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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
Garden Paws
Players try different activities, explore mechanics, and customize extensively.
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+4.0
Gary Grigsby's War in the East
The game encourages experimentation with strategies, logistics, and unit management to overcome challenges and learn…
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+4.0
Ghost of Yotei
Encourages trying different weapons, tactics, and exploration approaches; players experiment with combat styles and…
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+4.0
Grounded
Encourages exploration of new areas, crafting recipes, and building designs.
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+4.0
Handy Harry's Haunted House Services
Randomized maps and ghost AI encourage players to try new tactics and adapt each session.
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+4.0
Happy Game
Encourages exploration of unusual mechanics and interactions within a dreamlike environment.
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+4.0
Hearts of Iron IV
The game encourages trying new strategies, alternate history scenarios, and mod experimentation.
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+4.0
HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
Encouraged to try different weapons, stratagems, and team tactics to overcome challenges.
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+4.0
Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife
Players enjoy experimenting with habitat combinations, puzzle solving, and creative layouts.
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+4.0
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Players experiment with many party compositions, tactics, and character builds to find effective strategies.
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+4.0
Katanaut
Encourages trying new builds, weapons, and strategies each run to find effective combinations.
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+4.0
Lichess
Players explore openings, variants, and practice modes, experimenting with strategies and learning tools.
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+4.0
Men of War™
Players experiment with unit loadouts, direct control, and custom scenarios in the editor.
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+4.0
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
Players explore different character builds, strategies, and community modules; the toolset encourages experimentation…
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+4.0
NIMBY Rails
Players experiment with different routes, schedules, pricing, and network designs to optimize performance.
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+4.0
Onde
Encourages experimentation with timing and wave mechanics to solve puzzles and progress.
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+4.0
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Players experiment with different badges, partners, and combat tactics; exploration and puzzle-solving encourage trying…
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+4.0
Pokémon Pokopia
Encourages trying new habitat combinations, exploring different biomes, and experimenting with Pokémon abilities and…
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+4.0
Pray Game
Encourages trying different skill builds, combat tactics, and story choices, with multiple endings and playstyles.
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+4.0
PULSAR: Lost Colony
Players try different roles, ships, strategies, and tactics, exploring mechanics and emergent gameplay.
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+4.0
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Encourages trying new weapons, tactics, and exploring different gameplay mechanics and upgrades.
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+4.0
RV There Yet?
Game encourages trying new strategies, routes, and creative problem solving.
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+4.0
Saros
The game encourages trying new builds, weapons, and strategies to adapt to procedural challenges.
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
Encourages trying new strategies, unit builds, and terraforming options; high replayability supports experimentation.
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