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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Fantasy
A strong dose of exploration and fantasy in the same game.
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+4.0
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!
Players explore procedurally generated levels and discover secrets and presents.
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+4.0
Umfend
Core gameplay involves exploring environments, finding items, and uncovering story fragments.
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+4.0
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
Open world encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and side activities within Vice City.
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+4.0
Planet Alcatraz 2
Open world with many locations, side quests, and dynamic encounters encourages discovery and exploration.
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+4.0
SAND LAND
Large open world with diverse environments, hidden caves, and side quests encourages discovery and curiosity-driven…
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+4.0
Keplerth
Large procedurally generated world with multiple biomes and underground levels encourages discovery.
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+4.0
Nuclear Nightmare
Large handcrafted map with multiple unique locations and objectives encourages discovery and navigation.
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+4.0
A Robot Named Fight!
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, backtracking with new abilities, and uncovering secrets in procedurally…
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+4.0
Carmageddon Max Pack
Open, non-linear maps with secrets and multiple paths encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together narrative through environmental storytelling.
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+4.0
Roguebook
Map exploration with fog of war and resource-limited revealing is a core and praised mechanic.
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+4.0
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Players explore multiple locations, search for hidden objects, and discover secrets in a detailed 3D world.
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+4.0
Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Large open maps with hidden areas and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
DARK NIGHT WITH FLOPPA
Large maps with environmental navigation and discovery of pages encourage exploration.
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+4.0
Dusk City
Strong emphasis on exploring large maps, secret areas, and collecting items; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout
Players explore many interconnected locations, uncover secrets, and interact with numerous characters and objects.
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+4.0
Mika and The Witch's Mountain
Exploring the island and discovering secrets is a core enjoyable activity.
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+4.0
Roboquest VR
Game features hidden areas, branching paths, and secrets rewarding curiosity.
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+4.0
THE ENIGMA MACHINE
Exploration of unfamiliar, glitchy dreamscape environments is central to gameplay and puzzle solving.
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+4.0
Dead Island
Large open world with diverse environments and hidden quests encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Messenger
Metroidvania elements and time travel mechanics promote discovering new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
Resident Evil Zero
Players explore varied environments including train, mansion, and labs, uncovering secrets and progressing through new…
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+4.0
Airborne Empire
Game features a large open world with multiple biomes and encourages discovery of new locations and secrets.
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+4.0
Born Into Fear
Exploring multiple houses and uncovering story elements and secrets is a core part of gameplay.
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