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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Autonomy + Growth
A strong dose of autonomy and growth in the same game.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
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30XX
Players can freely choose characters, customize builds with augments and powers, and create or play custom levels.
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Aces & Adventures
Players can customize decks extensively and choose paths in story mode, showing strong control over actions and…
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+4.0
Awesomenauts
Players choose characters, customize upgrades during matches, and adapt playstyle freely.
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+4.0
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Players have control over character choice, fighting style, and multiple game modes including story branches and combo…
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+4.0
BOOK OF HOURS
Players have freedom to experiment, choose their own pace, and explore the library and lore without forced routines or…
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+4.0
Diplomacy is Not an Option
Players have freedom to build, manage resources, and direct armies with pause and hotkeys, allowing control over…
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+4.0
Final Profit: A Shop RPG
Players have freedom to make moral and strategic choices that affect story and gameplay; multiple paths and endings.
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+4.0
GRAIN ROT
Players have freedom to choose how to upgrade their base, customize furniture, and decide on exploration and combat…
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+4.0
Knights Within
Players have freedom to choose loadouts, weapon mods, classes, and tactical approaches during runs, indicating high…
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+4.0
Nimbus
Players have full control over their ship's movement and decisions, with freedom to choose paths and customize…
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+4.0
Nonentity Galaxy
Players have significant control over fleet composition, ship placement, and strategy, with freedom to choose routes…
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+4.0
Nova Lands
Players have freedom to design and optimize their factory layouts and logistics, with some constraints like limited…
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+4.0
OXXO
Players freely experiment and discover puzzle mechanics without tutorials, encouraging self-directed problem solving.
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+4.0
Remnant: From the Ashes
Players can choose their own weapons, armor, traits, and playstyles with flexible loadouts and randomized worlds…
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+4.0
Sanctum
Players have freedom to build their own maze layouts, choose and upgrade towers and weapons, and decide personal combat…
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+4.0
Spider-Man
Players have freedom to swing, explore, and choose combat approaches with a variety of gadgets and skills.
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+4.0
Sunderfolk
Players have freedom to choose characters, strategies, and make decisions including naming elements and voting on group…
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+4.0
TerraScape
Players can choose which card decks to use and place buildings strategically on a fixed map, allowing significant…
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+4.0
Ukrainian ball in search of gas
Players control the ball's movement freely in an open world with no camera control, emphasizing personal…
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+4.0
Voids Vigil
Players have freedom to choose characters, weapons, drones, and upgrade paths; shop system allows strategic…
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+4.0
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Players can freely explore the island, choose party members, and decide when and how to engage in combat and side…
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+4.0
Alchemy Factory
Players have freedom to design and optimize their factories and shop layouts with modular building and blueprint…
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+4.0
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
Players have freedom to explore large open world maps with minimal loading, choose synthesis recipes and combat…
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+4.0
Blade of Darkness
Players choose from four distinct characters with unique weapons and combos, and explore levels with freedom in combat…
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