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Popular, well-rated games with a strong exploration score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
Open world allows exploration of South Park town with many secrets and side quests.
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Civilization
Exploration of new lands, resources, and strategic opportunities is a core gameplay element, enhanced by evolving map…
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+4.0
Half-Life: Alyx
Rich, detailed environments with hidden items and lore encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
DAVE THE DIVER
Exploration of underwater areas, discovering new fish, secrets, and story elements is core gameplay.
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+4.0
DOOM
Non-linear level design with many secrets and collectibles encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Half-Life
Game design rewards exploration of detailed, interconnected environments and discovery of secrets.
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+4.0
MiSide
Players discover new areas, hidden items, and secrets in a richly detailed environment.
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+4.0
Stray
Exploring a richly detailed city and uncovering hidden stories and collectibles is a core aspect.
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+4.0
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Players explore multiple islands with distinct environments and social structures, uncovering secrets and optional…
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+4.0
Inscryption
Players explore the cabin, uncover mysteries, and discover hidden lore and puzzles beyond the card battles.
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+4.0
The Henry Stickmin Collection
Players discover many different story branches, secrets, and character bios.
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+4.0
Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III]
Players explore diverse Disney and original worlds, uncover secrets, and progress through varied environments.
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+4.0
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
The game rewards discovering new Pokémon, secret bases, and areas accessible via Soaring, fostering curiosity-driven…
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+4.0
Dyson Sphere Program
Exploration of multiple planets, star systems, and celestial phenomena is a core feature driving curiosity and…
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+4.0
Project Zomboid
Large open world with many buildings and areas to discover encourages exploration and curiosity.
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+4.0
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Players explore multiple locations to gather ingredients and meet characters, discovering new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
Split Fiction
Players explore varied, richly detailed worlds with secrets, side stories, and environmental storytelling.
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+4.0
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Open world Gotham City with many hidden areas, collectibles, and side missions fosters discovery.
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+4.0
God of War
Semi-open world with multiple realms and secrets encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Hades II
Players explore new areas, including the Underworld and surface, with secrets and lore to discover.
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+4.0
Raft
Exploration of islands, underwater areas, and story locations is a key motivator and gameplay element.
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+4.0
Unturned
Large maps with diverse locations and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Super Mario Maker 2
Players explore a vast and constantly growing library of user-created levels and new gameplay possibilities within the…
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+4.0
Crime Scene Cleaner
Levels contain many hidden secrets and collectibles, motivating curiosity-driven discovery.
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