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Experimenting
Trying new things (e.g. exploring mechanics, tinkering)
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Focused on experimenting
Games where experimenting stands out from the other motivations.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Experimenting affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
The game encourages trying different stealth tactics, camouflage, and combat approaches.
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+4.0
ADEN
Encourages experimentation with movement, timing, and rhythm to optimize combat flow and boss strategies.
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+4.0
At Home Alone Final
Encourages trying different endings and exploring story branches; players experiment with choices and puzzle solutions.
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+4.0
Barfender: CO-OP Bar Simulator
Game encourages trying new strategies, managing unpredictable events, and experimenting with bar setups.
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+4.0
BIT.TRIP RERUNNER
Encourages trying new mechanics, level designs, and music creation through editors and new gameplay elements.
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+4.0
BOMBANANA!
Players explore new communication tactics and adapt to changing puzzle modules and environmental challenges.
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+4.0
BROK the InvestiGator - Prologue
Multiple solutions to puzzles and ability to switch gameplay modes encourage experimentation and trying new approaches.
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+4.0
Clam Man 2: Open Mic
Multiple dialogue paths, skill builds, and joke outcomes encourage trying new approaches
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+4.0
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
The game encourages trying different item combinations and exploring multiple timelines to solve puzzles.
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+4.0
Dear Magical Girls
Players try different weapon combos, barrier shapes, and modules to optimize defense and offense.
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+4.0
Desperados III
Encourages trying different tactics, character combinations, and approaches to puzzles.
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+4.0
Downwell
Randomized levels and upgrade choices encourage trying new strategies and adapting playstyle.
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+4.0
Driving Rogue
Players try different cars, card builds, and strategies to optimize runs and discover synergies.
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+4.0
DUSK
Players try different weapons, movement techniques, and explore secrets and level mechanics.
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+4.0
Echo Point Nova
Encourages trying new movement techniques, weapon combinations, and perk builds; exploration of mechanics is core.
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+4.0
Emberward
Players try different tower builds, maze layouts, characters, and relics to explore varied strategies.
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+4.0
Epic Battle Fantasy 4
Game encourages trying different equipment, skills, and strategies to exploit enemy weaknesses and status effects.
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+4.0
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Trial-and-error and exploration of puzzle mechanics are core to gameplay, encouraging experimentation.
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+4.0
Hidden Folks
Players experiment with clicking and interacting with many objects to discover hidden items and effects.
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+4.0
Hypnospace Outlaw
Encourages exploration and discovery of hidden content and secrets in a nonlinear fashion.
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+4.0
Idols of Ash
Players try new routes, grapple techniques, and strategies to improve and explore the maps.
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Game encourages trying new tower combinations, hero builds, and adapting strategies to different enemy waves and maps.
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+4.0
Kittenrock Cats - A Hidden Object Game
Encourages trying different interactions with objects to reveal hidden cats and secrets, rewarding exploration.
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+4.0
MADNESS: Project Nexus
Sandbox mode and weapon modding encourage trying new things; arena mode offers diverse combat styles and builds.
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