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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet
Game world is large and richly detailed with many secrets and interactive elements to discover.
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+5.0
Pseudoregalia
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking, and finding secrets in a maze-like interconnected world.
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Sewer Rave
Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, secrets, and dialogue in a maze-like sewer environment.
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The Forest of Drizzling Rain
Strong emphasis on discovering new locations, lore, and secrets within the village and surrounding areas.
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+5.0
Wobbly Life
Large open world with many hidden secrets, collectibles, and diverse areas encourages discovery and curiosity.
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Angeline Era
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new levels, secrets, and hidden content; exploration is richly rewarded and…
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Fatum Betula
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden endings in a surreal world.
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Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and Easter eggs in richly detailed maze environments.
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Love Love School Days
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a large, randomly generated school environment to find items and secrets.
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+5.0
SteamWorld Dig 2
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and optional caves in a richly designed world.
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Yoku's Island Express
Open world with many secrets, collectibles, and multiple paths encourages discovery and curiosity.
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Zefyr: A Thief's Melody
Core gameplay revolves around discovering islands, secrets, collectibles, and environmental storytelling.
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A Monster's Expedition
The large open world with hundreds of islands encourages curiosity-driven discovery and navigation.
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DEPO : Death Epileptic Pixel Origins
Core gameplay involves discovering hidden areas, secrets, collectibles, and narrative elements throughout large, varied…
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+5.0
LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes
Strong emphasis on exploring a large open world Gotham City with many hidden items and side quests.
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+5.0
POOLS
Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, secrets, and navigating maze-like spaces.
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Promenade
Core motivation is exploring multiple open, interconnected worlds and discovering secrets and collectibles.
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Super Drift Blade
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, unlocking shortcuts, and uncovering layered narrative through exploration.
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Supraland
Exploration is a core motivation, with many hidden secrets, rewards for going off the beaten path, and a large…
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The Talos Principle 2
Large, detailed worlds with secrets and collectibles encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Title_Pending
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and easter eggs within a looping environment.
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TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2
Open world design with many collectibles, secrets, and areas to discover encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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Amazing Frog?
Large open world with many hidden items and areas encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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Corn Kidz 64
Exploration is a core gameplay element with large open levels and many hidden secrets.
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