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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Autonomy
A strong dose of exploration and autonomy in the same game.
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Grand Theft Auto V
The richly detailed open world invites extensive discovery of new locations, secrets, and activities.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a vast open world.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Exploration is central, with a huge open world full of secrets, shrines, and landmarks to discover.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The game features vast, layered worlds with sky islands, underground depths, and a richly detailed surface encouraging…
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+5.0
Terraria
Core gameplay involves discovering new biomes, dungeons, secrets, and procedurally generated worlds.
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+5.0
Subnautica
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new biomes, secrets, and story elements in a vast underwater world.
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+5.0
Extreme Car Driving Simulator
Large open maps with diverse zones invite discovery of hidden ramps, shortcuts, and environmental variety.
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+5.0
Don't Starve
Procedurally generated worlds and multiple biomes encourage discovery of new areas, secrets, and resources.
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+5.0
Super Mario 64
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and stars in varied and open levels.
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+5.0
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Large, detailed world with many secrets and side quests to discover.
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+5.0
Fallout: New Vegas
Large open world with many locations, secrets, and side quests rewarding curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
Kerbal Space Program
Exploring planets, moons, and the solar system is a core motivation.
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+5.0
ELDEN RING
A core feature is discovering vast new areas, secrets, and lore in a richly detailed open world.
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+5.0
Kenshi
Large open world with many secrets, factions, and locations to discover driven by player curiosity.
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+5.0
Outer Wilds
The entire game centers on discovering new locations, secrets, and lore in a handcrafted solar system.
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+5.0
Noita
Large procedurally generated worlds with many secrets and hidden areas encourage discovery.
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+5.0
A Short Hike
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with diverse NPCs across the island.
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+5.0
SPORE™
Extensive exploration of planets, star systems, and the galaxy is a core gameplay element, especially in space stage.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Large open world with no quest markers encourages discovery and navigation by clues and journal entries.
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+5.0
ANIMAL WELL
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, backtracking, and uncovering hidden areas.
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+5.0
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Large open world with many secrets, side activities, and dynamic events encourages discovery and exploration.
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+5.0
Arma 3
Massive open-world maps encourage discovery and exploration of new areas and tactical positions.
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+5.0
Google Earth VR
Core motivation is discovering new areas, revisiting familiar places, and curiosity-driven travel.
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+5.0
SpaceEngine
Core motivation is discovering new planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena across the universe.
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