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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
Griefhelm
Players can choose their own path through the campaign nodes, select equipment and perks, and customize loadouts freely.
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+4.0
Listen to the Wind
Players have significant control over combat decisions and branching storylines, emphasizing personal choice and agency.
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+4.0
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
Players have significant freedom to explore, make choices, and experiment with different strategies and character…
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+4.0
Vendir: Plague of Lies
Players have freedom to explore the world on foot, choose quest approaches, and customize characters and skill builds…
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+4.0
Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms
Players have freedom to explore the open world map at their own pace, choose quests or skip them, and experiment with…
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+4.0
Glitchspace
Players have significant control over programming blocks and solving puzzles with freedom to experiment and find…
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+4.0
Magrunner: Dark Pulse
Players have freedom to solve puzzles in multiple ways using magnetic mechanics and explore levels at their own pace.
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+4.0
Never Return
Players have extensive freedom to build and customize characters with a large talent tree and many weapon/skill…
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+4.0
Sizzle & Stack
Players have significant control over card placement, recipe selection, and upgrade paths, with options to pause and…
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+4.0
Underworld Idle
Players have significant control over resource allocation, upgrade choices, and strategic resets, requiring active…
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+4.0
Space Architect
Players have freedom to design station layout, choose production chains, and manage crew and automation with…
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+4.0
Space Reign
Players can directly pilot individual ships or switch to RTS tactical mode to command fleets, offering high control and…
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+4.0
Death Toll
Players have freedom to choose solo or team play, can join ongoing matches, switch teams, and decide their own tactics…
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+4.0
Galaxy of Pen & Paper +1
Players can create and customize characters, choose quests, and control battle strategies, reflecting high personal…
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+4.0
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition
Players have control over complex flight mechanics, engine management, and mission parameters, with ability to…
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+4.0
Ironcast
Players choose pilots, ironcasts, missions, and upgrades freely, directing their own strategies and playstyles.
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+4.0
Meet Your Maker
Players have freedom to build their own bases with traps and guards and choose their raiding approach with different…
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+4.0
Potion Tycoon
Players have extensive control over shop management, potion crafting, staff assignments, and strategic decisions…
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+4.0
BLADESTORM: Nightmare
Players can freely choose mercenaries, squads, and unit types, switch between multiple squads on the fly, and decide…
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+4.0
Iron Danger
Players control their own actions and decisions in combat with time rewind mechanic, but story and level progression…
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+4.0
Last Will
Players have freedom to explore rooms, solve puzzles in multiple ways, and choose play modes (solo, coop, timed or…
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+4.0
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
Players have freedom to choose builds, spells, and which enemies to possess, plus base building customization.
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+4.0
Evil Democracy: 1932
Players have freedom to choose country, party, dogmas, and strategies to win elections, indicating high control over…
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+4.0
Reign of Darkness
Players have freedom to build custom classes by mixing skill trees and respec anytime; game does not hold player's hand…
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