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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Focused on exploration
Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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+4.0
Retro Machina
Large, non-linear maps with many secrets and collectibles encourage thorough exploration.
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+5.0
AER Memories of Old
Core motivation is discovering new islands, secrets, lore, and environmental storytelling.
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+5.0
Blue Prince
Core gameplay involves discovering new rooms, secrets, lore, and puzzle clues in an evolving mansion.
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+5.0
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Non-linear castle design with secrets, backtracking, and new areas unlocked by abilities strongly supports exploration.
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+5.0
Dungeon Master
Core gameplay revolves around discovering dungeon layout, secrets, and solving environmental puzzles.
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+5.0
Enshrouded
Large, detailed world with many secrets and biomes encourages extensive discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Regions Of Ruin
Core gameplay involves discovering new map areas, secrets, and puzzles driven by curiosity.
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+5.0
Sable
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a vast open world.
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+5.0
Soul Searching
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new islands, uncovering stories, and collecting resources in an unknown world.
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+5.0
Spirit of the North 2
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, lore scrolls, and environmental storytelling.
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+5.0
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Exploration is a core feature with large segmented biomes, hidden areas, day/night cycles, and discovery of new Pokémon.
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+4.0
Exit From
Core gameplay revolves around exploring multiple floors and rooms to find keys and items.
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+4.0
Inside Depth 6
Exploration of labyrinthine mine with hidden items, secrets, and multiple routes is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
BioGun
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with map upgrades.
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+5.0
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new rooms, secrets, and paths in procedurally generated dungeons.
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+5.0
Fugl
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new biomes, animals, and flying through diverse landscapes.
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+5.0
Hiiro
Core gameplay is centered on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden collectibles across diverse biomes.
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+5.0
How We Got Here
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new floating islands, secrets, and story fragments.
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+5.0
Survival: Fountain of Youth
Large maps with multiple islands and biomes encourage discovery and curiosity
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+5.0
The Slaverian Trucker
Large open world with rewards for exploring off beaten paths and discovering secrets.
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+5.0
TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
Large, imaginative levels with many secrets and hidden collectibles encourage thorough exploration.
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+5.0
Voyagers of Nera
Exploration of diverse biomes, underwater areas, and secrets is a core and highly praised feature.
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+4.0
VR: Vacate the Room (Virtual Reality Escape)
Roomscale VR encourages thorough exploration of the environment to find clues.
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+5.0
Crimson Desert
Exploration is a core feature with a massive open world full of secrets and surprises.
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