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Autonomy

Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)

+4 to +5 affinity

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Play style 05

Players have significant control over strategic decisions, resource allocation, unit movements, and tactical planning, requiring personal freedom and decision-making.

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+5 Autonomy affinity
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+4.0

Farming & Supermarket Simulator

2025 · 80/100

Players have control over farming, production, pricing, and store layout, with freedom to manage many aspects…
+4.0

Mindustry

2019 · 96/100

Players have significant control over factory design, resource management, unit scripting, and strategic decisions in…
+4.0

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

2022 · 88/100

Players have high control over their character's actions, decisions, and development including army management, clan…
+4.0

Supreme Commander 2

2010 · 88/100

Players have control over base building, unit production, research choices, and tactical decisions in large-scale…
+4.0

STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator

2023 · 95/100

Players have freedom to make diverse financial decisions, create companies, manipulate stocks, and choose activities…
+4.0

Passant: A Chess Roguelike

2025 · 80/100

Players have significant control over their board setup, choice of pieces, badges, and playstyle, enabling personal…
+4.0

WWII Online

2017 · 74/100

Players have significant control over their actions, roles, and strategic decisions including high command operations…
+4.0

Civil War II

2014 · 79/100

Players have extensive control over strategic decisions, unit organization, and national policies, reflecting high…
+4.0

Dummynation

2022 · 88/100

Players have significant control over their nation's actions, strategies, and policies with freedom to customize and…
+4.0

Fate of the World

2011 · 78/100

Players have control over global policies and decisions, directing actions and strategies freely to influence world…
+4.0

Ultimate General: Civil War

2017 · 89/100

Players have significant control over army composition, unit upgrades, and tactical decisions on the battlefield, with…
+4.0

How Many Dudes?

2026 · 89/100

Players have significant control over army composition, relic choices, and strategy, enabling personal decision-making…
+4.0

Chromosome Evil 2

2024 · 88/100

Players have significant control over squad composition, equipment, base management, and strategic decisions on the…
+4.0

Stardom 3

2022 · 94/100

Players have extensive control over talent management, scheduling, and strategic decisions, allowing personal freedom…
+4.0

Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020)

2020 · 78/100

Players have significant control over their actions and decisions, including managing power, oxygen, water, and base…
+4.0

They Are Billions

2019 · 85/100

Players have significant control over base building, unit placement, and strategic decisions, with freedom to plan and…
+4.0

Backyard Baseball

2026 · 81/100

Players have freedom to draft players, choose strategies, and use powerups strategically; some routine elements but…
+4.0

Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age

2024 · 91/100

Players have extensive control over fleet commands, mission editing, and modding, allowing personal strategic decisions…
+4.0

The Colonists

2018 · 86/100

Players have extensive control over routing, resource priorities, and building placement, enabling personal strategic…
+4.0

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six

1998 · 78/100

Players have significant control over operator choice, strategies, and tactics, with dynamic decision-making in each…
+4.0

The Purge Dilemma

2023 · 85/100

Players have freedom to make strategic decisions, bluff, vote, and manipulate others; gameplay centers on player-driven…
+4.0

Help Will Come Tomorrow

2020 · 80/100

Players have control over character selection, resource management, expedition choices, and camp development, allowing…
+4.0

Civilization IV®: Warlords

2007 · 90/100

Players have extensive control over their civilization's development, strategic decisions, and playstyle, allowing…
+4.0

Idling to Rule the Gods

2016 · 85/100

Players make many strategic decisions about resource allocation, rebirth timing, and progression paths, indicating high…

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Explore different sides of autonomy, grouped by what players enjoy.

Play style 01 Players have freedom to explore vast open-world environments, choose party leaders, customize skills and equipment, and decide quest paths. Play style 02 Players have meaningful choices in character selection, equipment, pathing, and resource management, allowing high control over their actions and strategies. Play style 03 Players have control over character selection, fighting styles, combos, and extensive customization options, allowing personal freedom in gameplay. Play style 04 Players have freedom to choose how to move, solve puzzles, and explore with multiple approaches to tasks. Play style 05 Players have significant control over strategic decisions, resource allocation, unit movements, and tactical planning, requiring personal freedom and decision-making. Play style 06 Players have freedom to choose playstyle, builds, and approach to combat and exploration.

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A little more you

Mix in another motivation, or find an experience with less of something else.

Autonomy + Experimenting A strong dose of autonomy and experimenting in the same game. Autonomy + Growth A strong dose of autonomy and growth in the same game. Autonomy + Strategy A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.