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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Games where autonomy stands out from the other motivations.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Airport Madness: World Edition
Players have direct control over plane movements and decisions on runways and speeds, allowing personal strategy and…
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+4.0
Gravity Cat
Players can freely change gravity at will and choose their path through levels, showing high control over actions.
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+4.0
Nancy Drew®: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED
Players freely explore the high school, interrogate suspects, collect clues, and solve puzzles with minimal…
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+4.0
Need for Speed: Shift
Players have control over car tuning, driving style, and race approach, allowing personal freedom in decisions.
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+4.0
Risen Kingdom
Players have freedom to build and place buildings, choose upgrades, and control units strategically.
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+4.0
Surfingers
Players control wave height with simple up/down inputs, allowing direct influence over gameplay and decisions.
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+4.0
Toy Soldiers: Complete
Players can directly control turrets and vehicles, actively influencing the battle beyond preset tower defense…
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+5.0
Bioweaver
Players have extensive freedom to customize and build their own character using a complex organ and mutation system…
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+5.0
GeoGuessr
Players have full control over their exploration, movement, and decision-making in guessing locations.
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+4.0
Amazing Frog? 2
Players have freedom to roam, choose characters, and experiment with sandbox elements.
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+4.0
Chocolate Factory Simulator
Players have control over detailed chocolate-making processes, ingredient measurements, and factory management…
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+4.0
Data Center
Players have freedom to design racks, cable layouts, and network setups with limited constraints, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Dungeon of Zolthan
Players freely explore interconnected rooms and choose their path, acquiring abilities to access new areas, showing…
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+4.0
JR EAST Train Simulator
Players have control over train operation, speed, braking, and stopping, but within fixed video routes and schedules…
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+4.0
Mahokenshi - The Samurai Deckbuilder
Players can choose from four distinct characters and freely build their decks each mission, adapting strategies and…
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+4.0
MechDefender - Tower Defense
Players can freely place towers almost anywhere and pilot their mech independently, allowing personal strategic and…
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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
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Players can freely explore the open world, choose cars found in the environment, and select races, indicating high…
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+4.0
PERFECT ANGLE: The puzzle game based on optical illusions
Players freely manipulate camera angles and objects to discover hidden shapes, allowing personal exploration and…
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+4.0
Runaway, A Road Adventure
Players have freedom to explore locations and try different inventory combinations, but progression is gated by story…
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+4.0
Shadwen
Players have freedom to choose stealth or lethal approach, multiple ways to solve levels, and control time flow and…
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+4.0
Sonic Origins
Players can choose characters (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy) and modes (Classic or Anniversary), with some freedom to…
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+4.0
The Westport Independent
Players have freedom to choose articles, headlines, and assign writers, balancing loyalty and rebellion.
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+4.0
Wordle
Players freely choose how to solve puzzles and use hints sparingly; no fixed routines.
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