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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
MX Bikes
Players experiment with settings, mods, and bike setups extensively to optimize performance and experience.
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+4.0
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
The unique control scheme and physics encourage players to experiment with movement and object interactions.
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+5.0
Paper Beast
Encourages exploration of mechanics, environmental manipulation, and sandbox experimentation.
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+4.0
Pesticide Not Required
The game encourages trying different frogs, builds, and balancing farming/fishing/mining with combat.
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+5.0
Project Zomboid
Players experiment with different strategies, skills, character builds, and sandbox settings to explore varied gameplay.
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+5.0
Q-UP
Encourages trying new builds, rearranging skill nodes, and experimenting with item synergies to maximize outcomes.
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+4.0
Railbound
Trial, error, and iterative tweaking of track layouts are core to puzzle solving.
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+5.0
Reassembly
Strong emphasis on trying new ship designs, tactics, and modding to explore game mechanics.
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+4.0
Roulette Hero
Encourages trying new builds, animal combinations, and strategies to find effective synergies.
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+5.0
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Strong emphasis on trying new combinations, testing game mechanics, and exploring creative solutions.
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+5.0
Shady Knight
Game encourages discovering new moves, experimenting with combos, and player-driven learning.
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+5.0
Skin Deep
Game encourages trying new tactics, exploring mechanics, and testing limits with many emergent systems.
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+5.0
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
Strong emphasis on trying new squad compositions, class builds, and tactical approaches.
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+5.0
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Encourages trying new weapons, builds, classes, and strategies each run due to procedural generation and item variety.
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+5.0
Tactical Nexus
Players constantly try new routes, strategies, and meta-combinations to improve scores and unlock content.
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+4.0
Terra Firma
Encourages trying different terrain manipulations and observing emergent effects, fostering exploration.
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+4.0
The Apothecary of Trubiz
Encourages exploration of mechanics, trial and error, and tinkering with potion recipes and translations.
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+5.0
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
The game rewards trying different choices, exploring new paths, and testing narrative boundaries extensively.
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+5.0
Thief II: The Metal Age
Encourages trying new approaches, exploring level design, and testing different gadgets and routes.
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+4.0
Timelie
The core mechanic encourages trying different time sequences and strategies to solve puzzles and optimize solutions.
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+5.0
Titanium Court
The game constantly introduces new mechanics and surprises, encouraging players to explore and try novel strategies.
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+5.0
Who's Lila?
Encourages trying different facial expressions, exploring multiple endings, and engaging with ARG content.
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+5.0
Worms Armageddon
Players frequently explore new game modes, custom maps, and weapon strategies, encouraged by modding and scheme…
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+5.0
Zero-K
Game encourages trying new unit combinations, strategies, and terrain manipulation; many unique mechanics to explore.
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