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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong autonomy score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Disgaea 5 Complete
Players have extensive control over character builds, skill customization, difficulty settings via cheat shop, and…
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+4.0
Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories
Players have freedom to explore, solve puzzles in various orders, and choose how to approach challenges, indicating…
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+4.0
Far Cry® 5
Players have significant freedom to choose how to approach missions, explore the open world, and use various weapons…
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+4.0
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Players have full control over their actions and decisions with the hammer, no shortcuts or external influence.
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+4.0
Godrop
Players have significant control over movement, upgrade paths, and build customization, allowing personal playstyle…
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+4.0
Hob
Players explore a semi-open world with freedom to choose paths and solve puzzles in various orders, with minimal…
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+4.0
Just King
Players have control over party composition, positioning, and item choices, with meaningful decisions on formation and…
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+4.0
KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-
Players have freedom to explore multiple worlds, choose difficulty levels, and engage in various gameplay styles across…
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+4.0
KUNKUN Defender 2
Players have direct control over their character's movement, aiming, and combat decisions in real time, with some…
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+4.0
Midnight Fight Express
Players have freedom to choose combat styles, skill upgrades, and customize character appearance; some constraints in…
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+4.0
MIMESIS
Players have freedom to explore, make decisions, and interact with environment and teammates; emergent social deception…
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+4.0
Missing Translation
Players discover puzzle mechanics and language on their own without tutorials or hand-holding, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Nihilumbra
Players control the character's actions freely, using different colors to solve puzzles and progress, indicating high…
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+4.0
Off-Peak
Players freely explore the surreal train station at their own pace, choosing how much to engage with characters and…
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+4.0
OPERATOR
Players have extensive control over weapon customization and tactical choices, reflecting high personal freedom and…
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+4.0
Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster
Players have freedom to explore levels, choose weapons tactically, and solve puzzles with minimal handholding.
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+4.0
POPUCOM
Players have freedom to choose how to solve puzzles with multiple tools and approaches, encouraging personal…
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+4.0
Railway Islands - Puzzle
Players freely swap and rotate tiles to solve puzzles with no timers or forced sequences, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Players have freedom to choose actions and decisions that shape the personality test and story outcomes, encouraging…
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+4.0
Rogue Monster Rush
Players have significant control over tile placement, monster selection, and upgrade choices during runs, allowing…
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+4.0
Rollerdrome
Players have freedom to choose weapons, tricks, and strategies to maintain combos and survive hectic combat.
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+4.0
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries
Players have freedom to choose various strategies including diplomacy, espionage, economy, or military conquest, and…
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+4.0
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Players have freedom to customize characters, choose dialogue options affecting story and roleplay, and multiple…
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+4.0
Shenmue I & II
Players have freedom to explore, interact with NPCs, and choose how to spend their time, though story progression is…
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