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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.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Chrono Cross
Players have significant freedom in party composition, character recruitment, and strategic combat decisions, with…
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+4.0
BioShock™
Players have significant freedom in combat style, character upgrades, hacking, and moral choices affecting endings.
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+4.0
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
Players have freedom to choose weapons, upgrades, and play styles; level editor and workshop support allow custom…
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+4.0
Desperados III
Players have freedom to plan and execute complex strategies with multiple characters and approaches.
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+4.0
Escape Simulator
Players have freedom to explore rooms, interact with objects, and solve puzzles in multiple ways; level editor allows…
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Players have freedom to choose heroes, tower upgrades, and strategies for each level, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
My Singing Monsters
Players have freedom to breed, place, and upgrade monsters at their own pace and strategy, with choices on which…
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+4.0
Neighbours from Hell Compilation
Players control Woody freely to set traps and decide timing and order of pranks, showing high player agency and freedom.
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+4.0
Outcore: Desktop Adventure
Players have freedom to explore, solve puzzles, and interact with desktop elements creatively, with some trial and…
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+4.0
Rivals of Aether
Players have freedom to choose characters, playstyles, and modded content; gameplay supports personal skill development…
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+4.0
Slime Rancher 2
Players can explore large open world freely, choose where to go and what to do, and have control over ranch layout and…
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+4.0
CLANNAD
Players make meaningful choices affecting multiple story routes and endings, reflecting high player control over…
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+4.0
Darkest Dungeon®
Players have control over party composition, equipment, skills, and strategic decisions, but must adapt to RNG and…
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+4.0
Gravitas
Players freely solve puzzles with multiple solutions and can explore different approaches, showing control over their…
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+4.0
Gunfire Reborn
Players can customize builds, choose characters, weapons, and upgrade paths freely during runs and between runs.
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+4.0
Patrick's Parabox
Players have freedom to explore and solve puzzles in multiple ways, with a gradual introduction of new mechanics…
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+4.0
PAYDAY 2
Players have freedom to choose stealth or loud approaches, customize skills and weapons, and plan heists with teammates.
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+4.0
Downwell
Players have freedom to choose styles, weapons, and upgrades each run, enabling personal control over playstyle.
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+4.0
Everlasting Summer
Players make meaningful choices affecting story branches and endings, directing their own experience.
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+4.0
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Players have full control over communication and decision-making in bomb defusal; no fixed routines dictate actions.
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+4.0
Learn to Fly 3
Players have freedom to choose and customize equipment, experiment with builds and strategies, and direct their own…
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+4.0
Rabbit and Steel
Players have freedom to choose characters, builds, and item upgrades dynamically during runs, with varied mechanics…
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+4.0
The Talos Principle
Players have freedom to explore puzzles in any order and choose how deeply to engage with story elements and secrets.
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+4.0
Torchlight II
Players have freedom to customize characters, choose skills, and play solo or multiplayer with mod support, indicating…
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A little more you
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