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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Focused on exploration
Games where exploration stands out from the other motivations.
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+5.0
The Signal From Tölva
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large open world.
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+5.0
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Large, intricate levels with many secrets and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.
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+5.0
Aniimo
Open world with many secrets, puzzles, and hidden areas encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities
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+5.0
Downward: Enhanced Edition
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and alternate paths in open world environments.
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+4.0
Feudal Alloy
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with map fragments; exploration is a core…
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+5.0
Trench Tales
Strong emphasis on open world exploration, discovering secrets, and environmental storytelling.
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+5.0
Woodle Tree 2: Worlds
Strong emphasis on exploring large open world and finding hidden items.
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+5.0
Pokémon Go
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new Pokémon and locations in the real world, strongly encouraging exploration.
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+5.0
Off the Road
Open-world environments with diverse terrains and hidden items encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Roly-Polys World Tour
Core gameplay revolves around traveling to different continents, discovering new areas, and uncovering keys…
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+5.0
Sad Satan
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and cryptic imagery in an ever-changing environment.
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+5.0
Station.exe
Core gameplay revolves around exploring an unfamiliar, eerie environment with no guidance.
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+5.0
Super Bear Adventure
Core gameplay revolves around discovering secrets, hidden collectibles, and diverse open-world environments.
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+4.0
Turn It On!
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, restoring power, and uncovering visual stories through exploration.
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+5.0
Mesmalie
Strong emphasis on discovering new dialogue, endings, secrets, and interacting with environment in novel ways.
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+5.0
Super Mario World
Core motivation is exploring the world map, finding secret exits, and uncovering hidden levels.
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+5.0
A Shopping Trip to Eklan Tor
Core gameplay is discovering hidden objects in a detailed diorama, exploring every nook and cranny.
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+5.0
A Tower Full of Cats
Strong emphasis on discovering new eras, hidden rooms, secret levels, and collectibles throughout the tower.
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+5.0
Ascent DX
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, backtracking, and uncovering secrets.
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+5.0
BABBDI
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and interacting with the environment and NPCs.
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+5.0
Crow Country
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together story elements through exploration.
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+5.0
Minishoot' Adventures
Exploration is a core feature with a seamless open world, secrets, hidden paths, and rewarding discovery.
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+5.0
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, exploring a large city map, and uncovering hidden puzzles and collectibles.
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+5.0
The Heilwald Loophole
Exploration is central, with players discovering new areas, secrets, and lore through multiple loops and paths.
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