Exploration

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new moons, artifacts, and secrets in a non-linear world.

Large open world with no automatic map; players must explore and chart territory manually.

Exploration of large, detailed maps with puzzles, secrets, and discovery is a core motivation.

Strong emphasis on discovering hidden treasures, secret paths, and backtracking.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering vast, mysterious, and surreal architectural spaces.

Core motivation is exploring diverse, beautiful environments and uncovering hidden collectibles and secrets.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, planning routes, and enjoying a large open world.

Game encourages discovery of new time periods, environments, and secrets.

Core gameplay involves discovering new documents, boxes, and clues in an unfamiliar archive environment.

Core gameplay involves discovering files, secrets, and interacting with the simulated OS environment.

Game encourages discovering secrets, hidden paths, and lighting up various parts of the city.

Large interconnected maps with diverse biomes and hidden secrets; exploration is a core part of gameplay.

Large, labyrinthine levels with many hidden collectibles and alternate paths strongly encourage exploration.

Exploration is a core element with hub worlds, secrets, backtracking, and metroidvania-style progression.

Large world with multiple towns and hidden secrets; exploration is a core enjoyable activity.

Core motivation is discovering secrets, new areas, and backtracking with new abilities

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new zones, secrets, artifacts, and environmental storytelling.

Exploration of multiple large maps, discovery of secrets, collectibles, and environmental storytelling are core…

Exploring a large procedural city, entering buildings, and uncovering clues is a core part of the experience.

Core activity is exploring a highly detailed market environment at different scales, discovering visual details and…

Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story through environmental cues.

Large maps with many hidden areas, secrets, and collectibles strongly encourage discovery and curiosity-driven…

Huge seamless open world with diverse biomes and many hidden locations encourages discovery.

Exploration is a core element with a semi-open world, secrets, puzzles, and backtracking to previously inaccessible…