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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
Supraball
High learning curve and advanced mechanics encourage players to try new moves and strategies.
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+4.0
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Players try different countries, strategies, and alternate history scenarios, exploring many game mechanics.
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+4.0
侠客风云传(Tale of Wuxia)
Encourages trying different builds, martial arts, and story paths with many secrets to discover
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+4.0
Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
Users frequently experiment with route design, asset customization, and modding, exploring game mechanics deeply.
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+4.0
WASTED
Encourages trying new strategies, loadouts, and risk-taking in procedurally generated dungeons
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+4.0
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Players experiment with character builds, strategies, and toggling various quality of life features.
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+4.0
Wretch: Divine Ascent
Players experiment with different builds, item placements, and strategies to find optimal combos and counter opponents.
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+4.0
Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster
Players experiment with card combos, deck building, and battle tactics; discovery of hidden combos and side quests…
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED
The game rewards trying new strategies with its complex Junction and card systems, encouraging exploration of mechanics.
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+4.0
Final Upgrade
Encourages trying new ship designs, production layouts, and strategies with flexible difficulty and customization…
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+4.0
Ghost Exorcism INC.
Players explore different ghost types, tools, and exorcism methods, experimenting with strategies and game mechanics.
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+4.0
Guns of Icarus Alliance
Players experiment with different ships, weapons, roles, and tactics to find effective strategies.
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+4.0
Has-Been Heroes
Encouraged to try new builds, spells, and strategies with each run due to random unlocks and procedural generation.
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+4.0
Hearts of Iron III
Players try different nations, strategies, and alternate history paths, exploring game mechanics extensively.
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+4.0
HELLDIVERS™ 2
Players try new loadouts, tactics, and strategies; game encourages testing different approaches.
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+4.0
Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial
Encourages trying different unit builds, strategies, and equipment synergies.
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+4.0
Making History: The Great War
The game encourages trying new strategies, alternate history scenarios, and modding, supporting experimentation.
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+4.0
Mask of the Rose
Encourages trying different dialogue options, relationship paths, and story outcomes across multiple playthroughs.
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+4.0
Of Blades & Tails
Encouraged to try different builds, skills, and tactics; respec options support experimentation.
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+4.0
PokéRogue
High emphasis on trying new team builds, item combinations, and adapting strategies each run.
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+4.0
Sacred 2 Gold
Players encouraged to try different characters, builds, and combat styles; no respec increases experimentation value.
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+4.0
SaGa Emerald Beyond
Encourages trying different protagonists, story paths, combat strategies, and party builds across multiple runs.
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+4.0
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
The game encourages trying new strategies, item combinations, and adapting to procedural generation and RNG elements.
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+4.0
Simutrans
Players experiment with different transport strategies, economic settings, and paksets to find optimal solutions.
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