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+4.0
Ticy Adventure Club
Strong emphasis on discovering new locations, secrets, and interacting with environment and characters.
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+4.0
Travellin Cats in Maple Hollow 🍂
The game rewards curiosity with hidden cats, Easter eggs, and interactive objects scattered throughout the detailed…
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+4.0
Walkabout Mini Golf VR
Game encourages exploring detailed courses and searching for hidden balls and clues.
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+4.0
DOOM + DOOM II
Levels contain many secrets and hidden areas; exploration is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
DUSK
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden areas, and varied level environments.
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+4.0
Echo Point Nova
Open world with many islands to discover, collectibles, and secrets rewarding curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Epic Battle Fantasy 4
Players explore multiple areas with puzzles, secrets, and backtracking to previously inaccessible locations.
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+4.0
Kittenrock Cats - A Hidden Object Game
Strong emphasis on discovering hidden cats and interacting with many map elements to uncover secrets.
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+4.0
Mudborne: Frog Management Sim
Exploration of a large, detailed world with secrets, lore, and new areas is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
OMORI
Players explore diverse, unique areas with secrets and side quests, enhancing discovery.
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+4.0
Perfect Tides
Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and side stories on a small island setting.
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+4.0
Slider
Exploration of multiple diverse areas with unique puzzle mechanics and discovery of secrets is a core feature.
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+4.0
STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram
Players discover new storylines, character insights, and alternate timelines expanding the known universe.
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+4.0
Sword and Fairy
Maze navigation and hidden side quests encourage discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
The Aquarium does not dance
Exploration of a large, detailed aquarium environment with secrets and puzzles is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
The Multi-Medium
The game encourages exploration of levels to find hidden walls and collectibles, rewarding curiosity.
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+4.0
Ico
Exploration of a large, interconnected castle environment is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Open world Gotham City with many hidden areas, collectibles, and side missions fosters discovery.
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+4.0
Cannibal Abduction
Game encourages discovering new rooms, secrets, notes, and alternate endings within the house environment.
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+4.0
Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3
Strong emphasis on discovering new story paths, traits, and secrets in a branching metroidvania-style map.
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+4.0
DAVE THE DIVER
Exploration of underwater areas, discovering new fish, secrets, and story elements is core gameplay.
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+4.0
DREDGE
Game encourages discovering new islands, secrets, and lore, rewarding curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Elsinore
Players discover new story branches, character secrets, and hidden endings through repeated playthroughs.
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+4.0
Escape from Ever After: Onboarding
Game encourages discovering secrets, collectibles, and new areas using character skills.
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