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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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+4.0
Mount & Blade: Warband
Players explore different strategies, roles, and mods, experimenting with various playstyles and game mechanics.
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+4.0
Subnautica
Players experiment with exploration, crafting, and strategies to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Encourages trying new designs, layouts, and crafting recipes; the 3.0 update adds new creative tools and sandbox…
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Multiple classes, kits, and quest approaches encourage experimentation with mechanics and strategies.
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+4.0
Battlefield 1942
Players try different classes, vehicles, and strategies, encouraged by the game's design and emergent stories.
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+4.0
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Players experiment with diverse units, strategies, and faction asymmetries to find effective tactics.
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+4.0
Donkey Kong Bananza
Encourages trying new routes, using different Bananza forms, and creative destruction to solve puzzles.
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+4.0
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
The law system and job mechanics encourage trying new strategies and adapting tactics.
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+4.0
Ghost of Yotei
Encourages trying different weapons, tactics, and exploration approaches; players experiment with combat styles and…
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+4.0
Lichess
Players explore openings, variants, and practice modes, experimenting with strategies and learning tools.
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+4.0
Moto x3m
Encourages trying new stunt timings, routes, and tricks to improve times and star ratings.
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+4.0
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Players experiment with different badges, partners, and combat tactics; exploration and puzzle-solving encourage trying…
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+4.0
Pokémon Pokopia
Encourages trying new habitat combinations, exploring different biomes, and experimenting with Pokémon abilities and…
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+4.0
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Encourages trying new weapons, tactics, and exploring different gameplay mechanics and upgrades.
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+4.0
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Encourages trying different gameplay modes and item uses, exploring new mechanics and level designs.
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+4.0
Saros
The game encourages trying new builds, weapons, and strategies to adapt to procedural challenges.
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+4.0
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Encourages trying new strategies with masks, time manipulation, and exploration of NPC schedules and sidequests.
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+4.0
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The game encourages trying new items, exploring different perspectives via shrinking, and creative puzzle solving.
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+4.0
Bloons TD 6
Players frequently try new tower combinations, strategies, and explore game modes and custom maps.
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+4.0
Slime Rancher
Encourages trying new slime combinations, exploring new areas, and testing different ranch strategies.
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+4.0
Black Myth: Wukong
Encouraged to try different builds, spells, and combat techniques; respec system supports experimentation.
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+4.0
Ōkami
Encourages experimentation with brush techniques and weapon combinations to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.
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+4.0
Palworld
Players try different pals, strategies, base layouts, and game settings; experimentation is encouraged and rewarded.
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+4.0
Satisfactory
Players frequently try new factory layouts, optimizations, and explore game mechanics.
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