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Free Will

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

What works

  • Innovative meta gameplay involving file manipulation
  • Emotional and thought-provoking story
  • Free to play
  • Unique puzzle design
  • Atmospheric music and art style

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some puzzles confusing or unintuitive
  • Mutually exclusive achievements frustrate completionists
  • Lack of replay convenience (requires reinstall to replay endings)
  • Minor technical issues reported

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Free Will. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Free Will. These titles are not in What to play next.

Free Will: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Experimenting. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 25/08/2026