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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
Buy a Croquette!
The game world is small but densely packed with secrets, side activities, and unusual encounters that reward curiosity.
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+4.0
SIGNALIS
Exploration of cryptic environments, lore, and hidden story elements is a core motivation.
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+4.0
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Exploring new islands and discovering spirits and resources is a core part of gameplay and story progression.
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+4.0
Sven Co-op
Large variety of maps and custom content encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
West of Loathing
Open world with many locations, hidden secrets, and side quests rewards curiosity and discovery.
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+4.0
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Players explore a detailed, atmospheric city and uncover lore, secrets, and character stories.
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+4.0
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
The open-world Wuhu Island and sightseeing tours promote discovery of new areas and collectibles.
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+4.0
Pokémon Community Game
The game features multiple large regions and hidden secrets to discover, encouraging curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Pokémon Crystal Version
Rich world with day/night cycles, hidden items, puzzles, and two regions to explore.
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+4.0
Super Mario 64 DS
The game emphasizes discovering new areas, hidden stars, and secrets within levels and the castle hub.
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+4.0
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Exploration of a large, atmospheric castle with discovery of notes, clues, and hidden areas is central.
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+4.0
Barotrauma
Exploration of unknown underwater biomes, discovery of secrets, and dynamic events.
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+4.0
DUSK
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden areas, and varied level environments.
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+4.0
Far Far West
Players appreciate discovering secrets and collectibles in the game.
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+4.0
Ib
The game encourages discovery of new areas, hidden paintings, and secrets within the art gallery environment.
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+4.0
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Encouraged to explore environment, interact with many objects, and uncover hidden content.
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+4.0
Sally Face - Episode One
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden clues, and multiple story paths through environment exploration.
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+4.0
Webbed
Game encourages discovering secrets, collectibles, and new areas in a large, varied map.
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+4.0
Chrono Cross
Exploration of two parallel worlds and hidden characters encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Grim Dawn
Large handcrafted maps with secrets, hidden quests, and lore encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
An Arcade Full of Cats
Players discover new arcade-themed environments across time periods and find hidden cats and objects, driven by…
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+4.0
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Open levels encourage discovering secrets, collectibles, and hidden areas; players enjoy roaming and finding new…
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+4.0
Outcore: Desktop Adventure
Players explore new interactive desktop environments and uncover hidden lore and references.
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+4.0
The Talos Principle
Open world design with many secrets, QR codes, and terminals encourages thorough exploration.
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