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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
Kona
Players can freely explore the open world in their own order and choose how to investigate and progress.
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+4.0
LEGO® Bricktales
Players have freedom to build their own solutions within constraints and can customize builds in sandbox mode after…
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+4.0
Love n Life: Happy Student
Players have freedom to manage daily schedule, choose activities, and customize item builds for social battles.
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+4.0
Mall Simulator
Players have significant control over mall management, store setup, pricing, and restocking decisions, though some…
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+4.0
MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
Players have freedom to explore the maze, choose their own strategies for survival and combat, and decide how to gather…
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+4.0
Metal Unit
Players can choose weapons, gear, and playstyle freely with a variety of loadouts and crafting options, enabling…
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+4.0
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Players have freedom to choose characters, paths on the world map, and play styles including co-op or solo.
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+4.0
NTE: Neverness to Everness
Players have freedom to explore the city, choose activities, customize housing and vehicles, and set personal goals.
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+4.0
Orbital Gear
Players have freedom to choose weapons, utilities, and movement strategies using gravity mechanics.
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+4.0
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
Players can choose characters, upgrade stats and skills, and customize playstyle with skill trees and stat allocation.
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+4.0
Pic-Me!
Players create their own decks and choose how to play, showing high personal control and freedom.
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+4.0
Plains of Pain
Players have freedom to explore, build bases, craft, and choose playstyle in a harsh open world.
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+4.0
Portal Knights
Players can explore multiple floating islands, build freely, choose classes and customize characters, with freedom to…
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+4.0
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Players can explore a semi-open island with some freedom of movement and choice of paths, plus multiple combat combos…
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+4.0
Q REMASTERED
Players have freedom to draw any shapes and devise their own solutions to puzzles, encouraging personal creativity and…
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+4.0
Radio General
Players direct their own tactical decisions and manage units via voice or mouse commands, with freedom to plan and…
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+4.0
Railway Empire
Players have freedom to build and plan their own rail networks and strategies, with sandbox and free modes allowing…
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+4.0
REVEREND
Players freely explore levels, find keys and secrets, and choose weapons to use in combat, reflecting player control…
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+4.0
RIVE
Players have control over movement, shooting direction, weapon choice, and hacking, allowing personal decision-making…
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+4.0
Road Redemption
Players have control over character and bike selection, weapon choices, and upgrade paths, with procedural generation…
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+4.0
Scratches - Director's Cut
Players explore the mansion at their own pace, deciding where to look and what to investigate, typical of…
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+4.0
Sentimental K
Players can freely choose weapons, skills, and artifacts, and swap abilities during runs, allowing personal control…
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+4.0
Serious Sam 4
Players have freedom to choose weapons, skills, and approach to combat, with optional side quests and exploration.
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+4.0
Spellcaster University
Players have significant control over building their school, choosing cards, managing student houses, and customizing…
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