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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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High exploration scores, with status at +0 or below.
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+4.0
Zompiercer
Game encourages discovering new towns, secret locations, and hidden loot.
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+4.0
Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
Game encourages discovery of clues, hidden items, and secrets in various locations.
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+4.0
Corpse Party
Players explore a haunted school environment with secrets, collectibles, and hidden story elements.
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+4.0
Descent: Legends of the Dark
Exploration of dynamic 3D environments and discovery of loot and secrets encouraged.
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+4.0
FATE: The Cursed King
Infinite randomized dungeon levels and multiple dungeons encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Headlander
Metroidvania style encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+4.0
Keeper
Encourages organic exploration of a richly detailed, surreal environment with discovery of secrets and narrative…
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+4.0
Lost Lands: The Four Horsemen Collector's Edition
Large map with many locations and backtracking encourages discovery and revisiting areas.
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+4.0
Moonlight Peaks
Large, detailed map with many areas to unlock and secrets to discover supports curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Mr. Pompy's Extravagant Quiz
Strong emphasis on uncovering secrets, lore, and hidden content through repeated play.
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+4.0
Putt-Putt® Goes to the Moon
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, interacting with characters, and uncovering secrets on the moon.
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+4.0
Songbird Symphony
Players explore multiple zones with hidden secrets, collectibles, and sidequests encouraging curiosity-driven discovery.
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+4.0
The Shell Part I: Inferno
Exploring multiple locations and revisiting scenes to uncover clues is core to gameplay.
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+4.0
Dead Island Definitive Edition
Open world with multiple islands and diverse locations encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Filcher
Levels encourage discovering secrets, hidden loot, and multiple paths, rewarding curiosity and careful observation.
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+4.0
Paranoia Place: Escape Together
Exploration of dark, atmospheric maps with discovery of items, secrets, and narrative clues.
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+4.0
Silent Hunter® III
Open world ocean with freedom to explore various patrol zones and encounter dynamic targets.
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+4.0
Some Distant Memory
Core gameplay involves exploring a detailed environment and discovering new items and memories.
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+4.0
Answer Knot
Strong emphasis on exploring environment and uncovering secrets and easter eggs.
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+4.0
Arknights: Endfield
Semi-open world with many secrets, puzzles, and rewards encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+4.0
Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
The game encourages discovering new locations, interacting with diverse characters, and uncovering story elements.
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+4.0
Camp Sunshine
Open camp environment with multiple locations and secrets encourages discovery.
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+4.0
Dustland Delivery
Large open world with discovery of new towns, ruins, events, and secrets.
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+4.0
Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
Players explore a richly detailed world with many NPCs, secrets, and events; map tracking aids discovery.
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