Exploration

Large interconnected maps with shortcuts, secrets, and layered environments encourage discovery.

Large mansion and multiple areas with backtracking and item discovery encourage exploration.

Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, backtracking with new abilities, and exploring multiple islands.

Large variety of user-created worlds and maps encourage discovery and exploration.

Large open world with ports, islands, hidden treasures, and dynamic weather encourages discovery.

Large town with many hidden collectibles and secrets encourages curiosity-driven exploration.

Large map covering US, parts of Canada and Mexico encourages discovery of new cities and landscapes.

Game encourages discovery of hidden areas, secret coins, and warp zones.

Exploration of diverse, richly detailed locations and discovery of story elements through documents and environment.

Game encourages thorough exploration of richly detailed and varied environments with secrets and side quests.

Fixed but complex maps with secrets, multiple paths, and hidden lore encourage discovery

Exploration of procedurally generated derelict ships with discovery of loot, secrets, and quests.

Metroidvania style encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.

Core motivation is discovering new areas, piecing together story fragments scattered across a huge map.

Large maps with multiple countries and cities encourage discovery and exploration

The large starmap with branching missions, random events, and discovery elements encourages exploration.

Large island with many areas to discover, hidden items, and secrets encourage curiosity-driven exploration.

Exploration is a key element with interconnected levels, secret paths, and the dual-world Umbral mechanic enhancing…

Exploring multiple planets and environments is a core part of gameplay, with discovery and traversal praised.

Large world with dynamic rifts, events, puzzles, and artifact hunting encourages discovery.

Large open world with many islands and secrets; players enjoy discovering new locations and quests.

Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, unlocking islands, and collecting resources across multiple islands.

The interactive documentary and timeline encourage discovery of Tetris history and variants.

Large, varied environments encourage discovery and navigation of new areas.