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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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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Bardbarian
Players control the bard's movement and decisions on summoning units and using buffs, allowing freedom in tactics and…
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+4.0
Clothing Store Simulator
Players have freedom to design their store layout, clothing, and manage business decisions with some control over staff…
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+4.0
Empire Earth: Gold Edition
Players have freedom to choose civilizations, strategies, and tech paths across many epochs, allowing personal control…
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+4.0
Funguys Swarm
Players can freely choose characters, weapons, and skill upgrades each run, allowing for varied playstyles and…
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+4.0
Galactic Glitch
Players have freedom to choose weapons, builds, and playstyles including creative use of grab and throw mechanics.
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+4.0
Heart Fragment
Players have many meaningful choices that shape the protagonist's personality and influence the story, allowing…
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+4.0
Hell is Other Demons
Players can choose different characters, weapons, and upgrades, and select paths on the campaign map, allowing…
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+4.0
Lake of Creatures
Players can freely choose upgrades, experiment with builds, and adapt strategies during runs, showing high player…
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+4.0
Metal Hunter
Players have freedom to explore the open world and choose bounty targets at their own pace with open-ended progression.
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+4.0
New York Mysteries: Secrets of the Mafia Collector's Edition
Players have freedom to explore multiple locations, use inventory items in various orders, and choose difficulty levels…
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+4.0
Nordhold
Players have significant control over their actions and decisions, including tower placement, resource management, and…
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+4.0
Office Life
Players have a high degree of freedom in decision-making, including career choices, life goals, and relationship…
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+4.0
Out and About
Players have control over when time progresses and can explore at their own pace without forced rush.
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+4.0
Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
Players have significant control over building rail networks, managing finances, and strategic decisions, allowing…
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+4.0
River Town Factory
Players have significant control over factory layout, resource allocation, and relationship choices, with freedom to…
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+4.0
Scrutinized
Players have freedom to manage multiple tasks (investigating cases, managing house security) and choose play modes…
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+4.0
Shadow Corridor
Players have freedom to explore randomly generated mazes, choose how to use items and tactics to evade enemies, and…
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+4.0
Spirits of the Hellements - TD
Players have significant control over tower placement, pathing (mazing), and upgrade choices, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Tallowmere
Players have freedom to choose weapons and tactics, and must adapt to random dungeon layouts and loot; gameplay…
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+4.0
Taora : Beginning
Players have freedom to explore a large open world, choose how to build and upgrade base, assign NPCs tasks, and select…
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+4.0
The Enchanted Cave 2
Players freely choose skill tree paths, character builds, and when to retreat from the dungeon, allowing significant…
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+4.0
南栀 Unwavering love
Players make meaningful choices affecting relationship outcomes and character decisions, reflecting personal freedom…
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+4.0
Xenonauts
Players have extensive control over base placement, squad equipment, and strategic decisions without forced routines or…
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+4.0
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Players have freedom to build, manage resources, and choose strategies with some quality-of-life improvements but…
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