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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong autonomy score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Professional Fishing 2
Players have freedom to explore large open-world maps, choose fishing spots, equipment, and play styles (arcade or…
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+4.0
Scene Investigators
Players have high control over their investigation process, freely exploring scenes and deciding how to piece clues…
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+4.0
Sirocco
Players can freely choose and switch boats and customize builds dynamically during matches, allowing personal control…
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+4.0
Soul's Chronicle: Immortal Slayer
Players have freedom to choose characters, customize skills, and freely plan equipment and combat styles.
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+4.0
Spaceport Hope
Players have freedom to explore multiple planets and choose their path; some areas require specific items to access…
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+4.0
The Adventures of Tree
Players can customize their tree character, choose equipment, and decide how to approach quests and endings, showing a…
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+4.0
The Trolley Solution
Players make meaningful choices in moral dilemmas and select different solutions, with some freedom to solve levels out…
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+4.0
The Westport Independent
Players have freedom to choose articles, headlines, and assign writers, balancing loyalty and rebellion.
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+4.0
Unruly Heroes
Players can freely switch between four characters with unique abilities at any time, allowing personal choice in…
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+4.0
Ys X: Nordics
Players have freedom to explore islands and seas, choose combat styles between two characters, and customize skills and…
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+4.0
Ash of Gods: Redemption
Players make meaningful choices affecting story and outcomes, with multiple branching paths and consequences.
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+4.0
Battlestations Pacific
Players can directly control any unit (ships, planes, submarines) and switch between RTS and action modes freely.
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+4.0
Block'hood
Players have freedom to build and arrange blocks vertically and horizontally with complex resource management, allowing…
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+4.0
Cortex Command
Players have freedom to control individual units, build bases, and customize loadouts, with many mods expanding options.
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+4.0
Dead Effect 2
Players can choose from three characters with unique skills, customize weapons, armor, implants, and upgrade abilities…
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+4.0
Dragonkin: The Banished
Players have freedom in skill customization via the unique hex grid system and can freely respec skills and stats; city…
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+4.0
ELEX II
Players have freedom to choose factions, explore open world, and make impactful decisions affecting the game world
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+4.0
Fish Fillets 2
Players control multiple characters independently and must plan their own sequence of moves to solve puzzles.
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+4.0
G-Rebels
Players have freedom to fly anywhere in the city, choose missions, and upgrade their ship; flight controls allow…
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+4.0
Golfing Over It with Alva Majo
Players have control over their shots and decisions, but once the ball hits a surface, control is lost until it stops…
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+4.0
Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
Players have freedom to plan strategies, issue detailed orders in pause mode, and choose mercenaries and equipment…
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+4.0
MASSIVE CHALICE
Players have significant control over strategic decisions such as pairing heroes, managing bloodlines, building keeps…
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+4.0
Pine
Players have freedom to choose which factions to ally with or oppose, influence world politics, and decide order of…
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+4.0
Satellite Reign
Players have freedom to choose mission order, approach (stealth or combat), and customize agents with skills and gear.
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