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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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+5.0
Split Fiction
Game constantly introduces new mechanics and gameplay styles, encouraging players to explore and adapt.
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+5.0
StarVaders
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, combos, and strategies with diverse pilots and card packs.
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+5.0
SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
Encourages trying new tools, mixing colors, and exploring different artistic techniques.
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+5.0
Super Mario Odyssey
Encourages trying new moves, capturing different creatures, and exploring varied environments with novel mechanics.
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+5.0
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Game rewards experimentation with items, synergies, and strategies; discovery is a core part of the experience.
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+5.0
TIS-100
The game encourages trying new coding strategies, exploring optimization, and experimenting with parallelism.
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+4.0
Toasterball
Varied game modes and random modifiers encourage players to try new strategies and adapt to changing conditions.
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+4.0
Touhou Luna Nights
Players experiment with time-stop, grazing, and different weapons to find optimal strategies.
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+5.0
ULTRAKILL
Strong emphasis on trying new weapon combos, movement techniques, and exploring secrets; players encouraged to…
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+5.0
Undertale
Players try different choices, routes, and interactions to explore all story possibilities.
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+4.0
VHOLUME
The game encourages trying new routes, movement tricks, and exploring hidden areas, supported by community content.
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+5.0
Voidigo
Strong emphasis on trying new weapons, builds, and strategies each run; encourages exploration of mechanics.
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+5.0
Voidspire Tactics
Strong emphasis on experimentation with class builds, skill combos, item crafting, and environmental interactions.
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+5.0
Wooden Ocean
Players experiment with many elements, builds, and combat strategies; exploration of unknown areas is encouraged.
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+5.0
ANIMAL WELL
Core gameplay revolves around trying new things, experimenting with items and puzzle solutions.
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+4.0
Arctic Eggs
The game encourages trying new cooking techniques and adapting to novel ingredient mechanics.
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+5.0
Blade and Sorcery
Players experiment with different weapons, magic, mods, and combat styles; sandbox encourages exploration.
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+4.0
Bobo Bay
Players experiment with breeding, traits, and stat combinations to optimize Bobos and discover new forms.
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+5.0
Bombe
Players continuously try new rule combinations and explore complex logical constructs to progress.
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+4.0
Bone's Cafe
Encourages trying new recipes, layouts, and minion programming strategies.
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+5.0
Brotato
Strong emphasis on trying new characters, builds, and item synergies.
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+4.0
Bug Academy
Varied levels and insect abilities encourage trying new strategies and playful experimentation with physics.
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+4.0
Cat Bait
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, testing different helper cats and upgrade combinations to find effective…
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+5.0
Chroma Lab
High degree of experimentation with physics parameters, particle behavior, and visual effects encouraged and enjoyed.
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