Exploration

The airship environment encourages thorough exploration to find clues, hidden collectibles, and new puzzle areas.

Strong emphasis on discovering and scavenging buildings in real-world maps, with curiosity-driven activities.

Large interconnected map with secrets, sidequests, and time-based events encourages discovery and curiosity.

Exploration of many unique, surreal locations is central to gameplay and puzzle solving.

Large open world with many areas to discover, side quests, and secrets to find.

Large, vertical levels with many secrets and alternate routes encourage discovery and curiosity-driven activities.

Exploration of large, multi-level maps with seasonal changes and hidden areas is central.

Open manor with interconnected areas, secret rooms, and lore encourages discovery and curiosity.

Metroidvania style encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.

Open world exploration is a core feature with hand-drawn maps, landmarks, and discovery of secrets and lore.

Open world map with multiple realms, hidden locations, and side quests encourage discovery.

Exploring the train and overhearing conversations at different times is key to uncovering clues and story details.

Exploration of procedurally generated and handcrafted areas is a core element; discovery and lore hunting are…

Open world with many locations, secrets, puzzles, and side quests; exploration is rewarded and encouraged.

Players explore a detailed house map and basement maze, discovering item locations and secrets.

Game features large, varied levels with hidden treasures and secrets encouraging discovery.

Exploring diverse Disney-themed worlds, uncovering secrets, and revisiting areas with new abilities is a core appeal.

Game emphasizes discovering biomes, structures, caves, and secrets in a voxel world with varied environments.

Strong emphasis on discovering dungeon layers, hidden rooms, and secrets; maps are large and complex, encouraging…

Large school environment with multiple rooms and areas encourages discovery and searching for clues.

Core gameplay involves discovering new islands, secrets, and revisiting locations to uncover hidden content.

Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and treasures in diverse environments.

Exploration of detailed environments, backtracking, and discovery of items and secrets is a key part of gameplay.

Exploration of detailed environments and uncovering hidden notes and lore is a core part of the experience.