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Play style 05
Large, detailed maps with many locations and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Pokémon Pokopia
Large, multi-layered maps with secrets, new areas, and discovery-driven gameplay encourage extensive exploration.
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+5.0
VEIN
Large maps with detailed environments and many secrets encourage curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Withering Rooms
Large, varied map with secrets, puzzles, and changing layouts encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Shadows Over Loathing
Large, varied maps with many secrets and side quests encourage curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Fatal Claw
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore; large maps encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
AWAKEN - Astral Blade
Large maps with many hidden areas, secrets, and collectibles strongly encourage discovery and curiosity-driven…
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+5.0
TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
Huge, detailed maps with many points of interest encourage discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+5.0
Hidden Folks
Large, detailed maps encourage thorough exploration and discovery of secrets and interactions.
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+5.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Large, diverse environments with hidden areas and secrets promote discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Castle In The Darkness
Large map with many secrets, hidden areas, and backtracking encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Supraworld
Large, dense maps with many secrets and hidden areas reward curiosity and thorough exploration.
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+5.0
Turbo Kid
Large, varied map with many secrets and collectibles; exploration is a core and rewarding gameplay element.
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+5.0
Crashlands 2
Large handcrafted map with many biomes, secrets, and quests encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+5.0
Luma Island
Exploration of large, detailed maps with puzzles, secrets, and discovery is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Wild Animal Racing
Large, diverse maps with unique environments worldwide encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey / フィリスのアトリエ ~不思議な旅の錬金術士~
Large interconnected maps with diverse biomes and hidden secrets; exploration is a core part of gameplay.
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+4.0
Unturned
Large maps with diverse locations and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
The Talos Principle 2
Large, detailed worlds with secrets and collectibles encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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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
VRChat
Large variety of user-created worlds and maps encourage discovery and exploration.
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+4.0
Forza Horizon 5
Large, diverse map with hidden secrets and varied environments encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+5.0
Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Game strongly emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and unlocking shortcuts in a large map.
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+4.0
Evil Nun: The Broken Mask
Large maps with multiple areas and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
Large interconnected map with secrets, gating abilities, and backtracking strongly emphasize discovery and exploration.
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