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Experimenting
Trying new things (e.g. exploring mechanics, tinkering)
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Experimenting + Strategy
A strong dose of experimenting and strategy in the same game.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Experimenting affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Tactical Breach Wizards
The rewind mechanic encourages trying new tactics and experimenting with different strategies freely.
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+5.0
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Trial and error, learning abnormalities’ behaviors, and testing strategies are core to gameplay.
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+5.0
Dwarf Fortress
Encourages trying new fortress designs, strategies, and exploring emergent mechanics.
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+5.0
Epic Battle Fantasy 5
Players encouraged to try different strategies, skill combinations, equipment, and summons; many secrets to discover
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+5.0
Transistor
Game strongly encourages trying new skill combinations and strategies, with many possible builds.
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+5.0
Arma 3
Players frequently try new mods, game modes, and experiment with mission creation and tactics.
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+5.0
Against the Storm
Strong emphasis on trying new strategies, adapting to random elements, and exploring different builds and playstyles.
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+5.0
Poly Bridge 2
Players experiment with springs, hydraulics, and various materials to find novel solutions.
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+5.0
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Encourages trying different tactics, weapons, companions, and mission strategies.
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+5.0
DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine
DFHack encourages trying new commands, automations, and modding, fostering exploration of game mechanics.
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+5.0
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Players encouraged to try different character builds, dialogue options, and quest solutions; high replay value.
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+5.0
TIS-100
The game encourages trying new coding strategies, exploring optimization, and experimenting with parallelism.
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+5.0
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Game encourages experimentation with different skills, augmentations, and mission approaches.
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+5.0
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Game encourages trying different builds, dialogue options, and quest solutions, fostering exploration of mechanics.
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+5.0
Path of Achra
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, synergies, and strategies to overcome challenges and discover broken combinations.
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+5.0
Library Of Ruina
Players experiment with deck builds, strategies, and mechanics to overcome difficult challenges.
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+5.0
Demonic Mahjong
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, characters, relic combinations, and tile strategies to optimize runs.
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+5.0
DICEOMANCER
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, manipulating dice rolls, and exploring card and class synergies.
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+5.0
Monster Train 2
Strong emphasis on trying new clan combos, synergies, and strategies with many mechanics to explore.
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+5.0
StarVaders
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, combos, and strategies with diverse pilots and card packs.
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+5.0
(the) Gnorp Apologue
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, testing synergies, and exploring different strategies.
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+5.0
Turing Complete
The game encourages trying new designs, architectures, and programming approaches extensively.
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+5.0
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Game encourages trying different approaches, augmentations, and tactics for varied experiences.
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+5.0
Vagrant Story
Players are encouraged to experiment with weapon combinations, combat strategies, and risk management.
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