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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
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+4.0
Job Simulator
Players can choose how to complete tasks with freedom and experiment with objects, supporting a high degree of personal…
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+4.0
Pathogenic
Players have extensive freedom to customize and build their pathogen with various organelles and weapons, allowing…
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+4.0
Cafe Master Story
Players have significant freedom in designing café layout, experimenting with recipes, and managing staff and upgrades.
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+4.0
King of the Bridge
Players discover and adapt to evolving, non-standard rules, making decisions freely within a chaotic and unpredictable…
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+4.0
WHAT THE GOLF?
Players have freedom to approach each unique level with their own timing and aim; many levels offer alternative routes…
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+4.0
4D Golf
Players have freedom to choose viewing modes, rotate in 4D space, and decide their own strategies for shots and…
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+4.0
Gentoo Rescue
Players have full control over switching characters and deciding moves; puzzles require personal experimentation and…
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+4.0
House
Players have freedom to experiment with items and actions to influence outcomes and endings, requiring self-directed…
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+4.0
Shape of Dreams
Players have extensive freedom to customize characters, skills, and builds during runs and through meta-progression…
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+4.0
The Hex
Players control multiple characters with distinct gameplay styles and make decisions to explore story and secrets…
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+4.0
Who's Lila?
Players have significant control over facial expressions and decisions affecting multiple story routes and endings…
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+4.0
Monster Sanctuary
Players have freedom to build and customize teams, reset skill trees, and choose exploration paths.
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+4.0
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Players have freedom to manipulate the environment in multiple ways (cutting, pulling, pushing) to solve puzzles…
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+4.0
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
Players have extensive freedom in character builds, mastery selection, and playstyle customization, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Weird RPG
Players have freedom to choose equipment with unique effects and playstyles, including mic and hardware-based…
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+4.0
Gnomes
Players have freedom to place and move gnomes and buildings each round, and choose upgrades and relics, allowing high…
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+4.0
IMSCARED
Players have freedom to explore, solve puzzles, and interact with game files outside the game, requiring thinking…
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+4.0
Mr. Sleepy Man
Players have freedom to explore the sandbox world, experiment with interactions, and choose their own path without…
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+4.0
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Players have full control over their actions and decisions with no handholding or tutorials; they must discover…
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+4.0
ElecHead
Players have freedom to experiment with mechanics and solve puzzles in multiple ways; the game encourages creative…
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+4.0
Maxwell's puzzling demon
Players have full control over their actions and decisions in solving puzzles, with freedom to explore multiple…
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+4.0
The Last Clockwinder
Players freely plan and execute their own solutions by recording and coordinating clones, allowing personal freedom in…
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+4.0
Nobody Saves the World
Players can freely choose and switch between many forms and customize abilities, enabling personal freedom in playstyle…
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+4.0
Rogue: Genesia
Players choose paths on a map, select upgrades and builds freely, and customize playstyle with many options.
Same motivation, different experiences
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A little more you
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