Exploration

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, dungeons, and mysteries in the town and underworld.

Metroidvania design encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.

Large open world with opportunities for discovery, including archaeology and uncovering player-made settlements.

Game encourages discovering secrets, backtracking with new abilities, and exploring varied environments.

Core gameplay revolves around uncovering unknown tiles in dungeons and discovering loot, monsters, and secrets.

Strong emphasis on exploring abandoned industrial complex and uncovering lore and secrets.

Exploration of a dark, mysterious facility with hidden clues and secrets is core to gameplay.

Exploration of diverse, interconnected environments with secrets and lore is a core part of the experience.

Large open world with many points of interest, puzzles, and secrets to discover

Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and procedural generated levels with unique liminal spaces.

Exploration of new areas, uncovering map, and discovering resources are core gameplay elements.

Semi-open world encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles; map requires player navigation skills.

Game features many islands, some temporary, encouraging discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.

Game encourages discovering secrets, hidden levels, and uncovering mysteries in a cryptic world.

Large open world with many hidden secrets and varied areas to discover.

Exploration of varied, often dark and unpredictable environments is central to gameplay and tension.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, creatures, and secrets through exploration and adventure.

Exploration of mines and facilities is a core element, with discovery of secrets and new areas.

Exploration of procedurally generated maps and discovery of resources and secrets is a core gameplay element.

Game involves moving through different biomes and discovering new resources and challenges in each area.

Game emphasizes discovery of new environments, secrets, and lore through visual storytelling.

Procedural level generation and hidden secrets motivate players to discover new areas and content.

Exploration of handcrafted biomes and discovery of recipes and secrets is a core gameplay element.

Large, detailed levels with hidden collectibles and secrets encourage curiosity-driven exploration.