Exploration

Core gameplay is discovering new islands, secrets, and treasures in a vast procedurally generated ocean world.

Core motivation is discovering new biomes, secrets, and environmental changes.

Exploring derelict ships, space stations, and unknown environments is a key motivation.

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

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas and secrets, though map limitations make navigation challenging.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new star systems, planets, alien life, and technologies.

Core gameplay is wandering and discovering new areas, secrets, and seasonal changes.

Huge seamless open world with many biomes, hidden areas, and secrets to discover.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering hidden items, exploring towns and environments, and unlocking new areas.

Core motivation is discovering vast interconnected areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling.

Game heavily emphasizes exploration of labyrinths, secrets, and hidden areas.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and Pokémon throughout the expansive Kanto region.

The game encourages exploration of various biomes and dungeons.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring a hex map, discovering new areas, quests, and secrets.

Open-world Manhattan encourages discovery of landmarks, collectibles, and side missions.

Exploration of a large alien world with many biomes, plants, and animals is a core motivation.

Large maps with diverse biomes encourage discovery of landmarks and collectibles.

Large handcrafted open world with many secrets and varied biomes to discover

Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, secrets, and hidden treasures.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, puzzles, and interacting with the environment.

Exploration of a large, detailed, and mysterious world is a core motivation.

Strong emphasis on discovering new rooms, secrets, hidden passages, and loot in procedurally generated environments.

1:1 scale Berlin map with detailed environment encourages discovery and exploration.

Game heavily rewards exploration with many secret rooms, hidden items, and side quests.