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+5 Exploration affinity
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+5.0
Killing Time: Resurrected
Large seamless open world with many secrets, keys, and backtracking; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition
Game design emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and completing numerous side quests.
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+5.0
Tombwater
Highly praised large interconnected world with many secrets, shortcuts, and hidden areas rewarding curiosity.
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+5.0
Under The Island
Exploration is a core motivation with many secrets, hidden paths, collectibles, and rewards for curiosity.
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+5.0
Banquet for Fools
Exploration is a core element with a large, detailed world full of secrets, no quest markers, and discovery-driven…
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+5.0
BLACKSHARD
Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together cryptic lore in a vast labyrinth.
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+5.0
Cosmodread
Procedurally generated ship layouts and hidden blueprints encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Exiled Kingdoms
Large open world with many areas, dungeons, secrets, and quests to discover; exploration is a core element.
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+5.0
Map Map - A Game About Maps
Core gameplay is about exploring islands, discovering landmarks, and uncovering secrets.
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+5.0
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large open world with many quests.
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+5.0
Slice of Sea
Large, open world with many hidden areas and secrets encourages extensive exploration.
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+5.0
Heaven Dust 2
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, backtracking, and unlocking paths in a large interconnected map.
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+5.0
Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons
Large castle map with many dungeons, hidden secrets, and quests encourages extensive discovery.
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+5.0
Tide Up
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, hidden rooms, and revisiting areas with new perspectives.
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+5.0
Valkyrie Saga
Core motivation is discovering secrets, new areas, and lore in a large open world without handholding.
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+5.0
Tearscape
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering hidden areas.
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+5.0
Tomba! Special Edition
Game heavily emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and completing numerous quests.
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+5.0
Dujanah
Core gameplay involves discovering secrets, interacting with NPCs, and exploring a surreal world.
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+5.0
Urge
Large handcrafted world with many secrets, lore items, and areas to discover; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
A Planet Full of Cats
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden cats across a large, Metroidvania-style map.
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+5.0
LiDAR Exploration Program
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, scanning objects, and uncovering secrets.
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+5.0
Master Key
Core motivation is discovering secrets, unlocking new areas, and uncovering hidden content in a dense, interconnected…
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+5.0
Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999
Exploration of branching paths, secrets, and endings is a central motivation and gameplay element.
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+5.0
The Cursed Forest
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a mysterious forest and uncovering secrets.
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