Exploration

Strong emphasis on discovering new biomes, secrets, and areas; players encouraged to venture into unknown territory.

Exploration of diverse biomes, underwater areas, and secrets is a core and highly praised feature.

Core gameplay involves exploring a randomized galaxy, discovering new planets, secrets, and artifacts.

High emphasis on exploring the detailed living room, interacting with objects, and uncovering hidden areas and secrets.

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

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new islands, caves, dungeons, and secrets in a large procedurally generated…

Core gameplay is about exploring diverse, surreal environments and uncovering narrative secrets.

Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, secret passages, and uncovering story through exploration.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new islands, secrets, and restoring ecosystems.

Large, interconnected map with secrets, multiple paths, and rewarding exploration is a core feature.

Exploration of multiple islands, dungeons, and secrets is a core and highly praised aspect of the game.

Large, detailed map with randomized item spawns encourages discovery and learning of new areas.

Core gameplay is discovering new objects, environments, and scales from microscopic to cosmic.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden story elements.

Core motivation is discovering real-world locations, flying over cities, landmarks, and diverse environments worldwide.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, hidden collectibles, and secrets within the island environment.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new gear.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and solving environmental puzzles across varied locations.

Huge open world with many dungeons, secrets, and puzzles incentivizes curiosity-driven discovery.

Large interconnected map with secrets, gating abilities, and backtracking strongly emphasize discovery and exploration.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring interconnected hub worlds, backtracking, and discovering secrets and switches.

Open world with many secrets, quests, and areas to discover; players motivated by curiosity and non-linear progression.

Open world design encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and revisiting locations with new knowledge.

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