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Top picks
Popular, well-rated games with a strong exploration score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Fractal Block World
Exploration is the central motivation, with infinite fractal worlds and secrets to discover.
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+5.0
Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
Core motivation is to explore levels thoroughly to find hidden jokes, side quests, and easter eggs.
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+5.0
Metal Garden
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore within a vast megastructure.
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+5.0
Moonring
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and piecing together lore through exploration.
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+5.0
LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga
Open-world planets with many secrets, collectibles, and side quests strongly emphasize exploration.
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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
POOLS
Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, secrets, and navigating maze-like spaces.
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+5.0
Seal World
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles in a charming open world.
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+5.0
SnowRunner
Large open-world maps with hidden areas and watchtowers encourage discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+5.0
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
Large open galaxy with many star systems, planets, and secrets to discover; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
The New Flesh
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and hidden collectibles in a surreal environment.
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+5.0
Yoku's Island Express
Open world with many secrets, collectibles, and multiple paths encourages discovery and curiosity.
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+5.0
Barony
Strong focus on discovering new dungeon areas, secrets, and loot in procedurally generated environments.
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+5.0
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Large interconnected map with secrets, shortcuts, and multiple endings encourages discovery.
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+5.0
Red Dead Redemption
Open world encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and dynamic events driven by player curiosity.
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+5.0
Crypt Custodian
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and collectibles in a large interconnected map.
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+5.0
Drova - Forsaken Kin
Highly praised dense, handcrafted world with secrets, puzzles, and rewarding exploration without quest markers.
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+5.0
LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes
Strong emphasis on exploring a large open world Gotham City with many hidden items and side quests.
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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
Roadwarden
The game rewards discovering new locations, secrets, and lore, with a sizeable map and many hidden elements.
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+5.0
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
Game encourages discovering secrets, hidden collectibles, and exploring varied, creative levels.
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+5.0
Unreal
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, environmental storytelling, and navigating vast, varied landscapes.
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+5.0
Assassin's Creed 2
Open world with multiple cities and hidden collectibles encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities.
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+5.0
Into the Radius VR
Large open world with many areas to discover, artifacts to find, and secrets to uncover.
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