Exploration

Large, detailed maps with many hidden objects and secret areas encourage thorough exploration.

Exploration of interconnected world with secrets and revisiting areas with new abilities is a core feature.

Game encourages discovering new environments, secrets, and multiplayer social spaces.

Game encourages discovering points of interest, exploring islands, and unlocking new areas.

Game features hidden secrets, puzzles, and optional content encouraging discovery and curiosity-driven activities.

Large open world with varied districts, collectibles, and secrets encourages discovery and revisiting areas.

The game encourages discovering hidden secrets, lore, and multiple endings, rewarding curiosity and thorough…

Exploration of a mysterious island with secrets and collectibles is a core part of gameplay.

Exploration of multiple dungeon floors with random events, secrets, and side quests is a core gameplay element.

Exploration of the map and discovery of new territories and resources is a core gameplay element.

Procedurally generated levels with secrets, multiple paths, and randomized bosses encourage discovery and exploration.

Large open world with many hidden areas, secrets, and collectibles encourages curiosity-driven exploration.

Large open world with multiple regions, collectibles, and side missions encourage discovery and curiosity-driven…

The world is open with multiple hubs, secrets, and branching paths encouraging discovery.

Exploring multiple surreal and abstract environments and uncovering narrative layers is central.

Strong emphasis on discovering new story paths, traits, and secrets in a branching metroidvania-style map.

Large world with many secrets, multiple paths, and hidden items; DLC areas add to exploration; some criticism of map…

Large, diverse courses with multiple branching paths and hidden routes promote exploration.

Game rewards curiosity and discovery of new areas, secrets, and lore in a large interconnected world.

Open-ended city maps with many shortcuts and a free-roam mode encourage discovery and exploration.

Fog-of-war and tile revealing mechanics promote discovery of new map areas and strategic exploration.

Game features discovery of new ports, hidden locations, random encounters, and secret content encouraging exploration.

Game encourages discovering new areas, hidden items, and secret achievements through platforming and interaction.

Exploring detailed haunted locations and discovering ghost lore and secrets is a core activity.