Experimenting

Encouraged to try different builds, skill trees, and strategies; respec and replay missions for new tactics

Encourages trying new strategies, alternate histories, and modding.

Players explore many mechanics, experiment with skills, roles, and world-building options.

Players try different tower/gem synergies, city layouts, and strategies to optimize defense and growth.

Strong encouragement to try new decks, strategies, and adapt to random arena modifiers.

Players explore different creatures, biomes, and flight mechanics; experimentation encouraged.

Players experiment with different game designs, office layouts, team compositions, and modding.

High emphasis on trying new ingredient combinations and synergies; players enjoy discovering new builds.

Players explore new mechanics like lane shifting and mashups, experimenting with different modes and charts.

Strong emphasis on trying new monster forms, builds, and strategies each run.

Game encourages experimentation with mechanics and puzzle solutions, especially with new elements introduced…

Game encourages trying different puzzle approaches and exploring mechanics.

Game encourages trying new anomalies, mini-games, and strategies, with evolving mechanics and surprises.

Players experiment with different classes, skill trees, party compositions, and strategies.

Players frequently try new spell combos, tactics, and builds, encouraged by diverse unlockables and procedural levels.

Players try many different skill combinations and strategies; game encourages experimentation with combat loadouts.

Encourages trying different weapons and loadouts, as well as exploring multiple routes and secrets.

Players experiment with different skill builds, party compositions, and combat strategies.

Players explore mechanics, experiment with vehicle builds, and discover new routes and gameplay elements.

The game encourages trying new builds, synergies, and strategies, with players enjoying discovering broken combos and…

Strong emphasis on trying new letter recipes and factory layouts; experimentation is core to gameplay.

Players enjoy trying different loadouts, roles, and tactics in a complex and evolving gameplay environment.

Players explore different teams, tactics, and risk strategies, experimenting with various approaches.

Multiple factions, strategies, and political/economic systems encourage experimentation and trying new tactics.