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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 + Strategy
A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Players have extensive freedom in character creation, decision making, and party composition, with many choices…
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+4.0
Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
Players have freedom to build bases, choose factions, and direct their own strategies with no unit limits.
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+4.0
Creeper World: Anniversary Edition
Players have freedom to plan and execute their own strategies, choose upgrades, and decide how to expand and defend.
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+4.0
DoDonPachi Resurrection
Players can choose from multiple ships, playstyles, and eight different game modes with distinct mechanics, allowing…
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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
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
Players have extensive control over tower placement, upgrades, research tree progression, and map creation, allowing…
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+4.0
Master of Magic Classic
Players have freedom to choose races, spells, and strategies with many customization options and multiple versions/mods…
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+4.0
One Turn Kill
Players build their own decks before runs and adapt strategies to different bosses, allowing high control over actions…
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+4.0
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Players have freedom to choose characters, talents, subclasses, and strategic approaches in a procedurally generated…
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+4.0
Tennis Elbow 4
Players have control over shot selection, positioning, and skill development in career mode, with many customization…
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+4.0
Human Resource Machine
Players freely create their own programs to solve puzzles with minimal imposed structure, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Age of Mythology: Retold
Players have freedom to choose civilizations, gods, strategies, and manage armies with quality of life improvements…
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+4.0
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 2
Players have significant control over actions, including use of cheats, skill combos, and strategic decisions.
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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
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
Players control a small team with unique characters and skills, choosing their own approach and tactics in missions.
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+4.0
The Last Spell
Players have freedom to build their own strategies, customize heroes, choose perks and weapons, and decide base…
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+4.0
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Players can choose from many factions and direct their armies and strategies freely on the campaign and battle maps…
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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
Ultra Street Fighter® IV
Players have full control over their actions, character choice, and playstyle; the game rewards personal skill and…
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+4.0
Everyday Genius: SquareLogic
Players can freely choose puzzle difficulty, skip to challenge puzzles, and select puzzle types at will, allowing…
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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
Lords of the Realm II
Players manage economy, army, and strategy with freedom to choose resource allocation, troop composition, and tactics.
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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
Void War
Players have significant control over ship customization, crew equipment, and tactical decisions including boarding…
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