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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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The Last Hero of Nostalgaia
Highly praised interconnected world design with many shortcuts and secrets encourages extensive discovery.
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+5.0
Miasmata
Core gameplay is discovering new areas, mapping, and uncovering island secrets.
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+5.0
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden collectibles across diverse and large environments.
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+5.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Large, detailed hub city and multiple locations encourage extensive exploration and discovery of secrets and side…
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+5.0
Seven: Enhanced Edition
Highly praised for vast, multi-level open world with rewarding exploration and secrets.
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+5.0
Teslagrad 2
Large interconnected world with many secrets and collectibles promotes discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Farever
The game encourages exploration with many secrets and collectibles.
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+5.0
Gaia Beyond
Large handcrafted solar system with many planets, stations, and secrets to discover; exploration is a core feature.
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+5.0
Hello Neighbor Alpha 3
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden puzzles in the sprawling house.
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+5.0
Realities
Core motivation is discovering and visiting new photogrammetry-mapped locations around the world.
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+5.0
Pokémon Scarlet
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, Pokémon, and secrets in a vast open world.
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+5.0
Star Control®: Origins
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new star systems, planets, alien species, and secrets.
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+5.0
Angeldust
Core gameplay involves discovering new biomes, creatures, and materials in a large open world.
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+5.0
Broken Pieces
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in the village.
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+5.0
Hellpoint
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, hidden paths, and multiple routes in a complex world.
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+5.0
Korea Dynasty (조선메타실록)
Large open world with many areas to discover, historical sites to visit, and mapping systems to use.
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+5.0
Mirthwood
Large world with many secrets, lore, and areas to discover encourages exploration
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+5.0
Platformines
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a large, procedurally generated mine.
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+5.0
Project: Mist
Exploration is a core motivator with many hidden items, secrets, and diverse points of interest rewarding curiosity.
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+5.0
CAT Interstellar
Core motivation is exploring Mars surface, underground caves, and discovering story secrets.
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+5.0
Fallout 76
Large open world with many secrets, quests, and locations encourages extensive exploration.
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+5.0
Shadows Peak
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story elements.
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+5.0
Sirius
Core gameplay involves discovering new asteroid belts, stations, and space areas.
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+5.0
The Signal From Tölva
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large open world.
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