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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 + Strategy
A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Dragon Spirits
Players have freedom to choose dragons, skills, and strategies; game encourages theorycrafting and experimentation…
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+4.0
Exodus Borealis
Players have significant control over city layout, tower placement, job assignments, and strategy, though individual…
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+4.0
Game Dev Studio
Players have extensive control over game design, office layout, team management, and strategic decisions, reflecting…
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+4.0
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Players have freedom to choose loadouts, playstyles, and tactics in a dynamic PvPvE environment.
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+4.0
The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition
Players have freedom to customize party composition, skill trees, and can pause combat to plan actions, showing high…
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+4.0
Warlords Battlecry III
Players create and customize their hero with many race/class combinations and skill builds, directing their own…
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+4.0
Anarchy Online
Players have extensive freedom to build and customize characters with complex skill and equipment systems, allowing…
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+4.0
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)
Players have control over team selection, tactics, risk management, and player progression, requiring thoughtful…
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+4.0
Dune: Spice Wars
Players have significant control over strategic decisions, resource management, political maneuvers, and multiple paths…
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+4.0
Hexarchy
Players have freedom to choose cards, build decks, and direct their civilization's actions strategically.
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+4.0
Phantom Brigade
Players plan their own moves in 5-second intervals with freedom to customize mechs and tactics, showing high control…
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+4.0
Reus
Players control four giants with unique abilities to shape the planet and influence human development, allowing for…
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+4.0
Steel Division 2
Players have control over unit deployment, deck building, and tactical decisions in battles and campaigns, allowing…
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+4.0
Tooth and Tail
Players control a single commander unit to direct actions, with freedom to choose unit decks and strategies, but unit…
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+4.0
Xenonauts 2
Players have freedom to customize soldiers' loadouts, choose strategies, and manage bases with many options; game does…
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+4.0
AI War: Fleet Command
Players have high control over strategic decisions, fleet composition, and timing of attacks, with freedom to choose…
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+4.0
Apokerlypse
Players have freedom to build decks, choose characters with unique skills, and experiment with 400+ demon chips to…
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+4.0
Breachers™
Players have freedom to choose weapons, gadgets, and strategies each round with tactical decision-making and team…
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+4.0
Hero's Hour
Players have freedom to choose factions, heroes, skills, army composition, and strategic decisions on the map.
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+4.0
Oriental Empires
Players have significant control over empire building, city placement, research, edicts, and battle planning, though…
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+4.0
ZEPHON
Players have freedom to choose leaders, tech paths, and playstyles with flexible faction and unit customization.
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+4.0
Battle Academy
Players have control over unit selection, tactical decisions, and resource allocation before and during missions…
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+4.0
Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic)
Players have freedom to choose teams, tactics, and manage team progression with many strategic options.
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+4.0
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
Players have control over character choice, fighting style, and customization options like color editing, with deep…
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