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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Play style 01
Players have freedom to explore vast open-world environments, choose party leaders, customize skills and equipment, and decide quest paths.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
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Darfall
Players have freedom to choose heroes, build bases, and explore maps with some personal strategy; campaign is linear…
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+4.0
LAVALAMP
Players freely explore surreal environments with minimal direction or pressure, encouraging self-directed wandering and…
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+4.0
Dream Hike
Players explore at their own pace with no imposed timers or threats, allowing personal freedom in decision-making.
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+4.0
The Incident at Galley House
Players freely explore scenes, choose which clues to pursue, and decide how to piece together the mystery with minimal…
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+4.0
A Tower Full of Cats
Players freely explore multiple eras and levels, choose which cats and items to find, and revisit areas at their own…
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+4.0
Fractal Block World
Players freely explore vast fractal worlds, choose their own paths, and experiment with shrinking and growing mechanics…
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+4.0
Bluey: Let's Play!
Players have freedom to explore the house, move characters, and create their own stories without linear constraints.
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+4.0
Hitman: Contracts
Players have multiple ways to complete missions, including stealth or aggressive approaches, with freedom to choose…
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+4.0
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
Players can freely explore the Abyss, choose their own routes, manage inventory and crafting, and make strategic…
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+4.0
Cross Concerto
Players have freedom to explore multiple story routes with a flowchart system allowing flexible navigation and…
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+4.0
Sonic Frontiers
Open world design with player choice in exploration and multiple ways to complete objectives
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+4.0
Anodyne
Players have freedom to explore, solve puzzles, and approach combat with limited but flexible mechanics; post-game meta…
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+4.0
The Children of Clay
Players freely investigate the artifact, choose keywords to research, and explore the environment with minimal…
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+4.0
Kingdom of Night
Players can freely explore a large open map with multiple paths and choose their own progression order; class choice…
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+4.0
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
Players have freedom to explore multiple paths, find secrets, and choose characters in SMB2; the overworld map allows…
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+4.0
Romancing SaGa 2™
Players have great freedom to explore the world and choose quest order with non-linear progression and generational…
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+4.0
Golf
Players have freedom to explore golf courses, choose shots, clubs, and strategies, especially in RPG-style Golf Story…
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+4.0
CASE: Animatronics
Players can freely roam the police station, explore, hide, and choose how to approach objectives, showing high player…
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+4.0
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
Players have freedom to explore large open world maps with minimal loading, choose synthesis recipes and combat…
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+4.0
SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS™
Players choose from four protagonists and freely explore a large world map with multiple branching quests and…
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+4.0
Batman™: Arkham Origins
Players can freely explore Gotham, choose how to approach combat and detective tasks, and decide on side quests…
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+4.0
Long Dream
Players guide the protagonist through narrative exploration with freedom to interact with objects and memories…
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+4.0
At Dead Of Night
Players have freedom to explore the hotel, choose where to go, when to hide, and how to interact with ghosts and items…
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+4.0
Haiku, the Robot
Players have freedom to explore a large interconnected map with multiple routes and non-linear progression.
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