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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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High exploration scores, with competition at +0 or below.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic
Exploring a detailed post-apocalyptic world with many locations and secrets is a core aspect.
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+4.0
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Encourages discovery of new areas, narrative fragments, and environmental details on a mysterious island.
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+4.0
The First Tree
Encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles across varied biomes and dreamlike landscapes.
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+4.0
Atelier Totori ~The Adventurer of Arland~ DX
Large, varied world with many areas to discover and quests to complete.
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+4.0
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
Players explore the game world freely, including out-of-bounds areas and through objects.
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+4.0
Darkstone
Procedurally generated dungeons and multiple quest paths promote discovery and exploration.
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+4.0
Dungeons & Dragons Online®
Large world with many dungeons, secret areas, and quests; exploration rewarded and encouraged.
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+4.0
Grimlord
Level design rewards exploration with shortcuts, secrets, and loot; players enjoy discovering new areas.
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+4.0
The Moon Sliver
Exploring a small open island and uncovering story through environmental cues and notes.
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+4.0
TUNG
Exploring a mysterious maze with hidden notes and secrets is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Yars Rising
Metroidvania design encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+4.0
Born of Bread
World design encourages discovery of secrets, side quests, and hidden items across varied and colorful areas.
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+4.0
Chushpan Simulator 2
Open-world exploration of a detailed, atmospheric city with hidden areas and secrets is a core feature.
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+4.0
Doodle God
Players discover new elements and unlock new content progressively, driven by curiosity and discovery.
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+4.0
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
Exploration of diverse and atmospheric locations is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Large open world with many secrets, puzzles, and collectibles to discover; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Synergy
Exploration of alien biomes, plants, and expedition events is a core part of gameplay.
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+4.0
The Outer Worlds 2
Large, detailed worlds with hidden items, multiple paths, and unmarked quests encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Beyond Sunset
Game features large, detailed levels with secrets, side quests, and multiple paths encouraging discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Capsized
Levels contain hidden secrets and encourage curiosity-driven discovery in richly detailed environments.
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+4.0
I'm on Observation Duty 3
Players actively explore new 3D spaces, moving through rooms and searching for anomalies.
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+4.0
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
Exploration of a detailed mansion with secrets and environmental storytelling is central.
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+4.0
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Large interconnected map with secrets, backtracking, and discovery; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Project Eagle: A 3D Interactive Mars Base
Core activity is discovering the Mars base, reading descriptions, and finding hidden astronauts.
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