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Large open world with many locations, secrets, and side quests encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
Core motivation is discovering new islands, secrets, and treasures across a vast oceanic world.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
The game world is large and varied, with many new areas, secrets, and events to discover.
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+4.0
Monster Jam Steel Titans 2
Game features multiple semi-open worlds with collectibles and secrets, encouraging curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle
Open world with many secrets, recruitable characters, and branching storylines that invite discovery.
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+4.0
Pokémon Platinum Version
Rich, diverse environments and unique areas like the Distortion World promote discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Watch_Dogs™
Open world Chicago with many secrets, collectibles, and side activities encourages discovery.
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+4.0
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Open world Manhattan encourages discovery of collectibles, side missions, and landmarks.
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+4.0
Destination Sol
Open world with planets, asteroid fields, and labyrinths; players explore and discover.
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+5.0
Darksiders III
Highly praised interconnected world with secrets, backtracking, and metroidvania elements encourage extensive…
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+4.0
KINGDOMS
Large open world with caves, ruins, and settlements to discover and explore.
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+4.0
Manyland
The infinite worlds and player-made content encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Queen's Wish: The Conqueror
Game features large open world, unlocking new regions, discovering lore, and exploring forts and dungeons.
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+4.0
Alchemage
Large worlds with diverse biomes and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Crash Drive 3
Open world maps encourage discovery of secrets, collectibles, and easter eggs.
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+4.0
Risen 2: Dark Waters
Open world composed of multiple islands with many hidden locations, treasures, and secrets to discover.
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+4.0
Ben 10: Power Trip
Open world design with multiple regions and collectibles motivates curiosity-driven discovery.
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+4.0
Zortch
Levels are open, sprawling, with many secrets and landmarks encouraging discovery.
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+4.0
Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood
Open-world Rome with many districts, landmarks, and hidden tombs encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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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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+4.0
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Open world NYC with seasonal changes and collectibles encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
Open-world cities with hidden shortcuts, collectibles, and free roam mode encourage discovery.
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+4.0
MareQuest
The game features open world exploration, caves, dungeons, and discovery of new mares and items, supporting…
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+4.0
THE CANON OF BALLS
Open-world design with hidden collectibles and multiple routes promotes discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Therian Saga
Large world with hidden areas and quests; exploration is a key motivator and gameplay element.
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