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+4.0
Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest
Game features large seamless islands and encourages discovery of secrets and new areas.
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+4.0
Maid of Salvation
Metroidvania style encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+4.0
Space Engineers
Players explore vast planets, asteroids, and space environments, with discovery and navigation being key parts of…
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+4.0
SPORE™ Creepy & Cute Parts Pack
Players explore vast galaxies, planets, and ecosystems, discovering new content and player creations.
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+4.0
The Classrooms
Exploration of procedurally generated, liminal school environments with hidden lore and puzzles is a core feature.
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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
Ultimate Fishing Simulator®
Multiple real-world inspired locations and DLC maps encourage discovery and exploration.
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+4.0
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Players explore multiple islands with distinct environments and social structures, uncovering secrets and optional…
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+4.0
Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Large open maps with hidden areas and secrets encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
[Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント
Exploration of a large, confusing school environment is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Cornucopia®
Large map with many secrets, events, and NPCs encourages discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+4.0
Dragon's Wake
Encouraged to explore levels thoroughly to find upgrades and secrets.
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+4.0
Inkshade
Exploration of the ship and discovery of puzzles and secrets is a core part of the experience.
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+4.0
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Open-world Hawaiian setting with many islands, secrets, and side quests encourages discovery.
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+4.0
Lilitales
Exploration of a dangerous city and dungeons with discovery of secrets, events, and multiple locations is a core…
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+4.0
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
Exploring the large manor, secret passages, and uncovering hidden areas is a key part of gameplay.
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+4.0
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
The game rewards discovering new Pokémon, secret bases, and areas accessible via Soaring, fostering curiosity-driven…
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+4.0
Re:Fresh
Exploration of different areas and collecting items is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
tERRORbane
Exploring different paths, secrets, and hidden bugs is core to the experience.
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+4.0
Vacation Cafe Simulator
Open world town with hidden coins, shops, and activities encourages discovery and curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
WarriOrb: Prologue
Game encourages discovering secrets, hidden paths, and lore in a dark fantasy world.
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+4.0
Ancient Kingdoms
Large world with many locations, dungeons, secrets, and bosses; exploration is a key motivator.
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+4.0
Arid
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, lore notes, and environmental storytelling in a large open desert world.
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+4.0
DEEMO -Reborn-
Significant emphasis on exploring a 3D castle and discovering secrets and puzzles.
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