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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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+4.0
Analogue: A Hate Story
Players discover new logs and secrets about the ship’s history through exploration.
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+4.0
Dungeons of Hinterberg
Players explore multiple distinct regions and dungeons with unique puzzles and secrets; exploration is a core element.
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+4.0
Infernax
Non-linear map with side quests, secrets, and backtracking encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Pillars of Eternity
Rich world with many locations, secrets, and lore encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+4.0
Pratfall
Procedurally generated caves and multiple biomes promote discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Alabaster Dawn
World design rewards curiosity with secrets, hidden areas, and layered terrain; players motivated to discover new…
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+4.0
Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
Exploration of a semi-open dungeon with secrets, backtracking, and hidden collectibles is a major focus.
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+4.0
Back in Service: a Metro Driver
Game allows exploration of stations, tunnels, and service areas beyond main routes.
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+4.0
Dinocop
Game encourages thorough exploration of environments and character schedules to uncover clues and secrets.
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+4.0
Escape from Ever After: Onboarding
Game encourages discovering secrets, collectibles, and new areas using character skills.
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+4.0
Exo One: Prologue
Game encourages discovery of alien landscapes and hidden elements, fostering curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Gnomes & Goblins (preview)
Encourages discovering new areas, looking inside houses and trees, and finding hidden details within the environment.
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+4.0
Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours
The app offers exploration of Valve's office in 3D, interactive models, and hidden content, encouraging discovery and…
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+4.0
Krypta FM
Core gameplay involves discovering locations in a small village at night, exploring the environment and uncovering…
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+4.0
MareQuest
The game features open world exploration, caves, dungeons, and discovery of new mares and items, supporting…
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+4.0
Obenseuer
Game rewards curiosity with hidden areas, lore, and secrets; players enjoy discovering new content.
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+4.0
Pleh!
Players discover hidden transcripts, secrets, and alternate endings.
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+4.0
Quest for Glory 1-5
Players explore diverse fantasy settings with secrets, puzzles, and lore across multiple games.
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+4.0
Worldless
Metroidvania style encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+4.0
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and exploring the large prison city and dungeons with…
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+4.0
ROUTINE
Exploration of detailed lunar base environments and uncovering story elements is central to gameplay.
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Game encourages discovering new and previously visited areas with expanded freedom and side quests.
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+4.0
THE LONGING
Exploration of vast cave systems and discovery of hidden items and areas is a core feature.
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+4.0
The Sexy Brutale
Exploring the mansion, discovering secrets, and uncovering story details are core to the experience.
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