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Large open world with many locations, secrets, and side quests encourages discovery and curiosity.
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Dune: Awakening
Large open world with many unique locations, secrets, and environmental hazards encourages discovery and…
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+5.0
Killing Time: Resurrected
Large seamless open world with many secrets, keys, and backtracking; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Off the Road
Open-world environments with diverse terrains and hidden items encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Gothic 1
Exploration of a hand-crafted, dense open world with secrets and dynamic NPC routines is a core motivation.
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+4.0
Juice Galaxy
Open world with secrets, multiple biomes, and encouragement to explore; players enjoy discovering new areas.
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+4.0
Cassette Beasts
Open world design with puzzles, secrets, and abilities to unlock new areas encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
NTE: Neverness to Everness
Open world city with many hidden secrets, side quests, and diverse environments encourages discovery.
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+4.0
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
Open world with interconnected areas, secrets, collectibles, and backtracking encourage discovery.
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+5.0
Teslagrad 2
Large interconnected world with many secrets and collectibles promotes discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Exploration is a core element, with a large open world, hidden secrets, side quests, and time travel mechanics…
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+5.0
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
The interconnected world design and hidden secrets strongly motivate discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
Large open worlds with many secrets, collectibles, and dungeons encourage exploration.
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+5.0
Aeterna Noctis
Large interconnected world with many secrets, collectibles, and ability-gated areas encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Terminal 81
Open world with many NPCs, hidden items, and side activities encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
LEGO® The Incredibles
Large open world with varied districts, collectibles, and secrets encourages discovery and revisiting areas.
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+5.0
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
Large world, many dungeons, secrets, and quests drive curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
Toki Tori 2+
Open world design encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and revisiting locations with new knowledge.
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+5.0
Kynseed
Large world with multiple towns and hidden secrets; exploration is a core enjoyable activity.
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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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+5.0
b 2
Open world with many areas to discover, including planets and environmental secrets, drives curiosity.
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+4.0
Eschalon: Book I
Open world with many secrets, dungeons, and side quests encourages exploration.
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+5.0
Forza Horizon 2
Open world design with vast areas to discover, including hidden barns and scenic routes.
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+5.0
Aion 2
Large open world with free flight, swimming, and vertical exploration rewards curiosity and discovery.
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+4.0
FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
The game features large open worlds with multiple biomes, dungeons, shrines, and secrets to discover, rewarding…
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