I second this. Outer Wilds (not Outer Worlds!) thrusts you into a solar system, with almost no explanation, and expects you to explore and figure things out, slowly unlocking hints and letting you find out how to apply what you saw somewhere in another place.
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I second this. Outer Wilds (not Outer Worlds!) thrusts you into a solar system, with almost no explanation, and expects you to explore and figure things out, slowly unlocking hints and letting you find out how to apply what you saw somewhere in another place.
It's great.