Exploration

Strong emphasis on exploring diverse environments and discovering Pokémon and secrets.

The game features large, detailed maps with many cities and landmarks to discover.

Exploration is a core feature with large segmented biomes, hidden areas, day/night cycles, and discovery of new Pokémon.

Exploration of a handcrafted map with unlocking new areas and discovering secrets is a core motivation.

The game features a large, varied hub world with multiple themed areas and many collectibles, encouraging discovery and…

Large, detailed maps and hidden puzzle tokens promote discovery and curiosity-driven play.

Massive procedurally generated world encourages discovery and exploration.

Game features large handcrafted maps with many secrets, puzzles, and hidden areas encouraging thorough exploration.

Large open map with many locations and quests encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.

Multiple large maps with hidden areas, wildlife encounters, and day/night/weather variations encourage discovery and…

Large maps with hidden secrets, multiple endings, and puzzle elements encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.

Exploration of a large island with new areas unlocking over time is a core gameplay element highly praised by players.

Large maps and many interactable objects encourage discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.

The large world map with random events, hidden locations, and dynamic encounters encourages discovery and curiosity.

Large, detailed maps encourage discovery of secrets, collectibles, and alternate paths.

Procedurally generated boards, secrets, and new maps provide discovery and curiosity-driven activities.

Massive interconnected map with many secrets and backtracking; core motivation is discovery.

Large map with many interesting locations and hidden easter eggs encourages discovery and exploration.

Strong emphasis on exploring dungeons, towns, and world map with discovery of secrets and treasure chests.

The city map and hidden locations encourage discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.

Multiple real-world inspired locations and DLC maps encourage discovery and exploration.

Large vertical maps with hidden collectibles and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.

Large maps with secrets, anomalies, and environmental storytelling encourage discovery.

Large interconnected maps with many shortcuts, secrets, and hidden items encourage curiosity-driven exploration.