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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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+5.0
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
Strong emphasis on exploring diverse biomes, uncovering lore, and discovering secrets.
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+5.0
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and Easter eggs in richly detailed maze environments.
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+5.0
Submachine: Legacy
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and revisiting locations with new insights.
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+5.0
CrossCode
Exploration of large, multi-layered maps with hidden paths and treasures is a core part of gameplay.
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+5.0
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Large open world with many secrets, side quests, and hidden items; exploration is a core motivation and highly…
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+5.0
Okami HD
Open world with many secrets, collectibles, and revisitable areas; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Tall Trails
Core gameplay revolves around exploring diverse islands, discovering secrets, and collecting items.
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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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+5.0
AMID EVIL
Large, intricate levels with many secrets and alternate routes strongly encourage exploration.
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+5.0
Jet Island
Large open world with many secrets, collectibles, and varied terrain encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Vast Caribbean open world with many islands, shipwrecks, and secrets encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Love Love School Days
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a large, randomly generated school environment to find items and secrets.
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+5.0
Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet
Game world is large and richly detailed with many secrets and interactive elements to discover.
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+5.0
The Spirit and the Mouse
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles in a multi-layered village environment.
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+5.0
White Mourning: Museum In Pale
Core gameplay is about exploring the museum and discovering art and story elements.
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+5.0
Amazing Frog?
Large open world with many hidden items and areas encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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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
Guild Wars 2®
Exploration is a core feature with dynamic events, jumping puzzles, and a vibrant open world.
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+5.0
TUNIC
Exploration is a core motivation, with many hidden paths, secrets, and puzzles rewarding curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
A Monster's Expedition
The large open world with hundreds of islands encourages curiosity-driven discovery and navigation.
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+5.0
Ascent DX
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, backtracking, and uncovering secrets.
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+5.0
Find Matt's Cats
Game emphasizes discovering new objects, secrets, and interactive elements across many handcrafted levels.
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+5.0
Grunn
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, new areas, and piecing together the story.
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+5.0
Mr. Sleepy Man
Emphasis on discovering secrets, exploring a fully connected world, and uncovering hidden content.
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