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Experimenting
Trying new things (e.g. exploring mechanics, tinkering)
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Experimenting + Creativity
A strong dose of experimenting and creativity in the same game.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Experimenting affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Space Empires V
Players encouraged to experiment with ship designs, strategies, and mods to find optimal approaches.
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+5.0
Incredipede
Game encourages trying new creature designs, experimenting with physics, and creating custom levels.
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+5.0
Never Return
Free respecs and diverse skill trees encourage trying new builds and strategies.
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+5.0
Idle Land of Exile
Strong emphasis on experimenting with builds, skill trees, and equipment synergies.
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+5.0
Sea of Craft
Strong emphasis on experimenting with ship designs, physics, and controls; players tinker extensively.
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+5.0
Alchemist's Awakening
Strong emphasis on experimenting with element combinations, building shapes, and spell creation.
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+5.0
Ryzom
The game rewards trying new skill combinations, crafting recipes, and exploring different playstyles extensively.
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+4.0
Left 4 Dead 2
Players experiment with mods, new strategies, and different game modes; game encourages trying new content.
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+4.0
Stardew Valley
Players explore different farming strategies, relationships, and game mechanics; modding adds further experimentation.
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+5.0
Second Life
Players frequently experiment with avatar customization, building, scripting, and exploring emergent gameplay…
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+5.0
RoBoRumble
Strong emphasis on trying new robot builds, tactics, and adapting to mission constraints.
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+4.0
Terraria
The game encourages trying new builds, weapons, strategies, and exploration of diverse biomes and mechanics.
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+4.0
Make it Meme
Players experiment with different captions, meme templates, and voting strategies, exploring humor and social dynamics.
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+4.0
Vintage Story
Players experiment with crafting techniques, resource management, and building designs in a complex, open-ended…
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+4.0
Mount & Blade: Warband
Players explore different strategies, roles, and mods, experimenting with various playstyles and game mechanics.
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+4.0
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Encourages trying new designs, layouts, and crafting recipes; the 3.0 update adds new creative tools and sandbox…
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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
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Encourages trying different gameplay modes and item uses, exploring new mechanics and level designs.
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+4.0
Ōkami
Encourages experimentation with brush techniques and weapon combinations to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.
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+4.0
Satisfactory
Players frequently try new factory layouts, optimizations, and explore game mechanics.
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+4.0
BattleBlock Theater®
Players experiment with different weapons, strategies, and level designs.
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+4.0
Clone Hero
Players frequently try new charts, modifiers, and custom content, exploring different difficulties and gameplay…
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
Encouraged to try new strategies, factions, and especially mods that significantly alter gameplay and setting.
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+4.0
Day of the Tentacle
Encourages trying different item combinations and exploring cause-effect relationships across time periods.
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