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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Focused on exploration
Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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Haven Park
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden items across the park.
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Janosik
Large, interconnected maps with hidden doors, secret rooms, and optional areas strongly emphasize exploration.
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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
Ogu and the Secret Forest
Exploration of diverse biomes, secret areas, and collectibles is a core motivation.
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SteamWorld Dig
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and caves underground.
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Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a dense, quirky open world, discovering secrets, and completing varied quests.
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+5.0
Wuppo: Definitive Edition
Exploration is a core focus with a large, lively world full of secrets, collectibles, and lore to discover.
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AMID EVIL
Large, intricate levels with many secrets and alternate routes strongly encourage exploration.
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Core Keeper
Core gameplay centers on discovering new biomes, secrets, and progressing through the map.
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Ion Fury
Highly detailed, non-linear levels with numerous hidden secrets and alternate paths drive curiosity and discovery.
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Metro Gravity
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles in a complex 3D environment with no fixed…
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Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Large interconnected map with secrets, shortcuts, and multiple endings encourages discovery.
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+5.0
Riven
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and environmental details in a richly crafted world.
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Soda Drinker Pro
Core gameplay involves discovering new environments and secrets across over 100 levels.
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+5.0
Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
Exploration is a core motivation with hidden quests, secrets, and large open world.
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The Complex: Found Footage
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and atmospheric details in a mysterious environment.
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You Have to Win the Game
Core gameplay involves exploring a large map with inaccessible areas until abilities are gained, encouraging…
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Another Crab's Treasure
Strong emphasis on exploring diverse, colorful environments with secrets, backtracking, and platforming.
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Broken Reality
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with a richly detailed world.
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Cavern of Dreams
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, collectibles, and hidden areas across compact, dense levels.
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+5.0
Grow Home
Core motivation is discovering floating islands, caves, secrets, and collecting crystals.
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+5.0
Renowned Explorers: International Society
Core gameplay revolves around exploring randomized maps, discovering treasures, and encountering varied events.
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+5.0
Thief Gold (1999)
Large, non-linear levels with hidden secrets and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.
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+5.0
Wizordum
Heavy emphasis on discovering secrets, navigating large levels, and uncovering hidden areas.
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