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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 + Growth
A strong dose of autonomy and growth in the same game.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Brigador Killers
Players have freedom to choose loadouts, vehicles, and approach missions tactically, though some progression gating…
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+4.0
Chrono CCG
Players have freedom in deckbuilding with divers and timeline choices, and strategic decisions during play.
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+4.0
DAIMON BLADES
Players have significant control over character builds, weapon choices, and run paths, with risk-reward decisions…
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+4.0
Frozen Cortex
Players have full control over planning and executing simultaneous turns with strategic freedom.
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+4.0
The King's Bird
Players have freedom to choose paths and use momentum-based flying mechanics creatively to navigate levels.
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+4.0
City of Chains
Players make meaningful choices affecting story and gameplay style, including combat approach and moral decisions.
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+4.0
Railroad Corporation 2
Players have significant control over building rail networks, managing departments, research paths, and lobbying…
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+4.0
Snow Plowing Simulator
Players have freedom to choose how to approach tasks, explore the open world, and decide between structured objectives…
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+4.0
Souls of Blades
Players have high freedom to explore the open world, choose different sword souls and combos, and decide their own…
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+4.0
Summa Expeditionis
Players have significant control over resource management, troop commands, camp building, and strategic decisions…
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+4.0
Pax Augusta
Players have freedom to plan city layout, choose building placements, and manage resources with organic, modular…
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+4.0
The Witch of Fern Island
Players have freedom to explore, choose activities, and progress at their own pace with minimal hand-holding or forced…
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+4.0
Academagia: The Making of Mages
Players have extensive freedom to customize their character, choose skills, spells, daily actions, and roleplay styles…
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+4.0
RoBoRumble
Players have significant freedom to customize robots with various chassis, weapons, and boosters, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Battleplan
Players have significant control over planning and issuing orders at operational level, with options to customize…
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+4.0
Nuclear Design Bureau
Players have freedom to design nuclear devices with complex custom layouts and experiment iteratively.
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+4.0
Magisterium: Fantasy Craft
Players have freedom to choose professions, craft any items, explore multiple locations, and shape their own…
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+4.0
Archmage Rises
Players create their own character, choose spells and skills, and explore a procedurally generated world with freedom…
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+4.0
Starr Mazer: DSP
Players choose their own pilots and ships, customize squads, and decide playstyle with different weapons and strategies.
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+4.0
Embers Adrift
Players have freedom to explore, choose classes and specializations, and craft with multiple professions, with minimal…
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+4.0
Rec Center Tycoon - Management Simulator
Players have freedom to design and manage their rec center, set prices, research tech, and control their avatar…
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+4.0
Contra
Players have full control over movement, shooting direction, and weapon choice, enabling personal decision-making and…
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+4.0
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Players choose their Pokémon character via a personality test and customize their team through recruitment, allowing…
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+4.0
Merchants of Kaidan
Players have freedom to choose trade routes, goods, and strategies with multiple gameplay options and decision making.
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