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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 + Experimenting
A strong dose of autonomy and experimenting in the same game.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
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+5.0
Dangerous Waters
Players have full control over multiple platforms and stations, making complex tactical decisions and managing all…
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+5.0
New Retro Arcade: Neon
Players have full control to customize arcade machines, posters, music, videos, and game selection; extensive modding…
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+5.0
Rise of Piracy
Players have full freedom to choose playstyle, customize flags, name ships and captains, and decide between trading…
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+5.0
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Players have total control over their country's actions, decisions, and strategies including economy, military…
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+5.0
Blockland
Players have full freedom to create, build, and customize their own worlds and game modes without preset goals.
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+5.0
Mini World: CREATA
Players have full freedom to build, explore, craft, and create custom gameplay experiences without rigid progression or…
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+5.0
Champions Online
Players have extensive freedom to create and customize their own heroes, choose powers freely with freeform slots, and…
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+5.0
Kick the Buddy
Players have full freedom to choose weapons, timing, and methods of interaction with Buddy without constraints or…
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+5.0
The Last Starship
Players have full control over ship design, crew management, and play style, with freedom to build and operate ships as…
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+5.0
Distant Worlds: Universe
Players have extensive control over empire management, ship design, diplomacy, and can automate or manually control any…
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+5.0
Sea Dogs: City of Abandoned Ships
Players have full freedom to choose their path, character, and playstyle in an open-world sandbox without forced linear…
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+5.0
Trainz: A New Era
Players have extensive freedom to create, modify, and control routes, trains, and operations, including building…
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+4.0
Advance Wars
Players have freedom to choose COs, units, and strategies; multiple viable approaches to missions encourage personal…
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+4.0
Super Mario World
Players have freedom to choose paths on the world map, explore secret exits, and decide how to approach levels with…
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+4.0
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Players control Yoshi with freedom to explore levels, choose paths, and use various abilities like egg throwing and…
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+4.0
Super Metroid
Players have significant freedom to explore the interconnected world in non-linear ways and choose their own routes and…
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+4.0
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Players have significant control over character movement and playstyle, with freedom to create unique combos and…
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+4.0
Unreal Tournament
Players have freedom to customize matches, choose game modes, adjust bot behavior, and select weapons and characters…
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+5.0
Trainz™ Simulator 12
Players have extensive freedom to create, modify routes, and control trains with customizable settings and editor tools.
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+4.0
Blood on the Clocktower
Players have unique roles with special abilities and can choose how to use them; the Storyteller also actively shapes…
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+4.0
Tobal 2
Players have freedom of movement in 3D arenas and can explore an entire town and dungeons in Quest Mode, making many…
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+5.0
Wurm Unlimited
Players have full freedom to direct their own actions, build, craft, terraform, and shape the world as they wish with…
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+5.0
Making History: The Great War
Players have full control over their chosen country, including economic, military, diplomatic, and political decisions…
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+5.0
Way of the Samurai 3
Players have high freedom to choose story paths, actions, and playstyle; multiple endings and open-ended gameplay…
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A little more you
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