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SteamWorld Dig (2013)

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SteamWorld Dig
Game
7.4/10on IGDB
Released
Dig your own shafts and steps through much of the mine. The ladders and gaps you leave behind affect later trips for supplies, so you're deciding how to join the handcrafted caves as you go.
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44

Aquaria (2007)

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Aquaria
Game
9.0/10on IGDB
Released
Explore underwater passages as Naija learns songs that change what she can do. New forms and skills open alternative destinations through the same network of reefs, caves and ruins.
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45

Sundered (2017)

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Sundered
Game
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Hand-built landmarks anchor the world, while parts of the path shift as you play. Permanent traversal upgrades let you pursue several openings, even when the small spaces in between look different on your next attempt.
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46

Guacamelee! (2013)

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Guacamelee!
Game
7.9/10on IGDB
Released
Juan's dimension shifts change which platforms and walls you can use. The main quest has a clear direction, with optional rooms and return paths if you use the overlap between the two worlds.
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47

Dead Cells (2018)

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Dead Cells
Game
8.3/10on IGDB
Released
Choose which biome exit to take at the end of a level. Permanent runes expose additional routes on later attempts, and some optional destinations belong to separate expansions.
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48

A Robot Named Fight (2017)

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A Robot Named Fight
Game
8.2/10on IGDB
Released
A fresh run assembles a different network of side rooms and traversal gates. The permanent discoveries and power-ups in a particular run change which branch you should investigate first.
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49

Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018)

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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Game
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
The expanded Afterlife version gives its side-scrolling action RPG a wider interconnected map. Find a different available zone if an optional boss stops you, and revisit doors as the movement skills build up.
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50

Salt and Sanctuary (2016)

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Salt and Sanctuary
Game
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Brands change how you travel through the interconnected island. Branches, hidden routes and sanctuary shortcuts let you plan a different trip when an earlier route has become cumbersome.
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51

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (2025)

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Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Game
Released
Shantae can move through foreground and background layers and rearrange parts of a stage to reach new places. The in-level route changes make this a good choice when you want a path puzzle as well as a wider map.
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52

Islets (2022)

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Islets
Game
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Use your airship to reach fragmented islands, then reconnect them to change the map. As islands join, you can cross gaps and boundaries that originally forced separate trips.
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53

Afterimage (2023)

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Afterimage
Game
7.7/10on IGDB
Released
Pick through Engardin's interconnected areas and investigate other reachable regions when your abilities permit. Optional bosses and paths make a detour worthwhile even if you return to the main story afterward.
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54

Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition (2020)

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Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
Game
7.6/10on IGDB
Released
Dandara leaps between marked surfaces in rooms that make gravity part of navigation. Floors, ceilings and walls become potential routes, with extra areas and abilities in the Trials of Fear edition.
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55

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2018)

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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Game
8.7/10on IGDB
Released
Each transformation gives you a different way to deal with the map. Swim through openings, climb with the right form, or revisit a barrier you could see as a creature that could barely reach it.
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Shantae and the Seven Sirens (2020)

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Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Game
7.6/10on IGDB
Released
Use fusion forms to explore side passages in a connected island. Diving and tunneling take you into places that ordinary surface routes skip, and some returns are shorter once you have the right transformation.
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