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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
Spaceflight Simulator
Strong motivation to try new rocket designs, explore physics, and test game mechanics.
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+5.0
The Stanley Parable
Core motivation is to explore different choices, test the narrator's reactions, and discover all endings.
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+5.0
Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
Strong emphasis on trying new strategies, using console commands, and exploring emergent gameplay.
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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
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Strong encouragement of experimentation with builds, abilities, and strategies each run.
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+5.0
World of Goo
Encourages trying new building strategies and experimenting with physics to solve puzzles.
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+5.0
Goat Simulator
The game encourages trying new things, exploring bugs, physics glitches, and different mutators.
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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
Horsey Game
Experimentation with genetics, breeding, and game mechanics is a major motivation and gameplay element.
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+5.0
It Takes Two Friend's Pass
Game encourages trying new mechanics and strategies each level, with fresh puzzles and gameplay twists.
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+5.0
Landfall Archives
The core appeal is trying many unfinished, experimental games and exploring diverse mechanics and ideas.
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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
FEZ
The core mechanic encourages players to experiment with world rotation and perspective shifts to discover new paths and…
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+5.0
Juice Galaxy
Encourages trying new things with physics, weapons, flying, and character size; players enjoy discovery and novelty.
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+5.0
Minecraft
Players frequently try new building techniques, redstone contraptions, mods, and gameplay styles.
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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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+5.0
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Core gameplay revolves around trying new interactions and discovering hidden mechanics.
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+5.0
Caves of Qud
Strong emphasis on trying new mutations, builds, strategies, and exploring procedural content; players encouraged to…
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+5.0
Gumballs & Dungeons
Encourages trying new builds, discovering hidden combos, and exploring different dungeon mechanics.
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