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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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High exploration scores, with status at +0 or below.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Epic Battle Fantasy 5
Large maps with many hidden treasures, backtracking, puzzles, and secret areas to discover
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+5.0
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden dialogues, and optional content in multiple locations.
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+5.0
Pseudoregalia
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking, and finding secrets in a maze-like interconnected world.
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+5.0
Rain World
Large interconnected world encourages discovery of new areas and secrets.
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+5.0
Metroid Dread
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+5.0
Endacopia
Emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with many elements in a richly detailed world.
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+5.0
Hylics
Central motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with bizarre environments
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+5.0
Please, Touch The Artwork 2
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas within paintings and uncovering hidden objects and secrets.
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+5.0
Google Earth VR
Core motivation is discovering new areas, revisiting familiar places, and curiosity-driven travel.
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+5.0
SILENT HILL 2
Emphasis on discovering new locations, secrets, and environmental details in a richly detailed world.
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+5.0
SpaceEngine
Core motivation is discovering new planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena across the universe.
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+5.0
Crow Country
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story elements through exploration.
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+5.0
Minishoot' Adventures
Exploration is a core feature with a seamless open world, secrets, hidden paths, and rewarding discovery.
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+5.0
Psychonauts 2
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and revisiting levels with new abilities.
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+5.0
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Exploration of new areas, secrets, and endings is a core part of the experience, with many surprises off the beaten…
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+5.0
Genshin Impact
Exploration is a core strength, with a richly detailed open world full of secrets, puzzles, and rewards.
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+5.0
Hogwarts Legacy
Open world with extensive areas to discover, secrets, collectibles, and lore encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
CULTIC
Level design encourages discovery of secrets and non-linear paths; exploration is a core part of gameplay.
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+5.0
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Heavy emphasis on exploring interconnected areas, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering secrets and…
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+5.0
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Open world with many locations, secrets, and side quests to discover; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Just Cause 2
The massive, diverse open world with many locations and secrets strongly supports exploration motivation.
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+5.0
BLACK SOULS II
Highly open world with many secrets, hidden paths, and lore encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+5.0
Tinykin
Core motivation is discovering secrets, collectibles, and new areas in large, detailed environments.
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+5.0
Hypnospace Outlaw
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new pages, secrets, and story elements.
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