Exploration

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden endings in a surreal world.

Core motivation is exploring numerous infinite lands with distinct mechanics and discovering secrets in a vast…

Heavy emphasis on discovering new areas, interacting with many NPCs, uncovering secrets, and reading in-game books.

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.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new map areas, secrets, and events

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.

Open-world design with large interconnected districts and hidden collectibles strongly motivates discovery and…

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.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring randomized maps, discovering treasures, and encountering varied events.

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.

Exploration of beautiful, expansive realms and discovery of hidden areas is a core part of the experience.

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.

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