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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Focused on autonomy
Games where autonomy stands out from the other motivations.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
The Red Button
Players decide whether to press the button or not, with freedom to act or resist, embodying personal choice.
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+4.0
Tidy Up Together
Players have freedom to organize items as they wish within broad category constraints, and can choose to play solo or…
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+4.0
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Players have significant control over Lara's movements and decisions, with some freedom in exploration and puzzle…
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+4.0
Unbox the Room
Players have freedom to place items and furniture with few restrictions, especially in sandbox mode.
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+4.0
Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
Players can freely choose which undead units to summon and customize builds on the fly, showing strong control over…
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+4.0
Vietnam ‘65
Players have control over strategic decisions such as unit deployment, base building, and supply management, with…
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic)
Players can customize their army composition extensively and make strategic decisions about unit deployment and tactics.
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+4.0
Wildfire
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, upgrade paths, and approach levels with stealth, aggression, or creative…
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+4.0
ZM Desktop Elf
Players have extensive control over character customization, behavior editing, and interaction settings, allowing…
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+4.0
Pro Evolution Soccer 2015
Players have significant control over tactics, player positioning, and in-match decisions, emphasizing personal skill…
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+4.0
98xx
Players explore the game at their own pace with no forced progression or strict order, encouraging self-directed…
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+4.0
An Eggstremely Hard Game
Players have control over their movements and decisions in cooperative gameplay, adapting strategies and coordinating…
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+4.0
Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!
Players can freely choose from 23 characters and 23 arcanas, creating 529 combinations, allowing personal playstyle…
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+4.0
Artifact Seeker: Resurrection
Players can choose their own paths on maps, select skills, weapons, and artifacts freely, and customize builds…
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+4.0
Astral Throne
Players have freedom to choose leaders, customize units with subclasses and skills, and make strategic decisions on the…
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+4.0
Back to Bed
Players control the subconscious guardian who places obstacles to guide Bob, who walks automatically and cannot be…
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+4.0
BattleBit Remastered
Players have freedom to choose classes, weapons, loadouts, and tactical approaches in large-scale battles.
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+4.0
Beast Saga
Players have significant freedom to explore, choose different story branches, build character skills, and decide on…
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+4.0
Bird
Players have full control over flying, landing, eating, and exploring at their own pace with manual or automatic flight…
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+4.0
Cally's Caves 3
Players freely choose weapons, upgrade paths, and can revisit levels; gameplay supports personal decision-making and…
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+4.0
Cannon Fodder
Players have direct control over squad movements, splitting units, and tactical decisions, allowing freedom in approach.
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+4.0
CastleMiner Z
Players have freedom to explore, craft weapons, build bases, and choose how far to travel and survive.
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+4.0
Cricket 22
Players have control over batting, bowling, fielding, and career decisions with customizable settings and roles.
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+4.0
Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
Players have extensive freedom to choose political paths, reforms, and strategies with no single correct solution…
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