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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 + Experimenting
A strong dose of autonomy and experimenting in the same game.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
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Puck
Players have full control over stick handling, puck movement, and skating with a physics-based system allowing personal…
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+4.0
Starstruck: Hands of Time
Players have freedom to explore, interact with characters and objects, choose difficulty, and even use different…
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+4.0
Aotenjo: Infinite Hands
Players have freedom to build their own tile sets, choose artifacts, gadgets, and play styles; runs involve strategic…
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+4.0
Broken Universe - Tower Defense
Players have significant freedom to choose base location, tower placement, and strategy, shaping enemy paths and…
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+4.0
Company of Heroes 2
Players have high control over unit positioning, tactics, and strategic decisions in real-time battles, with diverse…
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+4.0
Cosmic Express
Players freely choose which levels to play from a non-linear map and can decide their own approach to solving puzzles.
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+4.0
Cosmodread
Players have freedom to explore procedurally generated ship layouts, choose weapons, craft items, and decide strategies.
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+4.0
COVEN
Players have freedom to choose weapons, spells, and combat strategies, including resource management and tactical…
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+4.0
Crashday Redline Edition
Players can freely choose cars, customize and tune them, create and modify tracks with an editor, and select various…
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+4.0
Crypt
Players have freedom to explore the crypt, solve puzzles in various orders, and choose how to approach challenges…
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+4.0
Cube Racer 2
Players have freedom to place traps and create obstacles or shortcuts, influencing the course dynamically.
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+4.0
妄想症：Deliver Me
Players make numerous branching choices affecting narrative paths and endings, indicating high personal control over…
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+4.0
Dominion
Players make meaningful decisions about card purchases and deck building, with freedom to choose strategies and…
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+4.0
Exiled Kingdoms
Players have freedom to explore a large open world, choose quests and character builds, and make meaningful decisions…
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+4.0
Full Ace Tennis Simulator
Players have full control over shot selection, positioning, timing, and aiming with minimal assistance, reflecting high…
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+4.0
Gedonia
Players have strong freedom to choose character stats, skill trees, and playstyle with no forced linearity.
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+4.0
King Arthur's Gold
Players have freedom to choose classes, build structures creatively, and employ various strategies in chaotic…
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+4.0
Lucky Hunter
Players have freedom to choose paths on procedurally generated maps, select cards and build synergies, and decide on…
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+4.0
Map Map - A Game About Maps
Players have full freedom to explore islands, choose their own methods to locate points, and creatively solve puzzles…
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+4.0
My Little Cafe Nightmare
Players have ultimate control over cafe layout, coffee recipes, pricing, and customization, allowing personal freedom…
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+4.0
Niche - a genetics survival game
Players have control over breeding choices, gene mutations, and strategic decisions about survival and migration.
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+4.0
PEG
Players freely choose moves and strategies in puzzle solving with undo/redo options allowing experimentation.
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+4.0
Pih 2
Players have control over movement, weapon choice, and route planning through levels, with emphasis on player skill and…
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+4.0
Poetry of Blood: Eclipse
Players have freedom to choose weapons, builds, and paths during runs, with many customization options and strategic…
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