Exploration

Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, underwater ruins, and hidden secrets in a large open world.

Open world with diverse biomes encourages exploration to find resources and secrets.

Large park and multiple DLC levels encourage discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden cats.

Metroidvania design encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.

Exploration of diverse, interconnected environments with secrets and lore is a core part of the experience.

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden levels, and multiple paths.

Large, varied levels with many hidden collectibles and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new star systems, planets, anomalies, and uncovering story secrets.

Core motivation is discovering seamless planets, cities, space stations, and points of interest in a large solar system.

Players discover new mechanics, meta-puzzles, and hidden levels, exploring a large and layered puzzle world.

Exploration of diverse biomes and alien ruins is a core gameplay element, with environmental storytelling rewarding…

Large, colorful zones with collectibles and secrets encourage curiosity-driven discovery and re-exploration.

The open-world map encourages exploration and discovery.

Core gameplay centers on discovering new biomes, secrets, and progressing through the map.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles in a large interconnected map.

Exploration of procedurally generated and handcrafted areas is a core element; discovery and lore hunting are…

Progression through multiple planets and solar systems with unique ingredients and layouts encourages discovery.

Large, intricate, and non-linear levels with secrets and alternate paths encourage discovery and curiosity-driven…

Exploration of multiple islands and skerries with collectibles and secrets is a key feature.

Core gameplay centers on discovering new cave areas, secrets, and lore in procedurally generated environments.

Game rewards discovering new areas, secrets, and optional content, with multiple endings based on exploration.

Players explore varied themed levels with hidden collectibles and easter eggs to discover.

Players discover new instruments, modifiers, and sound combinations through repeated play.

Levels contain many hidden secrets and collectibles, motivating curiosity-driven discovery.