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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
Touhou: Fading Illusion
Players discover new story branches, endings, and lore through choices and chapters.
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+4.0
Wheel World
Open world with multiple zones, hidden bike parts, secret paths, and collectibles encourage discovery.
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+4.0
Assassin's Creed Mobile
Open-world design with many hidden locations and secrets encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Isonzo
Maps are large, detailed, and historically accurate, encouraging discovery and strategic navigation.
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+4.0
Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
Core gameplay involves discovering new rooms, secrets, and clues in a mysterious mansion, encouraging curiosity-driven…
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+4.0
Strange Brigade
Strong focus on discovering secrets, collectibles, hidden rooms, and solving environmental puzzles throughout levels.
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+4.0
Ascension to the Throne
Open world with secrets, side quests, and multiple continents encourages discovery.
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+4.0
Bitardia
Open world with multiple locations, hidden items, and many secrets to discover, encouraging curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
[Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント
Exploration of a large, confusing school environment is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
CLeM
Exploration of a large mansion with unlocking new areas and secrets is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
CONVRGENCE
Procedurally generated maps and randomized loot promote discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Crash Drive 3
Open world maps encourage discovery of secrets, collectibles, and easter eggs.
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+4.0
Creepy Castle
Metroidvania-style exploration with secrets, backtracking, and multiple scenarios encourages discovery.
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+4.0
EMPTY SHELL
Game features varied environments, secret areas, and lore discovery; exploration is a key part of gameplay.
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+4.0
Eternal Strands
Open areas with verticality and secrets encourage discovery; players enjoy revisiting zones and uncovering lore.
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+4.0
Fly Corp
Game involves discovering and unlocking new countries and airports worldwide, encouraging geographic exploration.
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+4.0
Gateways
Metroidvania style map encourages discovering new areas and secrets using acquired abilities.
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+4.0
Hauntii
Strong emphasis on discovering stars, secrets, and new areas; exploration is a core motivation.
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+4.0
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Core gameplay revolves around exploring diverse zones, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering secrets and…
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+4.0
Julian & Friends
Heavy emphasis on discovering hidden lore, secrets, and alternate paths through multiple playthroughs.
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+4.0
King's Quest™ Collection
Games encourage discovery of new areas, secrets, and story elements through exploration.
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+4.0
Mayhem Brawler
The branching paths encourage exploration of different storylines.
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+4.0
My Friend Peppa Pig
Open world with various locations to discover and side missions encourages exploration.
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+4.0
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®
Many hidden rooms and secret Mudokons to find encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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