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Exploration
Discovering new areas or secrets
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High exploration scores, with status at +0 or below.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Operencia: The Stolen Sun
Game world is filled with secrets, backtracking, and puzzles; encourages curiosity-driven exploration.
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+4.0
Permafrost
Exploration of a large open world with secrets, resources, and story elements is a core motivation.
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+4.0
Scene Investigators
The game encourages detailed exploration of richly detailed crime scenes to discover clues and piece together stories.
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+4.0
Summer in Mara
Strong emphasis on discovering new islands, treasures, and interacting with diverse characters and environments.
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+4.0
The Adventures of Tree
The game features a large open world with many areas to discover, secrets, and hidden items.
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+4.0
Ys X: Nordics
Game encourages discovering new islands, secrets, and upgrading ship for better traversal.
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+4.0
[Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル
Exploration of dark tunnels, forest, and shrines with discovery of notes and secrets is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
Core gameplay involves exploring dark, procedurally generated dungeons and discovering items and secrets.
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+4.0
Ember
Open world with many explorable areas, hidden quests, and loot encourages discovery
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+4.0
Everholm
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, dungeons, and mysteries in the town and underworld.
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+4.0
Possessor(s)
Metroidvania design encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+4.0
SpaceBourne
Game features many star systems, space anomalies, stations to explore on foot, and discovery of secrets.
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+4.0
Them and Us
Large mansion and multiple areas with backtracking and item discovery encourage exploration.
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+4.0
FortressCraft Evolved!
Exploration is vertical and deep, with large caves and biomes to discover, driving progression.
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+4.0
Aggelos
Game encourages discovering secrets, backtracking with new abilities, and exploring varied environments.
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+4.0
Dungeon Journey
Core gameplay revolves around uncovering unknown tiles in dungeons and discovering loot, monsters, and secrets.
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+4.0
EcoGnomix
Core gameplay involves discovering new cave biomes, resources, and secrets with each run.
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+4.0
Malum
Game involves discovering symbols, searching maps for clues and items, and navigating diverse environments with some…
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+4.0
Mutant Mudds Deluxe
Game encourages discovering hidden areas, secret levels, and collectibles across multiple worlds.
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+4.0
MUZY
Strong emphasis on exploring abandoned industrial complex and uncovering lore and secrets.
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+4.0
Solargene
Exploration of multiple planets, moons, asteroids, and space stations with discovery of resources and new locations.
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+4.0
Accounting+
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secret levels, and hidden dialogue encourages curiosity-driven activities.
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+4.0
Folklore Hunter
Strong focus on discovering clues, new areas, and secrets in the environment.
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+4.0
Fortune's Run
Large, detailed levels with secrets and multiple routes reward curiosity and thorough exploration.
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