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Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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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
Westerado: Double Barreled
Open world with diverse areas and many secrets to discover; exploration is rewarded.
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+4.0
Wolf & Rabbit
Exploration of the house and environment is central, with discovery of clues and secrets.
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+4.0
Above Snakes: Prologue
Exploration is core, with unlocking and discovering new biomes and map tiles, encouraging curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Ace of Seafood
Open world ocean with many reefs and hidden areas encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Apotheon
Large open levels with secrets, hidden caches, and side quests encourage discovery.
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+4.0
Astrometica: Prologue
Exploration of space environments, asteroids, and hidden areas is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Automobilista
Game features many lesser-known South American tracks and modded content, encouraging discovery.
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+4.0
Blaster Master Zero 2
Players explore multiple planets and planetoids, discovering secrets and upgrades in a semi-open world structure.
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+4.0
Broken Lens
Strong emphasis on exploring layered scenes with parallax and uncovering hidden secrets and story pages.
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+4.0
CINERIS SOMNIA
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, piecing together story clues, and navigating evolving environments.
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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
Crash Drive 2
Open world maps with hidden locations and secret spots encourage discovery.
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+4.0
Crashlands
Large, diverse worlds with multiple biomes encourage discovery and resource gathering.
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+4.0
Creepy Castle
Metroidvania-style exploration with secrets, backtracking, and multiple scenarios encourages discovery.
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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
Kingdom Two Crowns
Exploring multiple islands with randomized elements and discovering new features is core to gameplay.
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+4.0
MagiCat
The overworld map allows different paths and discovery of secrets, and levels contain hidden gems and collectibles.
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+4.0
Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2
Dungeon exploration and discovery of monster girls and items are core gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Old Clock
Players explore multiple locations, uncover clues, and revisit areas, with driving adding dynamic exploration.
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+4.0
Nexomon: Extinction
Open world with many areas to revisit, secrets to find, and encouragement to explore and re-explore.
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+4.0
Postmouse
Game encourages discovery of secrets, collectibles, and environmental storytelling in a richly detailed world.
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+4.0
Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
Large levels with many secrets and puzzles encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Serious Sam II
Game includes many diverse and colorful levels with secrets and hidden areas to discover.
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