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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
Petal Crash
Players have freedom to choose characters, modes, and create/share puzzles, indicating high control over actions and…
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+4.0
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Players have freedom to choose plants and strategies, experiment with different setups and adapt to various levels and…
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+5.0
Quest Master
Players have full control over creating their own dungeons with extensive customization and logic options, enabling…
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+5.0
RimWorld
Players have full control over colony management, building, research, and decision-making, with freedom to choose…
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+4.0
Schrodinger's Cat Burglar
Players control the cat(s) directly with freedom to explore, solve puzzles, and customize appearance.
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+4.0
sobosuba
Players have significant control over their actions, including strength and angle of launches, and strategic…
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+5.0
Stardew Valley
Players have full freedom to choose their activities, pace, farm design, relationships, and play style without pressure…
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+5.0
SuchArt: Creative Space
Players have full freedom to create art as they wish, choose tools, paint on any surface, and set their own pace…
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+5.0
The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot
Players have freedom to choose playstyle (melee, stealth, magic) and solve encounters in multiple ways with sandbox…
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Players have complete freedom to explore the open world and choose their own path, with minimal forced guidance or…
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+5.0
The Powder Toy
Players have full freedom to create, experiment, and direct their own actions without preset goals or constraints.
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+4.0
The Room 4: Old Sins
Players freely explore and interact with puzzles and objects in a non-linear manner, choosing their own approach to…
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+4.0
The Room Two
Players freely explore rooms and interact with multiple puzzle objects in any order within constraints, allowing…
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+4.0
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Players have freedom to interact physically with puzzles and explore VR environments, though movement is limited to…
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+4.0
Travellin Cats Around the World
Players freely choose locations to play from a world map and can customize visual settings, modes, and difficulty.
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+4.0
Travellin Cats in Bali
Players freely explore the scene to find cats and interact with elements at their own pace without forced routines.
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+4.0
Travellin Cats in China
Players freely explore a large detailed map and decide where to search for cats, with optional timer mode and hint…
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+4.0
Vibrant Venture
Players can freely switch between four characters with distinct abilities to solve platforming challenges, allowing…
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+4.0
Webbed
Players have freedom to choose how to move, solve puzzles, and explore with multiple approaches to tasks.
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+4.0
West of Loathing
Players have freedom to choose character class, skills, companions, and multiple ways to solve quests, enabling…
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+4.0
A Bumpy Ride
Players have freedom to choose routes, manage passengers and cargo, and customize train upgrades and staff, though…
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+5.0
Afterplace
The game offers a highly open world with no quest logs or directional markers, allowing players to freely explore and…
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+4.0
Back in Service: a Metro Driver
Players have freedom to choose driving style, side quests, and explore stations and tunnels independently.
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+5.0
BeamNG.drive
Players have extensive freedom to customize vehicles, choose maps, create scenarios, and experiment with physics…
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