Exploration

Core gameplay revolves around exploring a large, procedurally generated mine.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, dungeons, biomes, and secrets in a procedurally generated infinite world.

Core gameplay is exploring photographic dreamscapes and discovering hidden elements.

Large open world with many secrets, puzzles, and varied biomes encourages discovery.

Global world with real-time weather and varied environments encourages discovery and exploration.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and manipulating past and present environments.

Large, twisting map with many secrets, hidden paths, and environmental storytelling strongly encourages discovery.

Core gameplay revolves around exploring new areas, uncovering secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.

Strong emphasis on discovering secret exits, star coins, and alternate routes across multiple worlds.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and alternate paths in open world environments.

Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story from environment

Large open world with many hidden areas, caves, and secrets encourages curiosity-driven discovery.

Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, chests, and secrets in a large open world.

Large handcrafted maps with many secrets, hidden areas, and collectibles strongly motivate exploration.

Strong emphasis on open world exploration, discovering secrets, and environmental storytelling.

The game features a large open world with multiple towns, unique biomes, and secrets to discover, encouraging…

Exploration is a core motivator with many hidden items, secrets, and diverse points of interest rewarding curiosity.

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

Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story elements.

Highly praised for its large, vertical, and interconnected map encouraging discovery and freedom.

Exploration of mines, town, and seasonal changes is a core part of gameplay and discovery.

Large open world with many secrets, puzzles, and seasonal changes to discover.

Players explore multiple detailed environments, uncover secrets, and navigate complex, shifting worlds.

Encourages discovery of diverse towns, alternate dimensions, and hidden areas; visible enemies allow tactical…