Find your kind of game
Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
Explore another motivation
Focused on exploration
Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Exploration affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
-
+5.0
theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, tracking animals, and uncovering secrets in large maps.
-
+4.0
Scale the Depths
Strong emphasis on discovering new fish, artifacts, secrets, and unique environments in multiple zones.
-
+5.0
Aquaria
Core motivation is discovering vast underwater areas, secrets, and lore in a richly detailed world.
-
+5.0
Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Vast Caribbean open world with many islands, shipwrecks, and secrets encourages discovery and curiosity.
-
+5.0
Fantasia of the Wind - 风之幻想曲
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden story elements.
-
+5.0
Guns of Fury
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking with new abilities, and finding hidden items.
-
+5.0
Happy's Humble Burger Farm
Game world is large and rich with hidden items, lore, and locations; exploration is a core part of the experience.
-
+5.0
Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Large, dense open world with diverse biomes, secrets, and verticality encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
-
+5.0
Kingdom of Night
Large open world with many secrets, side quests, and multiple routes; exploration is a core gameplay element.
-
+5.0
LEGO® MARVEL's Avengers
Large open hubs like Manhattan, Asgard, and others encourage discovery and side quests.
-
+5.0
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Large interconnected world with many secrets, collectibles, and backtracking for discovery, strongly supporting…
-
+5.0
Myst
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and puzzle clues across multiple worlds.
-
+5.0
Odallus: The Dark Call
Game design heavily rewards exploration with multiple paths, secret levels, and collectibles.
-
+5.0
On Your Tail
Exploring the town and discovering secrets is a core part of the experience, with a richly detailed environment.
-
+5.0
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Exploration is a core element with many hidden locations, secrets, and lore to discover.
-
+5.0
Tchia
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a vibrant open world, discovering secrets, collectibles, and new areas.
-
+5.0
The Long Drive
Core gameplay involves discovering new biomes, buildings, and random encounters in a vast open world.
-
+5.0
Welcome to Elderfield
Exploration of a large, mysterious town and dungeons is a core and rewarding part of gameplay.
-
+4.0
Lost Memories 3 Side Stories
Game emphasizes discovering new locations, side stories, and collecting items within the RPG world.
-
+5.0
Creatures of Ava
The game encourages players to explore diverse biomes and discover secrets.
-
+5.0
Legend Battles
Massive open world with unique interiors, verticality, and secrets fosters strong motivation for discovery.
-
+5.0
looK INside - Chapter 1
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and details within the scrapbook pages.
-
+5.0
Morels: The Hunt
Core motivation is discovering new areas, hidden mushrooms, secret animals, and collectibles across diverse maps.
-
+4.0
Archaeogem
Level design includes branching paths, hidden collectibles, and secrets that motivate curiosity-driven exploration.
Same motivation, different experiences
Your way to play
Explore different sides of exploration, grouped by what players enjoy.
Fine-tune your next game
A little more you
Mix in another motivation, or find an experience with less of something else.