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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Focused on exploration
Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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Taora : Beginning
Large open world with many points of interest, encouraging discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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The Music Machine
Core gameplay is about exploring diverse, surreal environments and uncovering narrative secrets.
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+5.0
The Norwood Suite
Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, secret passages, and uncovering story through exploration.
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Windrose
Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, secrets, and world features.
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Forza Horizon 2
Open world design with vast areas to discover, including hidden barns and scenic routes.
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+5.0
Caravan SandWitch
Core motivation is discovering new locations, secrets, and lore in a richly detailed open world.
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Fearmonium
Large, complex map with many secrets, backtracking, and discovery is a core part of the experience.
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Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Core gameplay revolves around exploring interconnected hub worlds, backtracking, and discovering secrets and switches.
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LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes 2
The game features a large, varied hub world with multiple themed areas and many collectibles, encouraging discovery and…
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+5.0
Regions of Ruin: Runegate
Core gameplay involves uncovering new map areas, exploring diverse locations, solving puzzles, and discovering lore and…
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Revenge of the Savage Planet
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new planets, scanning creatures, and uncovering secrets in diverse biomes.
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering secrets.
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Tacoma
Core gameplay is discovering new areas, objects, and story elements within the space station.
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The Last Caretaker
Exploration of unique handcrafted points of interest, large maps, and discovery of secrets is a core part of gameplay.
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Tinkerlands
Exploration of multiple islands, biomes, caves, and secrets is a core gameplay element.
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Vigil: The Longest Night
Large, open, interconnected map with many secrets and hidden areas strongly encourages discovery.
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Animyst
Large open world with many secrets, monuments, and hidden areas; exploration is a major motivation.
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Don't open the doors!
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new doors, dungeons, secrets, and collectibles in a richly detailed world.
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Duck Season
High emphasis on exploring the detailed living room, interacting with objects, and uncovering hidden areas and secrets.
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Far Cry® 4
Extensive open world with many hidden locations, collectibles, and dynamic events encourages exploration.
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+5.0
Shadow Complex Remastered
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new gear.
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+5.0
Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a large, detailed forest and various locations, discovering secrets and…
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+5.0
Block Story™
Large infinite worlds, multiple biomes, and many structures promote discovery.
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+5.0
Chronicles of the Wolf
Exploration of a large open world with hidden areas, secrets, and multiple endings is a core feature.
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