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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Players have freedom to choose how to move, solve puzzles, and explore with multiple approaches to tasks.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Cosmic Express
Players freely choose which levels to play from a non-linear map and can decide their own approach to solving puzzles.
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+4.0
Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
Players have freedom to explore rooms and solve puzzles at their own pace with optional hints.
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+4.0
Xi
Players make choices affecting multiple endings and solve puzzles with some freedom.
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+4.0
What Would You Choose? Rather
Players freely choose between two difficult scenarios, deciding their own path without preset routines.
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+4.0
Paper Trail
Players have freedom to explore puzzle solutions and fold the paper in various ways to progress, requiring personal…
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+4.0
ABI-DOS
Players have freedom to design their own solutions from scratch with open-ended puzzle solving and optimization.
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+4.0
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Players control three characters independently across different time periods, solving puzzles with freedom to explore…
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+4.0
Nippets: A Hidden Object Game
Players have freedom to explore environments at their own pace and experiment with interactions without time pressure…
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+4.0
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
Players have freedom to explore the manor, solve puzzles in non-linear order, and choose difficulty modes affecting…
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+4.0
Road to Ballhalla
Players have freedom to control the ball precisely and choose how to approach levels and challenges, including optional…
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+4.0
Enigma of Fear
Players must explore, investigate, and solve puzzles largely on their own without hand-holding or tutorials, reflecting…
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+5.0
Lichess
Players have full control over their learning and play experience with self-directed study, customizable settings, and…
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+4.0
I commissioned some bees 0
Players freely explore images and decide where to look and when to use hints, with no forced paths or routines.
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+4.0
Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
Players freely explore and solve puzzles in a point-and-click adventure style with personal choice in interaction.
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+4.0
Mind Spheres
Players freely manipulate and rotate platforms to solve puzzles, allowing personal control over solutions.
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+4.0
Demons' Timeline
Players have freedom to investigate and deduce in their own way with minimal handholding and multiple solution paths.
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+4.0
Himno
Players freely explore procedurally generated maps with no fixed objectives or forced routines, choosing their own pace…
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+4.0
The Looker
Players freely explore the castle grounds and solve puzzles with minimal guidance, encouraging self-directed problem…
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+4.0
Cube Racer 2
Players have freedom to place traps and create obstacles or shortcuts, influencing the course dynamically.
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+4.0
Jeopardy!
Players freely select categories and clues to answer, controlling their own game decisions.
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+4.0
The Bridge
Players freely rotate the world and control gravity direction to solve puzzles, allowing high personal control and…
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+4.0
Ōkami
Players have freedom to explore, choose weapons, and use brush techniques creatively to solve puzzles and combat.
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+4.0
Conductor
Players freely explore environments, solve puzzles at their own pace, and operate the train with interactive controls…
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+4.0
Linelight
Players freely control a line moving along paths, solving puzzles with emergent mechanics and no direct instructions.
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