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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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+5.0
Underspace
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large galaxy.
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+5.0
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new biomes, secrets, and collectibles in a vast open world.
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+4.0
ANNO: Mutationem
Game features open city hubs and hidden lore encouraging discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
LIMINAL SHIFT
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas and navigating maze-like environments.
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+4.0
Metamorfose S
Exploration is a core feature with a large map, hidden areas, and secrets encouraging curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Open world with islands, underwater exploration, treasure hunting, and dynamic weather encourage discovery.
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+5.0
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Strong metroidvania elements with large interconnected map, secrets, multiple paths, and rewards for exploration.
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+5.0
Pokémon Ruby Version
Vast Hoenn region with diverse environments and hidden secrets strongly motivates exploration.
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+4.0
Chushpan Simulator 2
Open-world exploration of a detailed, atmospheric city with hidden areas and secrets is a core feature.
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+5.0
BloodLust Shadowhunter
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden doors, puzzles, and vast randomly generated dungeons with hundreds of…
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+5.0
L.S.D.: Prologue to Lasting Spiritual Derangement
Core gameplay involves discovering surreal environments, exploring houses and worlds, and uncovering secrets.
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+5.0
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and navigating dual dimensions with environmental puzzles.
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+5.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Huge seamless open world with many secrets, side quests, and areas to discover; exploration is a major motivator.
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+5.0
Sapiens
Massive procedurally generated world encourages discovery and exploration.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
Large open world with procedurally generated dungeons and many locations to discover.
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+5.0
The Solus Project
Core gameplay is focused on discovering new areas, secrets, and lore.
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+5.0
Wigmund
Strong emphasis on exploring open world, dungeons, and uncovering hidden loot and quests.
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+4.0
Fatekeeper
The world encourages exploration with hidden treasures.
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+4.0
Lunar Mirror
Exploration of a dark, mysterious environment is a core gameplay element, with discovery of clues and secrets driving…
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+4.0
TIMEframe
Core motivation is discovering landmarks and piecing together story fragments in a mysterious environment.
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+4.0
Used Cars Simulator
The map is large and detailed with secrets and easter eggs encouraging curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Afallon
Strong emphasis on exploring a large, varied world with hidden dungeons, secrets, and rewards driving curiosity.
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+5.0
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Exploring a large, detailed prehistoric environment is a major focus and source of enjoyment.
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+5.0
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
Core gameplay is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in the Abyss; players repeatedly explore layered environments.
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