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+4.0
白花 the white flower
Game emphasizes discovering story layers, hidden meanings, and environmental details.
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+4.0
Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition
Game encourages discovering secrets, hidden paths, and side quests in a detailed world.
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+4.0
BETON BRUTAL
Players discover new areas, secrets, and paths in a large vertical tower, driven by curiosity and map knowledge.
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+4.0
Doloc Town
Exploration of new areas, secrets, and resource gathering is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Exo One: Prologue
Game encourages discovery of alien landscapes and hidden elements, fostering curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Expelled!
Players explore various school locations and uncover secrets and hidden information throughout multiple runs.
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+4.0
Fausts Alptraum
Large mansion with many rooms and secrets to discover; players enjoy exploring and finding clues.
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+4.0
Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
Game rewards curiosity and discovery of new areas, secrets, and lore in a large interconnected world.
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+4.0
Gnomes & Goblins (preview)
Encourages discovering new areas, looking inside houses and trees, and finding hidden details within the environment.
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+4.0
Night Stones
Exploration of a small but cohesive world is a core element, with hidden items and secrets encouraging curiosity.
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+4.0
One Way: The Elevator
Discovering new floors with unique puzzles and environments drives curiosity and gradual unfolding of story.
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+4.0
Outlaws + A Handful of Missions (Classic, 1997)
Levels contain hidden passages, secrets, and puzzles encouraging discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Paradigm
Players explore detailed environments with many interactable objects, uncovering secrets, jokes, and narrative elements.
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+4.0
Patch Quest
Large fixed map with randomized rooms and many biomes encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
Game encourages discovering secrets, collectibles, and new areas within colorful and varied environments.
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+4.0
Squirreled Away
Exploration of diverse park areas and discovery of collectibles is a core enjoyable element.
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+4.0
Starstruck: Hands of Time
Exploration of a handcrafted diorama town with hidden items and secrets; calendar system and changing events encourage…
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+4.0
Tenebris Somnia
Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling within a changing apartment setting.
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+4.0
The Dream Of A Cockspur
Exploration of mysterious island, uncovering secrets, and piecing together story is core gameplay.
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+4.0
The End Is Nigh
The semi-open world and numerous secrets encourage curiosity-driven discovery and backtracking.
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+4.0
Vengeful Rites
Game features large levels with secrets, hidden chests, and non-linear paths encouraging discovery.
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+4.0
VOIN
Large open maps with secrets and landmarks encourage curiosity-driven exploration despite some navigation challenges.
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+4.0
Alien: Isolation
Large, detailed space station with many areas to discover and backtrack; exploration is key to survival.
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+4.0
Amnesia™: Memories
Exploration of multiple parallel worlds and storylines with unique character relationships and plot twists.
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