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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Fantasy
A strong dose of exploration and fantasy in the same game.
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+5.0
Cosmodread
Procedurally generated ship layouts and hidden blueprints encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Exiled Kingdoms
Large open world with many areas, dungeons, secrets, and quests to discover; exploration is a core element.
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+5.0
Gedonia
Strong emphasis on open world exploration, discovering secrets, puzzles, and hidden areas.
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+5.0
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered
Large open world with rewarding exploration and discovery of lore, secrets, and environments
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+5.0
Outcast 1.1
Open world with multiple distinct regions, no quest markers, and emphasis on discovering locations and secrets.
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+5.0
Welcome to Elderfield
Exploration of a large, mysterious town and dungeons is a core and rewarding part of gameplay.
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+5.0
Donkey Kong
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden collectibles, and new areas through open-ended level design.
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+5.0
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large open world with many quests.
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+5.0
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and lore throughout a detailed open-world Tokyo.
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+5.0
Revenge of the Savage Planet
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new planets, scanning creatures, and uncovering secrets in diverse biomes.
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+5.0
Divinity II: Developer's Cut
Large semi-open world with many hidden areas, secrets, and puzzles; exploration is rewarded and encouraged.
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+5.0
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Large interconnected world with many secrets, collectibles, and backtracking for discovery, strongly supporting…
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+5.0
Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons
Large castle map with many dungeons, hidden secrets, and quests encourages extensive discovery.
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+5.0
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering secrets.
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+5.0
Tide Up
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, hidden rooms, and revisiting areas with new perspectives.
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+5.0
Tearscape
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering hidden areas.
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+5.0
Tomba! Special Edition
Game heavily emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and completing numerous quests.
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+5.0
Witch Hunt
Large open map with many secrets and environmental storytelling encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Spider-Man 2: The Game
The game features a large, detailed open-world Manhattan with many hidden collectibles and side activities encouraging…
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+5.0
Regions Of Ruin
Core gameplay involves discovering new map areas, secrets, and puzzles driven by curiosity.
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+5.0
Aquaria
Core motivation is discovering vast underwater areas, secrets, and lore in a richly detailed world.
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+5.0
VRChat
Large variety of user-created worlds and maps encourage discovery and exploration.
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+5.0
Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999
Exploration of branching paths, secrets, and endings is a central motivation and gameplay element.
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+5.0
Vigil: The Longest Night
Large, open, interconnected map with many secrets and hidden areas strongly encourages discovery.
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