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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Fantasy
A strong dose of exploration and fantasy in the same game.
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+5.0
BioGun
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with map upgrades.
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+5.0
Catmaze
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, backtracking, and exploring a large interconnected map.
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+5.0
Gedonia 2
Open world with secrets, puzzles, and multiple quest outcomes encourages discovery.
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+5.0
Swordbreaker The Game
Exploring a large castle with many rooms and hidden scenes is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Avernum 3: Ruined World
The game features a huge open world with many hidden dungeons, secrets, and optional quests encouraging discovery.
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+5.0
Eador: Genesis
Exploration of provinces, dungeons, and random events is a core gameplay element driving discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Hands of Necromancy
Exploration is a core element with hub worlds, secrets, backtracking, and metroidvania-style progression.
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+5.0
Keepsake
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and solving puzzles in a vast magical school
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+5.0
Two Worlds Epic Edition
Large open world with many unique biomes, hidden dungeons, and points of interest encourages 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
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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+5.0
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden items in a large open world.
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+5.0
A House of Many Doors
Core gameplay involves discovering new cities, secrets, and storylines in a vast, surreal world.
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+5.0
Darksiders III
Highly praised interconnected world with secrets, backtracking, and metroidvania elements encourage extensive…
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+5.0
Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Huge open world with maze-like dungeons, hidden secrets, and non-linear progression
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+5.0
Afterimage
Massive interconnected map with many secrets and backtracking; core motivation is discovery.
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+5.0
Avowed
Game world is dense, handcrafted, and rewards curiosity with secrets, loot, and lore in every nook and cranny.
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+5.0
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
Core gameplay is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in the Abyss; players repeatedly explore layered environments.
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+5.0
Sacred 2 Gold
Huge seamless open world with many biomes, hidden areas, and secrets to discover.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and content in a vast open world.
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+5.0
Fallen Tear: The Ascension
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, backtracking with new skills, and uncovering hidden routes.
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+5.0
Romancing SaGa 3™
Open world with many secrets, side quests, and hidden content encourages extensive discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Underspace
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large galaxy.
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+5.0
Wigmund
Strong emphasis on exploring open world, dungeons, and uncovering hidden loot and quests.
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