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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 + Strategy
A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Pro Evolution Soccer 2015
Players have significant control over tactics, player positioning, and in-match decisions, emphasizing personal skill…
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+4.0
Cannon Fodder
Players have direct control over squad movements, splitting units, and tactical decisions, allowing freedom in approach.
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+4.0
Chronigma
Players have control over their puzzle-solving approach and can experiment with different strategies and timing.
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+4.0
Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
Players freely choose two guilds and decide building placement and strategy each run, allowing significant control and…
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+4.0
Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath
Players have freedom to choose factions, sub-factions, units, and strategies, including global conquest mode and…
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+4.0
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Players have freedom to choose character stories order, customize jobs and party composition, and explore the world…
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+4.0
Omelet You Cook
Players have freedom to choose starting ingredients, difficulty levels, and play styles (slow and precise or fast and…
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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
Demon Lord: Just a Block
Players have full control over movement and decision-making in a turn-based system where the world moves only when the…
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+4.0
Intravenous 2
Players have freedom to choose stealth or loud approaches, customize weapons, and decide playstyle.
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+4.0
Total Annihilation
Players have freedom to direct their own strategies, unit production, and tactics with many options and mod support.
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+4.0
9 Kings
Players choose kings, build decks, and decide card placements and strategies freely, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Minion Masters
Players choose their own deck, master, and strategy; direct control over units is limited but strategic decisions on…
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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
Brutal Orchestra
Players have freedom to choose party members, moves, and strategies; combat involves complex decision-making and…
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+4.0
One Way Heroics
Players freely choose classes, perks, difficulty, and playstyle; many decisions impact gameplay and progression.
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+4.0
SNKRX
Players have control over snake movement and strategic decisions in unit placement and build customization.
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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
Zeus + Poseidon
Players have freedom to build cities, choose strategies, manage resources, and decide how to handle gods, monsters, and…
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+4.0
Backpack Battles
Players have full control over item placement, rotation, and build strategy with no time pressure, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Hexcells Plus
Players freely decide which hexes to mark or clear based on logic without forced routines.
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