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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
BAD END THEATER
Core gameplay revolves around experimenting with choices and toggling traits to discover new endings.
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+5.0
Öoo
Core gameplay revolves around experimenting with mechanics and discovering new interactions and solutions.
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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
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Core gameplay revolves around experimenting with ingredients and potion effects to discover new recipes.
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+5.0
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Players frequently try new skulls, builds, and item synergies, exploring game mechanics extensively.
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+5.0
BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Strong encouragement to try new characters, builds, and upgrade combinations each run.
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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
Homicipher: Demo
The core mechanic encourages trial and error, testing different word guesses and exploring multiple story paths.
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+5.0
Nova Drift
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, testing mod synergies, and exploring different strategies.
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+5.0
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
The game rewards trying different choices, exploring new paths, and testing narrative boundaries extensively.
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+5.0
Scrap Mechanic
Strong emphasis on trying new designs, testing mechanics, and exploring creative possibilities.
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+5.0
暖雪 Warm Snow
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, relic combinations, and playstyles each run.
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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
Opus Magnum
The game encourages trying new machine designs and optimization strategies with no fixed solution.
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+5.0
Tiny Rogues
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, weapons, and strategies during runs.
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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
Picayune Dreams
Encourages trying new builds, exploring mechanics, and discovering secrets through play.
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+5.0
Sandustry
Game encourages trying new factory designs, exploring environmental physics, and tinkering with mechanics.
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+5.0
Scarlet Hollow
Encourages trying different trait combinations and dialogue choices to explore new story branches and secrets.
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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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