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Experimenting
Trying new things (e.g. exploring mechanics, tinkering)
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Top picks
Popular, well-rated games with a strong experimenting score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Experimenting affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Oxygen Not Included
Players experiment with mechanics, layouts, and strategies to optimize colony survival.
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+5.0
Dead Cells
The game encourages trying new builds, weapons, and strategies to find effective combinations.
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+5.0
People Playground
Experimentation with physics, weapons, and contraptions is a central and encouraged activity.
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+5.0
Super Mario 64
Encourages trying new moves, exploring different paths, and discovering hidden secrets without handholding.
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+5.0
It Takes Two
Frequent introduction of new gameplay mechanics and puzzles encourages experimentation and discovery.
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+5.0
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Encourages trying new builds, skills, and strategies; players experiment extensively.
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+5.0
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Game encourages exploration of narrative branches, file manipulation, and modding to discover secrets and alternate…
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+5.0
Fallout: New Vegas
Multiple ways to approach quests, diverse character builds, and modding encourage experimentation and exploration of…
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+5.0
Brotato
Strong emphasis on trying new characters, builds, and item synergies.
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+5.0
Inscryption
The game encourages trying new strategies, exploring mechanics, and discovering secrets, with constant gameplay…
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+5.0
The Henry Stickmin Collection
Game encourages trying all possible choices, exploring multiple endings and fails.
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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
DELTARUNE
Game rewards trying new things, exploring different story paths, and uncovering hidden content.
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+5.0
Kerbal Space Program
Strong emphasis on trial and error, testing new designs, and learning from failure.
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+5.0
Split Fiction
Game constantly introduces new mechanics and gameplay styles, encouraging players to explore and adapt.
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+5.0
ULTRAKILL
Strong emphasis on trying new weapon combos, movement techniques, and exploring secrets; players encouraged to…
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+5.0
Hades II
Encourages trying new builds, weapons, and strategies with many mechanics to explore and master.
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+5.0
Kenshi
The game encourages trying different strategies, roles, and emergent gameplay without fixed paths.
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+5.0
Ultimate Custom Night
Encourages trying different animatronic setups and strategies to find effective approaches.
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+5.0
Super Mario Maker 2
Encourages experimentation with game mechanics, level design, and novel challenges, supported by tutorials and a…
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+5.0
Cities: Skylines
Strong emphasis on experimenting with layouts, mods, policies, and city designs to optimize and personalize gameplay.
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+5.0
Baba Is You
Players frequently experiment with rule permutations and unconventional solutions to progress.
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+5.0
Teardown
Encouraged to try new strategies, experiment with tools, and explore mod content.
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+5.0
Outer Wilds
Exploration and experimentation with game mechanics and environments are core to progression.
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