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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Fantasy
A strong dose of exploration and fantasy in the same game.
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+5.0
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
Game features large world with many optional dungeons, secrets, and hidden areas to discover.
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+5.0
LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes 2
The game features a large, varied hub world with multiple themed areas and many collectibles, encouraging discovery and…
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+5.0
Turbo Kid
Large, varied map with many secrets and collectibles; exploration is a core and rewarding gameplay element.
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+5.0
Well Dweller
Exploration is a core element with diverse biomes, secrets, collectibles, and rewarding backtracking.
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+5.0
Divine Divinity
Large open world with many secrets, hidden items, and extensive map encourages thorough exploration.
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+5.0
Xanadu Next
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, unlocking shortcuts, and revisiting areas with new abilities.
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+5.0
Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown
Strong emphasis on exploring a large overworld, dungeons, and uncovering secrets.
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+5.0
Monomyth
Exploration is a core motivation with complex maps, secrets, puzzles, and multiple paths to discover.
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+5.0
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Open world with many hidden locations and secrets encourages discovery.
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+5.0
Arken Age
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, collectibles, and hidden areas; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Arx Fatalis
Emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden passages, and thorough dungeon exploration.
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+5.0
Crashlands 2
Large handcrafted map with many biomes, secrets, and quests encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+5.0
Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion
Open world with many cities, secrets, and quests encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Game strongly emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and unlocking shortcuts in a large map.
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+5.0
Caves of Lore
Game heavily emphasizes discovering secrets, hidden areas, and lore; exploration is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition
Exploring new story branches and endings is a core motivation, with over 100 endings to discover.
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+5.0
Riven (1997)
Large interconnected world with many secrets and areas to discover.
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+5.0
The Captain
Exploration of many planets with unique stories and environments is a core feature driving curiosity.
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+5.0
REMNANT II®
Procedural world design, secret areas, puzzles, and randomized dungeons reward curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
Odallus: The Dark Call
Game design heavily rewards exploration with multiple paths, secret levels, and collectibles.
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+5.0
DragonLoop
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and branching paths within time constraints.
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+5.0
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition
Game design emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and completing numerous side quests.
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+5.0
The Lord of the Rings Online™
Large open world with many regions, hidden items, and lore encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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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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