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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
Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
Encourages trying different choices and exploration sequences to discover multiple endings and story nuances.
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+4.0
LOVE ETERNAL
Players explore novel mechanics like gravity flipping and experience unconventional narrative forms.
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+4.0
Love, Ghostie
Encourages trying different pairings, gifts, and strategies to discover unique relationship stories.
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+4.0
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
Game encourages trying different tactics, equipment, and ninja paths with varied level approaches and challenge rooms.
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+4.0
Meteor 60 Seconds!
Game encourages trying different choices and exploring all possible endings.
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+4.0
Mini Motorways
Players experiment with different road layouts, strategies, and tools to optimize traffic flow and solve puzzles.
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+4.0
Null Vector
Encouraged to try different upgrade combinations and strategies; modifiers add variety and novelty.
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+4.0
One Turn Kill
Strong emphasis on trying new deck builds, testing combos, and adapting to boss mechanics.
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+4.0
PEPPERED: an existential platformer
Encourages trying different story branches, endings, and gameplay approaches; players enjoy exploring unusual choices…
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+4.0
qomp
The game encourages learning new mechanics and adapting to fresh challenges throughout.
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+4.0
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Encourages trying different pricing strategies, shop layouts, and dungeon approaches.
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+4.0
Salamander County Public Television
Minigames encourage trying different approaches and mastering quirky controls; players explore mechanics.
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+4.0
shapez
Encourages trying new factory designs, layouts, and optimization strategies.
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+4.0
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Multiple characters with unique mechanics and customizable items encourage experimentation.
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+4.0
SiNKR 2
Game encourages experimentation with puzzle mechanics and multiple approaches to solutions.
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+4.0
Smack Talk
Players try different characters, combos, and voice commands, showing exploration of game mechanics.
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+4.0
Soulstone Survivors: Prologue
High experimentation encouraged through diverse skill builds, weapon crafting, and multiple characters.
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+4.0
Sprout
Trial and error and trying different plant transformations to find solutions is central to gameplay.
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
Players try different lightsaber styles, force powers, and mission orders; modding encourages further experimentation.
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+4.0
STRAFTAT
High variety of maps and weapons with unique mechanics encourages players to try new strategies and adapt constantly.
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+4.0
Streets of Fury EX
The game encourages trying different characters, combos, and gameplay parameter tweaks to find effective strategies.
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+4.0
Sword Rogue
Strong emphasis on trying new upgrade combos and strategies to find effective builds.
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+4.0
Tag: The Power of Paint
Game encourages trying new paint effects and combinations to solve puzzles in novel ways.
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+4.0
Thronefall
The game encourages trying new perk and weapon combinations, mutators, and strategies to overcome challenges.
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