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Popular, well-rated games with a strong exploration score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
ENDLESS Legend™
Exploration of diverse biomes, anomalies, ruins, and quests is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Open world encourages discovery of neighborhoods, side missions, and hidden collectibles.
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+4.0
Labyrinthine
Core gameplay involves navigating unknown mazes and discovering secrets and objectives.
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+4.0
Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
The game features a large map with many secrets, optional biomes, and encourages discovery with auto-markers and…
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+4.0
MISERY
Procedurally generated maps and changing world encourage discovery of new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
Necrosmith
Players explore randomly generated maps, uncover new areas, and discover resources and enemy lairs, driven by curiosity…
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+4.0
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Core gameplay involves exploring numerous procedurally generated dungeons and completing diverse quests across a large…
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+4.0
RuneScape ®
Large world with many quests and secrets encourages discovery and exploration.
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+4.0
The Dream Of A Cockspur
Exploration of mysterious island, uncovering secrets, and piecing together story is core gameplay.
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+4.0
Vengeful Rites
Game features large levels with secrets, hidden chests, and non-linear paths encouraging discovery.
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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
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Multiple map layers and random map generation promote discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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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
Archvale
Open world with multiple biomes and dungeons to discover; exploration is a core element.
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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
Draft of Darkness
Procedurally generated maps with events, secrets, and puzzles encourage discovery.
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+4.0
Evoland 2
Exploration of multiple time periods and game worlds with hidden collectibles and secrets.
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+4.0
Garden Paws
Players discover new areas, islands, secrets, and seasonal content over time.
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+4.0
HBDIE: 2
Game encourages discovery of new areas, hidden items, and lore through exploration of complex environments.
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+4.0
Heroes of Science and Fiction
Exploration of maps, discovery of resources, secrets, and strategic locations is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
LOST EMBER
Large open levels with hidden collectibles encourage discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Master of Orion 1
Exploration of star systems and colonization of planets is a core gameplay element driven by curiosity and discovery.
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+4.0
Minit
Exploration is a core element, with discovery of new areas, secrets, and items driving progression.
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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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