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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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Exploration + Autonomy
A strong dose of exploration and autonomy in the same game.
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+4.0
Mount & Blade
Large open world with many locations, quests, and secrets to discover.
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+4.0
Cozy Island
Exploration of island areas and secrets is a key motivator and source of enjoyment.
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+4.0
Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)
Players explore a vast and ever-growing library of community-created levels with new challenges and aesthetics.
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+4.0
Anyland
Players explore user-created worlds and discover diverse environments and creations.
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+4.0
To Be or Not to Be
Players discover numerous story paths and endings, uncovering secrets and alternative narratives.
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+4.0
Pillars of Eternity
Rich world with many locations, secrets, and lore encourages curiosity-driven discovery.
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+4.0
Free Will
Exploration includes discovering story through files and meta elements beyond the game screen.
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+4.0
Westerado: Double Barreled
Open world with diverse areas and many secrets to discover; exploration is rewarded.
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+4.0
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Open world encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and events; exploration is a key part of the experience.
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+4.0
Grey Hack
Players explore a procedurally generated network world, discovering new targets, websites, and secrets.
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+4.0
Waltz of the Wizard
Players explore the wizard tower, dungeon, and secrets at their own pace.
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+4.0
Old School RuneScape
Large world with many quests, secrets, and lore encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
RuneScape ®
Large world with many quests and secrets encourages discovery and exploration.
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+4.0
Silent Hunter® III
Open world ocean with freedom to explore various patrol zones and encounter dynamic targets.
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+4.0
Inverted Angel
Players discover multiple narrative paths and hidden story elements through experimentation and deduction.
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+4.0
X3: Terran Conflict
Vast universe with many sectors and hidden secrets encourages discovery.
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+4.0
Rising World
Large procedurally generated worlds with caves, dungeons, and biomes encourage discovery.
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+4.0
The Black Watchmen
Players discover new clues, websites, and real-world locations as part of the gameplay.
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+4.0
Manyland
The infinite worlds and player-made content encourage discovery and curiosity.
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+4.0
Age of Wonders 4
Exploration of procedurally generated maps, hidden secrets, and layered worlds is a core enjoyable aspect.
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+4.0
Worlds Adrift Island Creator
Exploring user-created islands and discovering secrets is a key part of the experience, fostering curiosity.
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+4.0
X4: Foundations
Large galaxy with dynamic economy and hidden secrets encourages discovery and mapping.
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+4.0
The Bloodline
Large world with many locations, secrets, and puzzles to discover; exploration is a key motivator.
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+4.0
Europa Universalis III Complete
Exploration of new territories and colonization is a key gameplay element, alongside discovering alternate histories.
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