Exploration

Strong emphasis on discovering procedurally generated dungeon depths, secrets, and new items.

Core motivation is discovering new locations, secrets, and piecing together clues.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together clues across a large interconnected world.

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, exploring large, complex levels with multiple routes and hidden items.

Large open world with many secrets, monuments, and hidden areas; exploration is a major motivation.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring diverse large environments and uncovering mysteries.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new moons, artifacts, and secrets in a non-linear world.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new floating islands, secrets, and story fragments.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new dungeon layouts, secrets, and item interactions.

Large, sprawling levels with many secrets and terminals encourage curiosity-driven discovery

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, planning routes, and enjoying a large open world.

Large handcrafted open world with many secrets, dungeons, and locations to discover.

Core motivation is exploring vast procedurally generated planets, star systems, and points of interest.

Exploring a large, detailed prehistoric environment is a major focus and source of enjoyment.

Strong metroidvania elements with large interconnected map, secrets, multiple paths, and rewards for exploration.

Core motivation is exploring a large, varied underwater map with many hidden treasures and secrets.

Open-world design with multiple biomes, hidden secrets, and side quests strongly encourages discovery and curiosity.

Core gameplay loop revolves around discovering new floating islands, biomes, dungeons, and secrets.

Strong emphasis on exploring a large open world with many secrets, hidden caves, and optional dungeons.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and details within the scrapbook pages.

Core motivation is discovering new areas, hidden mushrooms, secret animals, and collectibles across diverse maps.

Core motivation is discovering secrets, new areas, and backtracking with new abilities

Core gameplay revolves around exploring the sunken ship and discovering hidden notes and secrets.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new biomes, secrets, and collectibles in a vast open world.