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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.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet
Players freely explore locations, solve puzzles, and interact with characters with clear player control and choice.
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+4.0
New Super Lucky's Tale
Players have free camera control and can explore levels with varied gameplay styles, indicating a high degree of…
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+5.0
Noita
Players have full control over wand building, spell crafting, and exploration with no handholding or guided progression.
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+5.0
OpenTTD
Players have full freedom to build and manage their transport empire, customize settings, and choose playstyle.
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+4.0
Orbox C
Players have full control over their moves and decisions with no forced routines or time limits, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Palworld
Players have freedom to explore, build bases anywhere, choose playstyles, and customize pal assignments, showing strong…
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+4.0
Peace, Death! 2
Players freely choose which clients to send to Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory with no time pressure except for special…
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+4.0
Potato Flowers in Full Bloom
Players create and customize their own party members with freedom to choose classes, races, skills, and equipment…
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+4.0
Prognostic
Players direct their own investigations using various occult tools and rituals, choosing how to gather clues and solve…
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+4.0
Regency Solitaire
Players have freedom to choose when and how to use power-ups and wild cards, and can retry hands multiple times…
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+4.0
Research Story
Players have freedom to explore, research, and choose how to manage their farm and creatures with meaningful decisions…
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+4.0
Roboquest
Players can choose different classes, weapons, perks, and paths through levels, allowing for personal control and…
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+4.0
ROGUE LIGHT DECK BUILDER
Players freely control hammer swings, nail placement, and deck building decisions with skill-based input.
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+4.0
ROUNDS
Players choose cards and customize their builds freely, enabling personal strategies and playstyles.
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+4.0
Rush Rally Origins
Players have freedom to choose cars, upgrades, difficulty, and race modes; can reset races instantly and retry stages…
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+4.0
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Players have freedom to explore locations, try various interactions, and experiment with puzzle solutions in a…
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+4.0
Shredders
Players have freedom to explore large open mountain areas, choose lines, and use a drone to position themselves…
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+4.0
SNAKE FARM
Players have strong control over their actions by choosing which snakes to buy and fight, creating their own challenge…
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Players have complete freedom to explore, choose quests, and develop their character without handholding or forced…
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The game offers enormous player freedom with multiple ways to solve puzzles, explore, and approach combat using new…
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+4.0
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Players have freedom to build bases anywhere, choose weapons and upgrades, and direct their own playstyle.
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+4.0
The Room Three
Players freely explore multiple rooms and choose the order of puzzle solving, with some non-linearity and multiple…
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+4.0
Tidy Up the Flower Shop
Players freely choose how to organize and decorate the flower baskets with color customization, no forced routines or…
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+5.0
Tin Star
Players have vast freedom to make choices that shape the story and character, including moral alignment, relationships…
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