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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.
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+4.0
Sifu
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, combos, and approach to combat; progression depends on player skill and…
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+4.0
BlazBlue Centralfiction
Players choose from a large roster of unique characters each with distinct mechanics and playstyles, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
Players have extensive freedom to customize squads, unit classes, and army composition, enabling self-directed…
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+4.0
Aimtastic
Players can customize sensitivity, crosshair, and settings extensively, allowing control over training experience.
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+4.0
Dungeons of Dredmor
Players have extensive freedom to customize characters with 7 skill trees chosen from dozens, enabling unique builds…
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+4.0
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Players have significant control over their character's actions, decisions, and development, with meaningful choices…
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+4.0
Mushihimesama
Players can choose among multiple modes and difficulty levels, customize shot types and options, and freely control…
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+4.0
Peaks of Yore
Players have control over their climbing actions, can choose routes, use tools or not, and decide difficulty modes.
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+4.0
Spelunky
Players have full control over their actions and decisions in procedurally generated levels with many emergent…
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+4.0
Spelunky 2
Players have significant freedom to choose routes, decide how to interact with shops, enemies, and items, and explore…
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+4.0
The Long Dark
Players have high control over their survival strategies, exploration, and resource management with no linear forced…
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+4.0
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Players have significant freedom to choose factions, develop skills, and explore the world without hand-holding or…
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+4.0
OLDTV
Players freely decide when and how to react with left or right clicks, with some later twists adding complexity but…
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+4.0
Quake III Arena
Players have full control over their movement, weapon choice, and tactics in fast-paced combat without scripted…
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+4.0
Victoria II
Players have extensive control over their nation's policies, economy, diplomacy, and military, allowing for personal…
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+4.0
14 Minesweeper Variants
Players have full control over their logical deductions and decisions; no guessing allowed in expert mode, emphasizing…
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+4.0
Chronicon
Players have extensive freedom to customize builds, respec skills anytime, and choose difficulty levels freely.
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+4.0
HENPRI
Players make meaningful dialogue choices that affect branching narrative routes and endings, reflecting personal…
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+4.0
I Wani Hug that Gator!
Players make meaningful choices that shape character development and story outcomes, reflecting personal agency.
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+4.0
Songs of Syx
Players have extensive freedom to direct city building, research, trade, and military strategy with many viable…
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+4.0
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
Players freely choose how to solve puzzles, customize their rat and home, and adjust difficulty and UI settings.
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+4.0
System Shock® 2 (1999)
Players have freedom to choose character classes, upgrade skills, and approach gameplay in multiple ways, including…
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+4.0
DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Players can freely choose characters, customize teams, and direct their own combos and strategies.
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+4.0
Ikaruga
Players have full control over polarity switching and movement, requiring strategic decisions and personal skill.
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