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Discovering new areas or secrets
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Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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+5.0
Aeterna Noctis
Large interconnected world with many secrets, collectibles, and ability-gated areas encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Boti: Byteland Overclocked
Players explore diverse, vibrant levels with secrets and collectibles encouraging discovery.
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+4.0
Crea
Exploration of procedurally generated worlds, dungeons, and biomes is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Distant Worlds: Universe
Exploring vast galaxies, discovering ruins, resources, and new races is a major gameplay element.
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+4.0
Dungeons of Sundaria
Large handcrafted dungeons with secrets and hidden bosses encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Far Cry® New Dawn
Open world and expedition missions encourage discovery of new areas, secrets, and resources.
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+4.0
Guardians of the Sanctree
Exploration of underground dungeons and surface areas is a core gameplay element with rewards for discovery.
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+4.0
IfSunSets
Large handcrafted world with many secrets, dungeons, and hidden treasures encourages discovery.
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+4.0
MindSeize
Large maps with many secrets and hidden upgrades encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Mutant Mudds Deluxe
Game encourages discovering hidden areas, secret levels, and collectibles across multiple worlds.
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+4.0
PLANET ALPHA
Game emphasizes discovery of new environments, secrets, and lore through visual storytelling.
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+5.0
Sands of Aura
Large open world with many islands, secrets, and vertical level design encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Scene Investigators
The game encourages detailed exploration of richly detailed crime scenes to discover clues and piece together stories.
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+4.0
Sengoku Dynasty
Large open world with multiple regions and villages to discover; players enjoy exploring diverse environments and…
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+4.0
Shovel Knight Dig
Procedural level generation and hidden secrets motivate players to discover new areas and content.
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+4.0
Souldiers
Large interconnected maps with many secrets, backtracking, and puzzles encourage extensive exploration.
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+4.0
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
Metroidvania overworld encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles.
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+4.0
Subliminal
The game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and alternate paths in richly detailed environments.
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+4.0
Summer in Mara
Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, treasures, and interacting with diverse characters and environments.
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+4.0
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
Large underwater map with varied biomes and hidden items; exploration is a core part of gameplay despite some…
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Open world encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and quests; exploration is a core motivation.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and content in a vast open world.
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+4.0
The Mummy Demastered
Game rewards discovery of new areas, secrets, and backtracking with upgrades.
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+4.0
The Surge
Large interconnected maps with many shortcuts, secrets, and hidden items encourage curiosity-driven exploration.
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