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Discovering new areas or secrets
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Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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+5.0
Sailing Era
Core gameplay involves discovering new ports, treasures, and land expeditions across a large open world.
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+5.0
Starseed Pilgrim
Exploration and discovery of new levels, mechanics, and secrets are central to the experience.
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+5.0
Zzzz-Zzzz-Zzzz
Core gameplay involves exploring diverse, interconnected dreamscapes with unique environments and secrets.
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+5.0
Dune
Large open world with verticality, hidden locations, and dynamic events strongly encourages discovery and exploration.
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+5.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™
Open world with vast biomes, hidden areas, collectibles, and encouragement to discover new locations.
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+5.0
Banjo-Kazooie
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, collectibles, and new areas within richly themed levels.
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+5.0
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden items in a large open world.
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+5.0
Fe
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a lush, interconnected world and uncovering hidden collectibles and lore.
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+5.0
GeoGuessr
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new locations and interpreting environmental clues.
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+5.0
Outcast - Second Contact
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large open world.
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+5.0
Jet Set Radio Future
Open-world design with large interconnected districts and hidden collectibles strongly motivates discovery and…
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+4.0
HORROR TALES: The Wine
Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and lore through environmental storytelling and revisiting locations.
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+4.0
Lighthouse Keeper
Exploration of multiple islands and discovery of secrets is a core enjoyable aspect.
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+4.0
MUZY
Strong emphasis on exploring abandoned industrial complex and uncovering lore and secrets.
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+4.0
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Open world map with many areas to discover and cars to find encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Pirates VR: Jolly Roger
Exploration of island, caves, and underwater areas is a core gameplay element, rewarding curiosity and discovery.
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+4.0
World to the West
Large open world with many secrets and collectibles encourages discovery and revisiting areas with different characters.
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+5.0
Afterimage
Massive interconnected map with many secrets and backtracking; core motivation is discovery.
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+5.0
Avowed
Game world is dense, handcrafted, and rewards curiosity with secrets, loot, and lore in every nook and cranny.
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+5.0
Elite Dangerous
Exploration is a core motivation, with a 1:1 scale galaxy to discover, including unique celestial phenomena and…
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+5.0
Else Heart.Break()
Exploring the city, uncovering secrets, and discovering new ways to hack is a major motivation.
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+5.0
Evochron Mercenary
Exploration of vast, seamless galaxy, unknown systems, planets, and secrets is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Himno - The Silent Melody
Core gameplay revolves around discovering procedurally generated biomes, secrets, and lore.
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+5.0
Home is Where One Starts...
Core gameplay is free exploration of a detailed environment to uncover memories and narrative pieces.
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