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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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+4.0
Happy Game
Players discover new bizarre and unsettling areas and scenes throughout the game.
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+4.0
Indiana Jones® and the Emperor's Tomb™
Game features diverse global locations and encourages discovery of hidden artifacts and secrets.
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+4.0
Labyrinth Of The Demon King
Game emphasizes maze-like dungeons, backtracking, and discovery of secrets and puzzles.
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+4.0
Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
Exploring the woods, house, and lake areas is a core part of gameplay, including discovering secrets and clues.
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+4.0
Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall
The game involves discovering new rooms, hidden secrets, and clues in a mysterious mansion environment.
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+4.0
Quern - Undying Thoughts
Exploring new areas, revisiting locations with new tools, and uncovering secrets is core gameplay.
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+4.0
The Dig®
Exploration of alien worlds and discovery of secrets is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Ato
Metroidvania map with many secret areas, collectibles, and hidden bosses; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Blippo+
Encouraged to discover new episodes and unravel the overarching narrative through exploration.
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+4.0
Looking for Aliens
Large, detailed maps with many hidden objects and secret areas encourage thorough exploration.
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+4.0
Lost Lands: The Golden Curse Collector's Edition
Large open world with multiple locations and backtracking encourages discovery and revisiting areas.
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+4.0
ODDADA
Players discover new instruments, modifiers, and sound combinations through repeated play.
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+4.0
Putt-Putt® Travels Through Time
Players explore four distinct time periods with many interactive elements and hidden items, fostering discovery.
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+4.0
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Players explore multiple distinct environments inspired by ancient Egypt, uncover secrets, and progress through…
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+4.0
Spindle
Exploration of interconnected world with secrets and revisiting areas with new abilities is a core feature.
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+4.0
Tree Simulator 2023
Game encourages discovering new environments, secrets, and multiplayer social spaces.
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+4.0
Dragon Warrior
Open world design encourages discovering new towns, dungeons, and secrets, with a sense of adventure.
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+4.0
Full Metal Furies
Game features hidden secrets, puzzles, and optional content encouraging discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
LEGO® The Incredibles
Large open world with varied districts, collectibles, and secrets encourages discovery and revisiting areas.
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+4.0
POPGOES Arcade
The game encourages discovering hidden secrets, lore, and multiple endings, rewarding curiosity and thorough…
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+4.0
RiME
Exploration of a mysterious island with secrets and collectibles is a core part of gameplay.
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+4.0
Ruins Seeker
Exploration of multiple dungeon floors with random events, secrets, and side quests is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
SIMULACRA
Players explore a detailed virtual phone environment, uncovering secrets, messages, and clues.
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+4.0
Vagante
Procedurally generated levels with secrets, multiple paths, and randomized bosses encourage discovery and exploration.
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