secret area
Concealed private space
A secret area is a hidden location in a video game that rewards exploration—typically containing bonus items, Easter eggs, or shortcuts.
Finding one often requires unusual actions: walking through fake walls, solving obscure puzzles, or reaching seemingly inaccessible spots.
I found a secret area behind the waterfall.
The term extends loosely to any concealed space: The bookcase swung open to reveal a secret area.
- hiddenKept out of sight
- hidden roomConcealed space within structure
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- passageSegment of text
lair · vault · sanctuary · forbidden · need to know · mysterious · doorway · trapdoor · trap door · underground · crypt · tunnel · hideout · stash · clandestine · covert · restricted · bunker
- gameplaypower-up, level cap, save point, game over, tutorial level
- platformersMario, jump, Sonic, platformer, platforms
- game worldsgame world, Hyrule, Azeroth, open world, Skyrim
- locks and keyspadlock, deadbolt, master key, skeleton key, keyhole
- replay featuresreplayability, replay value, new game plus, multiple endings, replay mode
- game glitchesglitch, bug, clipping, softlock, hardlock
secret areapublic space
Area open to everyone
visible area · common area · open ground · open space · communal space
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