Exploration

Large open world with diverse biomes, tombs, cities, and secrets encourages extensive discovery.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking in large maps.

Large, detailed island and underwater environments encourage discovery of new areas, secrets, and NPCs.

Large, detailed world with many secrets and biomes encourages extensive discovery and curiosity-driven play.

Highly praised interconnected map with many secrets, shortcuts, and optional bosses; encourages thorough exploration.

Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, secrets, and dialogue in a maze-like sewer environment.

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden lore, and new areas both in-game and through external ARG content.

Exploration is central, with players discovering new areas, secrets, and lore through multiple loops and paths.

Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, underwater ruins, and hidden secrets in a large open world.

Large open island with varied environments and many secrets encourages extensive discovery.

World design rewards thorough exploration with secrets, optional bosses, collectibles, and hidden areas.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and story elements through exploration.

Open world design with many collectibles, secrets, and areas to discover encourages curiosity-driven exploration.

Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a maze-like interconnected world.

Large maps with secrets, anomalies, and dynamic faction battles encourage curiosity-driven discovery.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new star systems, planets, anomalies, and uncovering story secrets.

Large, non-linear levels with hidden secrets and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.

Open-world design with many islands and secrets encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.

Open world sailing and discovery of ports, dungeons, secrets, and lore is a core and rewarding gameplay element.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring varied environments, discovering secrets, and interacting with fauna.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking, and uncovering hidden content in a large, maze-like world.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new underwater environments, hidden collectibles, and secrets.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interactions in detailed environments.