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Creativity
Creating or modifying things (e.g. building, customization)
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Creativity + Autonomy
A strong dose of creativity and autonomy in the same game.
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+5.0
Second Life
Central to the experience is extensive user creation of avatars, objects, environments, and scripted behaviors.
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+4.0
Subnautica
Extensive base building, vehicle customization, and crafting allow creative expression and personalization.
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+4.0
Extreme Car Driving Simulator
Customization of cars and open-world experimentation with stunts and driving styles encourage creative expression.
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+4.0
Don't Starve
Extensive crafting, base building, and world customization allow creative expression and experimentation.
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+4.0
Undertale
Players experiment with different moral paths and interactions, influencing story outcomes.
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Players create and customize their civilization’s culture, cities, policies, and strategies extensively.
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+4.0
Super Mario 64
Players experiment with Mario’s extensive moveset and explore diverse, open-ended levels with multiple objectives.
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+4.0
Fallout: New Vegas
Players can customize characters, build unique skill sets, and modify weapons; modding community further enhances…
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+4.0
ELDEN RING
Players can create and customize diverse builds, mixing weapons, spells, and armor to suit personal playstyles.
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+4.0
Unturned
Extensive base building, crafting, character customization, and map editor enable creative expression.
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+4.0
Outer Wilds
Players creatively experiment with exploration and puzzle-solving, using knowledge to unlock new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Players creatively build their detective's personality, skills, and ideological stance, influencing story and dialogue…
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+4.0
The Farmer Was Replaced
Players create and optimize their own code solutions and farm layouts, experimenting with different approaches.
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+4.0
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Strong modding community and in-game customization of characters, vehicles, and properties enable creative expression.
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+4.0
KovaaK's
Users can create and share custom scenarios and playlists, enabling creative training setups.
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+4.0
Crusader Kings II
Players create unique dynasties, customize characters, and shape alternate histories with many choices.
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+4.0
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
High creativity in customizing weapons, base, and tactical approaches to missions.
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+4.0
DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine
DFHack enables creative building, blueprinting, and modding, allowing players to customize and enhance their fortress…
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+4.0
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
The game encourages creative exploration of narrative paths and player-driven discovery, including interacting with…
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+4.0
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Character creation and build customization allow for diverse playstyles; players can experiment with different…
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+4.0
TIS-100
Players creatively design code solutions and optimize them, with some sandbox and puzzle creation features.
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+4.0
Sandustry
Players can experiment with factory layouts, terrain reshaping, and modding support encourages creative content.
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+4.0
The Stanley Parable
Players experiment with different choices and paths, unlocking various endings and narrative outcomes.
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+4.0
Goat Simulator
Players can experiment with mutators, mods, and various interactions to create unique chaotic scenarios.
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