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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
Athanasy
Narrative-driven discovery of world secrets and lore through multiple branching paths and endings.
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+4.0
Craft The World
Exploration of randomly generated worlds, underground caves, and secret rooms is a key part of gameplay.
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+4.0
Critters for Sale
Exploration of different storylines, timelines, and surreal environments is a core part of the experience.
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+4.0
Lucy Dreaming
Players explore multiple locations in both real and dream worlds, discovering secrets and Easter eggs.
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+4.0
Metel - Horror Escape
Encourages methodical searching of environments for clues, items, and hidden paths, rewarding discovery.
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+4.0
Monstrum
Exploration of procedurally generated ship layouts and item locations is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Potato Flowers in Full Bloom
Dungeon design features secrets, shortcuts, puzzles, and verticality that reward curiosity and careful exploration.
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+4.0
Squirreled Away
Exploration of diverse park areas and discovery of collectibles is a core enjoyable element.
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+4.0
TaleSpire
Players discover new maps, community creations, and hidden details within 3D environments.
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+4.0
The Saboteur™
Large open world with many areas to liberate and secrets to discover
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+4.0
Tormented Souls
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, backtracking, and uncovering secrets in a large interconnected mansion.
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+4.0
Ugly
Game rewards discovering hidden memories, secret rooms, and piecing together story elements.
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+4.0
100 hidden birds 2
Players explore a large, detailed scene to discover hidden birds and secrets.
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+4.0
Cozy Grove
Strong motivation to discover new areas, secrets, seasonal changes, and hidden objects on the island.
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+4.0
Devolverland Expo
Strong emphasis on exploring the expo, discovering hidden collectibles and secret trailers.
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+4.0
Far Cry® Primal
Open world with diverse biomes, caves, and secrets encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
NEO Scavenger
Large hex map with randomized elements and many secrets encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Please, Don’t Touch Anything
Players explore the panel’s hidden features and multiple endings, uncovering secrets and surprises.
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+4.0
Rental
Core gameplay revolves around discovering items and navigating a confusing mirror maze.
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+4.0
SKYE
Exploring the island and discovering collectibles and secrets is a key motivation.
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+4.0
The Painscreek Killings
Game encourages thorough exploration of an abandoned town with many secrets, clues, and hidden items to discover.
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+4.0
ΔV: Rings of Saturn
Game encourages discovering new locations, story events, and secrets in the rings of Saturn.
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+4.0
Air Marty
Multiple branching paths and 65 endings promote discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Bewitching Sinners
Includes map exploration, side quests, and discovery of secrets and lore enhancing curiosity-driven activities.
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