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+4.0
ARC Raiders
The game world encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and emergent events during raids.
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+4.0
Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
Hex map exploration with player choice and discovery of new nodes, events, and secrets.
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+4.0
Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition
Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and completing a scavenger hunt side quest
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+4.0
Earthling's Undertaking
The large world map with random events, hidden locations, and dynamic encounters encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
It Lurks Below
Procedurally generated dungeons and biomes encourage discovery and repeated exploration.
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+4.0
Karma. Incarnation 1
Exploration of multiple distinct, colorful, and surreal environments with hidden details and astral sight.
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+4.0
Pokémon Black Version 2
New areas, hidden grottoes, and expanded regions encourage discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
REKA
Encouraged to discover new areas, hidden chests, and lore through exploration.
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+4.0
RuneScape ®
Large world with many quests and secrets encourages discovery and exploration.
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+4.0
SCP: Labrat
Game involves discovering new areas, secrets, and SCPs in a complex facility with procedural elements.
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+4.0
Silent Hill
Exploring the foggy town and supernatural otherworld is central; players uncover secrets and environmental storytelling.
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+4.0
Star Ruler 2
Exploration of large galaxies, multiple galaxies, and discovery of artifacts and resources is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
The Age of Decadence
Players explore a richly detailed world with hidden lore, secrets, and multiple narrative branches.
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+4.0
The Backrooms: Survival
Randomly generated mazes and multiple themed levels promote discovery and curiosity-driven navigation.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
High emphasis on learning maps, discovering angles, camera spots, and destructible elements.
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+4.0
Vagrant Story
Metroidvania-style world with backtracking and discovery of new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
Age of Wonders 4
Exploration of procedurally generated maps, hidden secrets, and layered worlds is a core enjoyable aspect.
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+4.0
Drakensang: The River of Time
Game world includes multiple locations, secrets, side quests, and encourages revisiting areas and discovery.
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+4.0
Forsaken Frontiers
Procedurally generated large maps encourage discovery and navigation of new areas.
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+4.0
Lords of Xulima
Large, varied game world with puzzles, secrets, and non-linear exploration encourages curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Nuclear Nightmare
Large handcrafted map with multiple unique locations and objectives encourages discovery and navigation.
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+4.0
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Open world with multiple biomes and secrets; players enjoy discovering new areas and lore.
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Large, complex levels with secrets and puzzles encourage discovery
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+4.0
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
Large world with many side quests, secrets, and optional content to discover.
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