roamable
Open to wandering
Roamable describes an area that can be freely explored or wandered through.
The term appears most often in video game contexts, where a roamable world or map allows players to move without restriction: The game features a fully roamable open world.
Outside gaming, it might describe any space open to wandering: miles of roamable countryside.
Capable of being crossed
- explorableCan be investigated firsthand
- navigableCapable of being traversed
- openNot closed
- accessibleAble to be reached
passable · unrestricted · boundless · rambling · meandering · discoverable · walkable · hikeable
Enclosed play area
- explorableCan be investigated firsthand
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- unlockedNot fastened shut
discoverable · waypoint · procedural · spawn · quest · NPC · hub · zone
traversable
Capable of being crossed
- explorableCan be investigated firsthand
- navigableCapable of being traversed
- openNot closed
accessible · passable · unrestricted · boundless · rambling · meandering · discoverable · walkable · hikeable · pathless
sandbox
Enclosed play area
- explorableCan be investigated firsthand
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- seamlessWithout visible joins
unlocked · discoverable · waypoint · procedural · spawn · quest · NPC · hub · zone · level
coverage
Extent of inclusion
mobile · cellular · hotspot · bandwidth · service · provider · data · connectivity · reception · accessible
free-range
Not confined to enclosure
paddock · acreage · grassland · herding · pastoral · rangeland · meadow · unfenced · enclosure · rotational
roamablerestricted
Limited in scope
linear · confined · inaccessible · off-limits · railroaded