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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Autonomy
A strong dose of exploration and autonomy in the same game.
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+5.0
Keepsake
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and solving puzzles in a vast magical school
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+5.0
Project Morpheus: Prologue
Core gameplay involves exploring environments, searching for hidden items, and solving puzzles.
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+5.0
The Mobius Machine
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and shortcuts in a large interconnected map.
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+5.0
Two Worlds Epic Edition
Large open world with many unique biomes, hidden dungeons, and points of interest encourages exploration.
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+5.0
AWAKEN - Astral Blade
Large maps with many hidden areas, secrets, and collectibles strongly encourage discovery and curiosity-driven…
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+5.0
Chronicles of the Wolf
Exploration of a large open world with hidden areas, secrets, and multiple endings is a core feature.
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+5.0
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and upgrades in a large interconnected map.
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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
Sailing Era
Core gameplay involves discovering new ports, treasures, and land expeditions across a large open world.
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+5.0
Z.O.N.A: Origin
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new zones, secrets, artifacts, and environmental storytelling.
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+5.0
A House of Many Doors
Core gameplay involves discovering new cities, secrets, and storylines in a vast, surreal world.
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+5.0
Aporia: Beyond The Valley
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story through environmental cues.
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+5.0
Equinox: Homecoming
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling in a large, detailed open world.
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+5.0
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden collectibles across diverse and large environments.
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+5.0
MAN STANDING
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, interacting with statues, and uncovering hidden messages.
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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
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
Core gameplay is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in the Abyss; players repeatedly explore layered environments.
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+5.0
Sacred 2 Gold
Huge seamless open world with many biomes, hidden areas, and secrets to discover.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and content in a vast open world.
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+5.0
Lemma
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story elements in a large, open, voxel-based…
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+5.0
Neyyah
Core motivation is exploring a large, detailed, and interconnected world full of secrets and lore.
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+5.0
PixelJunk™ Eden
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and growing the environment.
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+5.0
Poptropica
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new islands, interacting with environments, and uncovering secrets.
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