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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Lake Ridden
Large estate and surrounding areas encourage discovering new locations, secrets, and story elements.
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+4.0
Urban Chaos
Large semi-open levels with hidden bonuses and alternate routes reward curiosity and discovery.
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+5.0
Arctico
Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, ruins, notes, and blueprints in a large open world.
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+5.0
Megaton Rainfall
Core feature is discovering new planets, stars, galaxies, and secrets in a procedurally generated universe.
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+5.0
Pitfall!
Strong emphasis on discovering new screens, mapping underground tunnels, and uncovering treasures.
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+5.0
Star Wars Outlaws
Open worlds with multiple planets and hidden secrets encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Trauma
Core gameplay is exploring photographic dreamscapes and discovering hidden elements.
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+4.0
35MM
Exploration of abandoned towns, forests, tunnels, and buildings is a core gameplay element, rewarding curiosity.
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+4.0
Lugh World
The game features multiple islands and encourages discovery of new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
Professional Ship Simulator
Large open world maps with real-world geography encourage discovery and navigation of new areas.
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+4.0
Share
Large open world with many areas to discover and secrets to find.
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+5.0
BELOW
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore through careful exploration.
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+5.0
BIOMUTANT
Large, diverse open world with many biomes and secrets encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Call of the Wild: The Angler™
Large open-world maps with diverse biomes encourage discovery of new fishing spots and scenic areas.
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+5.0
Embers Adrift
Strong emphasis on discovering new zones, dungeons, secrets, and lore with minimal map guidance.
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+5.0
The Witch of Fern Island
Large open world with many secrets, puzzles, and seasonal changes to discover.
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+5.0
Doodle Champion Island Games
Open-world design with multiple biomes, hidden secrets, and side quests strongly encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Bloodbark
Exploration of the fenced property and discovery of achievements and hidden items is a key part of gameplay.
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+4.0
Cool Spot
Large, maze-like levels filled with secrets and collectibles encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Team Innocent: The Point of No Return
Emphasis on exploring large pre-rendered environments, discovering items, and solving puzzles in atmospheric settings.
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+5.0
Dream Hike
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas and hidden collectibles in a dreamlike world.
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+5.0
Grand Theft Auto PS Vita Collection
Open-world design strongly emphasizes discovering new areas, secrets, and side activities.
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+5.0
Let's Go! Baby! Friends World
Strong emphasis on discovering hidden areas, Easter eggs, and mysterious environmental behaviors.
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+5.0
Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai
Exploration is a core feature with a large open world, non-linear progression, hidden secrets, and multiple regions to…
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