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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Autonomy
A strong dose of exploration and autonomy in the same game.
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+4.0
Hidden Deep
Exploration of underground caves, discovery of secrets, and environmental storytelling are core to the experience.
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+4.0
HumanitZ
Large open world with emphasis on discovering new areas, scavenging, and environmental storytelling.
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+4.0
Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition
Exploring multiple planets and environments is a core part of gameplay, with discovery and traversal praised.
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+4.0
OxyRail
Diverse biomes and resource gathering encourage discovery and venturing into unknown areas.
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+4.0
SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Players explore detailed, varied locations with hidden items and secrets, encouraged to listen and investigate…
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+4.0
The Forest of Doom (Standalone)
Exploring the forest map and uncovering different story branches and secrets is a core part of gameplay.
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+4.0
The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome
Large open world with many secrets, sects, and quests encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
The Surge 2
Large interconnected maps with shortcuts, secrets, and layered environments encourage discovery.
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+4.0
Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
The game features a large semi-open world with side missions and secrets encouraging discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
The Sinking City Remastered
Open world city encourages discovery of new locations, clues, and lore, despite some asset repetition.
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+4.0
Active Matter
Maps are diverse and atmospheric with secrets and anomalies; exploration is a core part of gameplay and player…
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+4.0
Contagion
Large maps with changing layouts and randomized item placements promote discovery and navigation.
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+4.0
Forsaken Frontiers
Procedurally generated large maps encourage discovery and navigation of new areas.
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+4.0
Generation Zero®
Open world encourages discovery of locations, secrets, and lore, though some find the world empty or repetitive.
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+4.0
JDM: Japanese Drift Master
Open world map with diverse environments encourages discovery and cruising.
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+4.0
Märchen Forest
Strong emphasis on discovering dungeon layers, hidden rooms, and secrets; maps are large and complex, encouraging…
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+4.0
Maurice: In The Predator's Nest
Game rewards exploration of detailed environments, hidden secrets, and lore discovery.
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+4.0
MAVRIX by Matt Jones
Large open world with many trails encourages discovery and repeated exploration.
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+4.0
Orebound
Exploration of vast underground caves and resource nodes is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
Procedurally generated dungeons and numerous optional areas promote discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator
Flight over photorealistic but limited geographic areas with plans for expansion; users enjoy discovering detailed…
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+4.0
Dirge
Large, labyrinthine maps with secrets, hidden rooms, and environmental storytelling encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Dungeon Lords Steam Edition
Open world with dungeons, puzzles, and hidden secrets encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Paper Bride 6 Nightmare
Exploration of multiple detailed environments and discovery of hidden clues and lore is central to gameplay.
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