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Experimenting
Trying new things (e.g. exploring mechanics, tinkering)
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Focused on experimenting
Games where experimenting stands out from the other motivations.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Experimenting affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Ketz: Galactic Overlords
Strong emphasis on trying new builds, skill combinations, and gear setups each run.
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+4.0
Meta Ghost: Breaking Show
The game encourages trying new characters, builds, and upgrade combinations; players explore different strategies to…
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+4.0
Pacer
Players experiment with different loadouts, ships, and strategies, exploring mechanics and customizing playstyle.
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+4.0
Potion Tycoon
The game encourages trying new potion combinations, strategies, and shop configurations.
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+4.0
RaceLeague
High experimentation with track design and driving styles encouraged by flexible editor and physics.
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+4.0
Rewind 99
Players explore many mechanics, side hustles, and open world activities, experimenting with store management and movie…
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+4.0
Soulforge Lost Path
Encourages trying new weapon combinations and forging strategies, though some progression systems feel restrictive.
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+4.0
Wargroove 2
Players enjoy trying new strategies with different commanders and units.
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+4.0
Children of Zodiarcs
Players encouraged to experiment with dice crafting, deck building, and tactical approaches to battles.
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+4.0
City of Chains
Multiple paths, skill builds, and combat approaches encourage experimentation.
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+5.0
Dungeons & Dragons Online®
Players encouraged to try new builds, multiclass combinations, and different quest approaches; high replay value.
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+4.0
Factory Planner
Encourages trying different factory designs, resource flows, and engineer assignments; experimentation is core to…
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+4.0
Forsaken Isle
Trial and error crafting system encourages experimentation and discovery.
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+4.0
Idling Gears
Encourages trying different gear setups and strategies to optimize speed and torque.
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+4.0
Lords and Villeins
Game encourages trying different economic strategies, production chains, and village layouts to optimize outcomes
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+4.0
Mind
Encourages trying different builds, weapons, and synergies; players experiment with heat management and equipment…
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+4.0
Nuclear Design Bureau
Strong emphasis on trying new designs, testing mechanics, and exploring nuclear device configurations.
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+4.0
Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
High emphasis on trying different characters, weapons, and item combinations to find effective strategies.
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+4.0
Pinball Storm: Lokanta
Game encourages trying new marble types, upgrade combinations, and positioning tactics to optimize ricochets and combos.
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+4.0
Railroad Corporation 2
Steep learning curve and complex systems encourage experimentation with strategies and layouts.
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+4.0
Satellite Reign
Players try different tactics, stealth vs combat, and experiment with agent builds and mission approaches.
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+4.0
Soulfire
Players experiment with different weapons, combos, and strategies; variety encourages trying new tactics.
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+4.0
Super Sus
Players enjoy trying out different roles and strategies.
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+5.0
The Sims 2
The game encourages trying new things through diverse aspirations, wants/fears, and open-ended sandbox play.
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