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Growth
Learning or personal development
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Focused on growth
Games where growth stands out from the other motivations.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Growth affinity
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+4.0
The Consuming Shadow
Players learn mechanics, improve skills, and unlock character upgrades through repeated play.
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+4.0
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Players develop skills in fast-paced combat, learn enemy patterns, and improve mastery over weapons and combos.
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+4.0
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Players develop skills, learn game mechanics, and improve character abilities over time.
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+4.0
(the) Gnorp Apologue
Players learn and improve strategies, gaining knowledge about synergies and builds.
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+4.0
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Players develop skills in combat, puzzle-solving, and creative building, with meaningful progression and learning.
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+4.0
The Political Process
Players develop political skills, knowledge, and strategic thinking through gameplay and learning complex systems.
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+4.0
Tin Star
Players develop skills, stats, and knowledge through choices, enabling personal development within the story.
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+4.0
TowerFall Ascension
Players develop skills and improve through practice, especially in mastering movement and combat.
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+4.0
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Players develop skills in combat mechanics and character progression; story and character growth are central.
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+4.0
Two Point Museum
Players develop skills in management, planning, and creative design, with progression through campaign and challenges.
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+4.0
UFO 50
Players develop skills, learn game mechanics, and improve through repeated play and challenge.
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+4.0
Ultimate Custom Night
Players develop skills, strategies, and knowledge to overcome increasingly difficult challenges.
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+4.0
Wildermyth
Players develop characters over time, learning tactical skills and narrative consequences, with evolving story arcs.
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+4.0
Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
Players learn mechanics, improve skills, and unlock new summoners and cards over time.
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+4.0
Against the Storm
Players learn complex mechanics and improve skills over time, progressing through meta-upgrades and difficulty levels.
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+4.0
Aground
Players develop skills, knowledge, and mastery over complex systems.
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+4.0
Astro Bot
Players develop platforming skills and learn new mechanics progressively throughout the game.
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+4.0
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
Players develop skills in crafting, combat strategy, and exploration, with character progression systems.
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+4.0
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
Players learn automotive engineering concepts and improve skills over time.
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+4.0
BallisticNG
Players develop skills over time with a steep learning curve and challenging gameplay.
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+4.0
Barotrauma
Players learn complex systems, improve teamwork skills, and develop strategies over time.
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+4.0
Battle for Wesnoth
Players develop strategic skills, learn complex mechanics, and improve over long-term play.
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+4.0
Bean Battles
Players develop skills, learn strategies, and improve over time.
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+4.0
Cairn
Players develop climbing skills, learn mechanics, and improve strategies over time.
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