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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Story
A strong dose of exploration and story in the same game.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
Open world encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and side activities within Vice City.
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+4.0
Classic Marathon Infinity
Large, intricate, and non-linear levels with secrets and alternate paths encourage discovery and curiosity-driven…
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+4.0
Ethel
Core gameplay involves exploring a detailed environment and discovering lore and secrets.
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+4.0
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE
Expanded village and side quests encourage discovery and backtracking to uncover secrets.
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+4.0
Lilitales
Exploration of a dangerous city and dungeons with discovery of secrets, events, and multiple locations is a core…
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+4.0
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Players explore multiple locations, search for hidden objects, and discover secrets in a detailed 3D world.
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+4.0
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout
Players explore many interconnected locations, uncover secrets, and interact with numerous characters and objects.
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+4.0
Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
Players explore large maps, cities, and multiple story branches with many secrets and hidden content.
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+4.0
THE ENIGMA MACHINE
Exploration of unfamiliar, glitchy dreamscape environments is central to gameplay and puzzle solving.
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+4.0
Planescape: Torment
Strong emphasis on exploring the city of Sigil, other planes, and uncovering lore, secrets, and side quests.
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+4.0
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Procedurally generated dungeons and discovery of new Pokémon encourage exploration and curiosity.
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+4.0
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Large open world with many locations, hidden areas, and secrets; players encouraged to explore and discover.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY® XI: Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition
Large world with many zones, hidden content, and discovery; players encouraged to explore without quest markers.
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+4.0
Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered
The game features a large world with many areas to discover, side quests, and hidden lore.
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+4.0
Dragon's Wake
Encouraged to explore levels thoroughly to find upgrades and secrets.
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+4.0
Dungeon Dreams 2
Randomly generated dungeons and numerous side quests promote discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Kanna Maze
Players discover new story nodes and endings through exploration of the flowchart and narrative branches.
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+4.0
Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest
Game features large seamless islands and encourages discovery of secrets and new areas.
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+4.0
OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new stars and planets, exploring vast star maps and unlocking hidden content.
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+4.0
Phantasmagoria
Exploring the mansion and uncovering secrets is a core part of gameplay, with multiple chapters and areas to discover.
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+4.0
SIMULACRA 2
Players explore a virtual phone environment, uncovering hidden clues, social media posts, and secrets.
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+4.0
Fruitbus
Game encourages discovering new islands, ingredients, and secrets at a leisurely pace.
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+4.0
Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
Exploration of shipwreck and discovery of clues and secrets is a core part of gameplay.
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+4.0
Dead Take
Exploring a large mansion with many rooms, secrets, and lore items is a core part of the experience.
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