Experimenting

Game encourages constant experimentation with mechanics and spatial rules to progress.

Players frequently explore new building techniques, scripting, and creative possibilities.

Core gameplay revolves around trial, error, and discovery of new chemical reactions and machine designs.

Strong emphasis on trying new ball combinations, character builds, and base layouts; players encouraged to explore…

Players experiment with different mathematical formulas and factory designs to optimize output.

Players experiment with new scripts, APIs, and automation techniques to optimize and explore game mechanics.

Encourages trying new weapon combinations, modding, and exploring physics interactions extensively.

Encourages exploration, trying new strategies, and learning through trial and error.

Strong emphasis on trying new mutations, builds, strategies, and exploring procedural content; players encouraged to…

Encourages trying new dice builds, abilities, and strategies with many unlocks and mechanics introduced gradually.

Game encourages trying new strategies, exploring mechanics, and discovering synergies and events.

The game encourages trying new characters, item synergies, and strategies to discover effective combinations.

Game encourages experimentation with different skills, augmentations, and mission approaches.

The game encourages trying new builds, synergies, and pivoting strategies frequently during runs.

Encourages trying new fortress designs, strategies, and exploring emergent mechanics.

High encouragement to try new weapons, synergies, and strategies in each run.

Game encourages experimentation with mechanics and puzzle solutions, with multiple ways to solve puzzles and new…

Encourages exploration of programming mechanics, optimization strategies, and creative problem solving.

High encouragement to try different ships, weapons, strategies, and adapt to random events.

The game encourages trying new gem combinations, strategies, difficulty modifiers, and skill builds.

Game encourages trying different tactics, exploring secrets, and experimenting with stealth and combat.

High encouragement to try new builds, synergies, and strategies each run due to randomized elements and item variety.

Trial and error and testing different card sequences is encouraged and supported by undo features.

Strong emphasis on trying new builds, testing item combinations, and exploring different characters and mutators.