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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
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
A guard walks into a tavern
Players make many meaningful decisions affecting story, resource management, and faction relations, with freedom to…
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+4.0
CiniCross
Players choose classes, routes, and upgrades, directing their own runs and strategies.
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+4.0
Director Simulator
Players have meaningful choices that significantly impact story outcomes and character relationships, encouraging…
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+4.0
Evolution Board Game
Players have freedom to choose species traits, strategies, and adapt to changing game states, reflecting high control…
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+4.0
Falcon 4.0
Players have high control over their actions, including complex flight systems, mission planning, and dynamic campaign…
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+4.0
Full Bore
Players freely explore a large open world and choose their own path and puzzle order without ability gating.
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+4.0
Gunbot Diplomacy
Players have significant control over build customization and upgrade placement on a hex grid, allowing strategic…
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+4.0
Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
Players have control over tactical decisions and unit activations with impulse-based turns allowing flexible responses.
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+4.0
Magenta Horizon - Neverending Harvest
Players have full access to a wide moveset from the start and can customize playstyle with charms and subweapons…
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+4.0
SATAZIUS
Players can customize their ship's weapons loadout before each level and choose different weapon configurations…
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+4.0
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
Players can customize characters' skills and gear between missions, freely rearranging skill gems and loadouts to adapt…
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+4.0
Dungeon 100
Players freely build and arrange their decks, deciding card synergies and strategies before automated combat
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+4.0
Fantasy Grounds VTT
Players and GMs have extensive control over game setup, character creation, and campaign management, with ability to…
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+4.0
Grow: Song of the Evertree
Players have freedom to create and customize towns, assign jobs, build and decorate, and choose how to tend to their…
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+4.0
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
Open world gameplay with freedom to choose missions, approach destruction creatively, and use various weapons and…
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+4.0
Survivalist
Players have extensive freedom to direct their own actions, choose how to build bases, assign roles, and make moral…
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+4.0
Trench Lord: Eastern Front
Players have freedom to choose squad loadouts, tactics, and approach battles with varied strategies, reflecting high…
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+4.0
Arcanists
Players can customize spellbooks and characters freely, choose spells and playstyles, and adjust game settings…
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+4.0
Capitalism 2
Players have extensive control over business decisions, product lines, pricing, and company management, allowing…
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+4.0
Far Cry® 2
Players have freedom to choose approach to missions, routes, and tactics, with multiple ways to complete objectives and…
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+4.0
Lone Fungus
Players have freedom to explore a large open world with nonlinear paths and sequence breaking; many choices in…
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+4.0
Sprint Vector
Players have freedom to choose movement techniques (running, jumping, flying, climbing) and use power-ups strategically.
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+4.0
Starless Abyss
Players choose characters, build decks with strategic decisions on cards, ship upgrades, and rewards, allowing…
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+4.0
Supraball
Players have freedom to choose positions, use various advanced moves and tricks, and direct their own gameplay style.
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A little more you
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