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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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+4.0
Necesse
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, manage NPCs, build settlements, explore, and fight bosses at their own pace.
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+4.0
Redmatch 2
Players have freedom to customize match settings, create custom lobbies, and modify gameplay parameters, allowing…
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+4.0
Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
Players have freedom to create their own firework shows, experiment with different fireworks, and use mods to customize…
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+4.0
Mass Effect (2007)
Players can customize their character, choose class, dialogue options, and make meaningful decisions affecting story…
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+4.0
MULLET MADJACK
Players have freedom to choose upgrades, weapons, and strategies to progress through procedurally generated levels with…
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+4.0
NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE
Players have freedom to customize cars extensively, choose upgrades, and direct their racing style, showing high…
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+4.0
Roboquest
Players can choose different classes, weapons, perks, and paths through levels, allowing for personal control and…
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+4.0
Soulstone Survivors: Prologue
Players have significant control over skill choices, weapon crafting, character selection, and build customization…
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
Players can customize their character's race, gender, appearance, lightsaber type and color, and choose mission order…
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+4.0
The Roottrees are Dead
Players have full control over their investigative actions, choosing which leads to follow and how to piece together…
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+4.0
Town to City
Players have high freedom to build and decorate their towns without rigid constraints, allowing personal pacing and…
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+4.0
Two Point Museum
Players have significant freedom to design museum layouts, customize exhibits, and choose expedition strategies…
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+4.0
Uebergame
Players have freedom to create levels with an in-game editor and customize gameplay; open source nature supports…
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+4.0
Wildermyth
Players have significant control over character creation, story choices, and tactical combat decisions, allowing…
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+4.0
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Players have freedom to choose their own path, character builds, and playstyle, with a non-linear interconnected world…
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+4.0
DOOM Eternal
Players have freedom to choose weapons, upgrade paths, and combat strategies; game encourages mastering mechanics and…
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+4.0
Hearts of Iron IV
Players have extensive control over nation decisions, strategies, unit design, and diplomatic choices, enabling high…
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+4.0
Loop Hero
Players indirectly influence the hero's journey by placing cards and building the world, allowing strategic control…
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+4.0
Sniper Elite 4
Players have freedom to choose approach, routes, and tactics in large open maps with multiple objectives and side…
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+4.0
Strange Jigsaws
Players solve puzzles at their own pace with freedom to explore different puzzle mechanics and approaches.
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+4.0
Age of Empires
Players have significant control over their actions, including building bases, managing resources, and directing armies…
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+4.0
CULTIC
Players can freely choose playstyle, combat approach, and explore levels with many secrets and upgrades, indicating…
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+4.0
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Players have freedom to choose tower placement, upgrade timing, and maze design to shape enemy paths, allowing…
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+4.0
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Players have freedom to choose and customize combat builds with various spirits and relics, explore non-linear map, and…
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