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+4.0
Venge
Game emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a shifting, surreal environment.
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+4.0
Village in the Shade
Exploration of the village, mines, and night-time areas with discovery of secrets and hidden items is a core feature.
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+4.0
Virtual Virtual Reality
Game features multiple VR layers and hidden secrets encouraging discovery.
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+4.0
Yoko no Hanashi
Core gameplay revolves around exploring the abandoned school, discovering clues, and uncovering story elements.
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+4.0
Ys: Memories of Celceta
Large open map with emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and completing the map.
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+4.0
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
Game emphasizes dungeon exploration, treasure hunting, and uncovering secrets in a colorful fantasy world.
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+4.0
AI: The Somnium Files
Strong emphasis on discovering new story routes, secrets in dream sequences, and investigating environments for clues.
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+4.0
Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas of the phone and piecing together hidden story elements.
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+4.0
Backfirewall_
Game rewards discovering hidden areas, collectables, and story elements throughout the smartphone environment.
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+4.0
CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut
Players explore maze-like trenches, backtrack, and discover secrets and items essential for progression.
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+4.0
Darkenstein 3D
Level design encourages secret hunting and discovery, with evolving environments and hidden areas.
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+4.0
Elementallis
Exploration of diverse biomes, dungeons, and secrets is a core part of the experience.
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+4.0
FAKEBOOK
Strong emphasis on discovering new accounts, posts, and hidden clues across a large virtual SNS environment.
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+4.0
Fate Seeker
Large open world with many locations, secret missions, and puzzle elements encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Isoland
Players explore multiple distinct island locations, revisiting areas with new knowledge to uncover secrets and solve…
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+4.0
Laika: Aged Through Blood
Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and side quests in a large post-apocalyptic world.
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+4.0
Quern - Undying Thoughts
Exploring new areas, revisiting locations with new tools, and uncovering secrets is core gameplay.
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+4.0
Radiolight
Exploration of forest, caves, and hidden areas is a core part of gameplay with many secrets and lore to uncover.
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+4.0
Sniper Elite 4
Expansive, detailed maps with multiple paths and hidden collectibles encourage exploration.
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+4.0
Space Pirates and Zombies
Procedurally generated galaxy with hundreds of star systems encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
TAKANARIA
Core activity is discovering island areas and interacting with simple elements.
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+4.0
The Apogee Throwback Pack
Exploration of large, maze-like levels with secrets and traps is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets
Core gameplay involves discovering hidden pets and coins in detailed miniature dioramas.
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+4.0
The Invisible Hours
Strong emphasis on exploring the mansion, discovering clues, and uncovering hidden story elements.
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