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+4.0
Four Last Things
Exploring multiple unique Renaissance art-based locations and discovering hidden details.
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+4.0
Hypogea
Game encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and collectibles within large, atmospheric megastructure environments.
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+4.0
Judero
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, lore, and interacting with diverse NPCs.
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+4.0
Kittenrock Cats - A Hidden Object Game
Strong emphasis on discovering hidden cats and interacting with many map elements to uncover secrets.
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+4.0
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
The game features a large hotel and multiple worlds to explore, with many hidden puzzles and secrets to discover.
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+4.0
MARDEK
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, optional content, and non-linear dungeon progression.
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+4.0
Meridian 157: Chapter 3
The game emphasizes environmental exploration of new and varied areas within the research facility to uncover story…
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+4.0
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Open world Bayview city with hidden shops, secret races, and rewards incentivizes exploration beyond structured races.
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+4.0
Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden dialogue within the mansion and story.
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+4.0
SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding
Procedural generation creates new mountains each run, encouraging discovery of new terrain and routes.
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+4.0
Space Pirates and Zombies
Procedurally generated galaxy with hundreds of star systems encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Super Paper Mario
Exploration is rewarded through discovering hidden paths and secrets by flipping between 2D and 3D perspectives.
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+4.0
THE CANON OF BALLS
Open-world design with hidden collectibles and multiple routes promotes discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
vivid/stasis
Players discover new story nodes, puzzles, and songs, with curiosity-driven progression.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Learning and mastering complex maps with destructible environments is a key part of gameplay.
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+4.0
Amnesia™: Memories
Exploration of multiple parallel worlds and storylines with unique character relationships and plot twists.
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+4.0
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Players explore multiple rooms and environments, discovering secrets and lore.
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+4.0
God of War Ragnarök
The game features multiple realms with hidden areas, puzzles, and collectibles encouraging curiosity-driven exploration.
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