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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong autonomy score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Screencheat
Players have freedom to choose weapons, strategies, and movement in a fast-paced FPS environment with multiple game…
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
Players have extensive control over their civilization's development, city placement, unit management, and strategic…
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+4.0
Skillshot City
Players have freedom to choose playstyles, weapons, skills, and vehicles, and can experiment with builds and strategies.
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+4.0
Space Beast Terror Fright
Players can freely choose strategies, customize game difficulty and map generation, and decide how to approach…
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+4.0
Spark the Electric Jester
Players can freely choose and switch between multiple power-ups with distinct movesets, allowing personal playstyle and…
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+4.0
Spiral Knights
Players have freedom to choose weapons, upgrade paths, and play solo or in groups with flexible strategies.
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+4.0
STASIS: BONE TOTEM
Players control three distinct characters with unique abilities and freely switch between them to solve puzzles and…
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+4.0
SULFUR
Players have significant freedom to customize weapons, choose loadouts, and decide how to approach levels and combat.
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+4.0
Tank Mechanic Simulator
Players can choose which tanks to restore, how to approach repairs, and manage their own workshop and museum freely.
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+4.0
The August Before: Chapter One
Players freely explore the room and decide where to place items, with some guidance but no strict routines.
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+4.0
The Book of Unwritten Tales
Players freely explore multiple characters and solve puzzles with logical item use and interaction, with some freedom…
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+4.0
The Dig®
Players explore and solve puzzles freely in a non-linear alien environment with multiple endings.
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+4.0
The Dweller
Players control the monster's movements and decide how to solve puzzles using possession of boulders and environmental…
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+4.0
The Ramp
Players freely choose maps and tricks to perform with no imposed objectives or progression, enabling self-directed play.
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+4.0
They Are Billions
Players have significant control over base building, unit placement, and strategic decisions, with freedom to plan and…
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+4.0
Thief Simulator 2
Players have freedom to plan their heists, choose tools, and decide how to approach each burglary with many options and…
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+4.0
Through the Ages
Players have freedom to choose cards, leaders, strategies, and manage their civilization with many viable approaches.
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+4.0
Timeflow – Life Sim
Players can choose characters, set goals, and decide how to allocate time and money, showing high personal control and…
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+4.0
Triple Town
Players freely choose where to place tiles and plan their moves strategically, allowing control over game actions.
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+4.0
Vampire Hunters
Players have significant control over weapon loadouts, aiming, movement, and build customization, allowing personal…
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+4.0
What The Dub?!
Players freely create their own dialogue lines and add sound effects, with options to add custom clips, allowing high…
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+4.0
Worms Reloaded
Players have freedom to customize teams, choose weapons, and direct their own actions in turn-based gameplay.
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+4.0
You Have 10 Seconds 2
Players have control over their actions and decisions in each level, with freedom to retry infinitely and experiment…
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+4.0
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
Players have freedom to explore a large 3D world and choose which 2D dungeons to enter; the game encourages…
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