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+4.0
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
Players discover new areas and secrets throughout the game.
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+5.0
Everwind
Core gameplay loop revolves around discovering new floating islands, biomes, dungeons, and secrets.
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+5.0
Fallen Tear: The Ascension
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, backtracking with new skills, and uncovering hidden routes.
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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
Elemental: Reforged
Game features extensive map exploration, quest discovery, and uncovering secrets, encouraging curiosity-driven…
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+5.0
Find Matt's Cats
Game emphasizes discovering new objects, secrets, and interactive elements across many handcrafted levels.
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+5.0
Funi Raccoon Game
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, hidden items, and secrets.
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+5.0
Lucid Blocks
Strong focus on discovering new biomes, secrets, and surreal environments.
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+4.0
Caribbean Legend: Age of Pirates
Large open world with many islands, hidden quests, and secrets to discover.
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+5.0
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
Nonlinear, open world encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and revisiting locations with new abilities.
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+4.0
Bootstrap Island
Large island with many areas to discover; exploration is a core part of gameplay.
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+4.0
Solateria
Non-linear map with secrets, collectibles, and multiple routes; exploration is a core enjoyable aspect.
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+4.0
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Game features diverse, large maps with secrets and encourages discovery and world traversal.
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+4.0
Solasta II
The game features open world hex map exploration, discovery of encounters, and interest in uncovering story elements.
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+5.0
Cirno! Lifts a Boulder
Core gameplay revolves around discovering collectibles, secrets, and hidden frogs in a compact but detailed world.
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+4.0
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE
Expanded village and side quests encourage discovery and backtracking to uncover secrets.
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+5.0
Mr. Sleepy Man
Emphasis on discovering secrets, exploring a fully connected world, and uncovering hidden content.
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+4.0
Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator
Large open world encourages discovering new trails, animals, and plants; exploration is a key motivator.
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+4.0
Haunted Lands
Levels contain many secrets, branching paths, and hidden items rewarding curiosity and thorough exploration.
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+5.0
Lost and Found Co.
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and interactive details in richly illustrated scenes.
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+5.0
AETHUS
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new underground areas, secrets, and story elements.
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+4.0
Birds Watching
Core gameplay involves exploring environments, discovering birds, notes, and secrets.
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+5.0
Banquet for Fools
Exploration is a core element with a large, detailed world full of secrets, no quest markers, and discovery-driven…
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+4.0
DYSPLACED
Exploration of multiple interconnected worlds with secrets, puzzles, and verticality is a core feature.
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