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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
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Players have freedom to customize characters, choose weapons and attachments, and use unique movement mechanics like…
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+4.0
Cobalt Core
Players can freely choose crew members, ships, and build decks with varied strategies, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Far Away
Players make over 300 unique choices shaping multiple storylines and endings, reflecting strong personal agency and…
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+4.0
FrostRunner
Players freely choose how to navigate levels using various mechanics like running, jumping, sliding, and grappling…
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+4.0
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Players have significant freedom to choose factions, develop skills, and explore the world without hand-holding or…
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+4.0
Intravenous 2
Players have freedom to choose stealth or loud approaches, customize weapons, and decide playstyle.
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+4.0
Parkitect
Players have freedom to design parks, build rides, customize scenery, and manage logistics with flexible tools and mod…
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+4.0
Quake III Arena
Players have full control over their movement, weapon choice, and tactics in fast-paced combat without scripted…
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+4.0
Windowkill
Players have control over their actions and decisions including window movement, shooting mechanics, and upgrade…
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+4.0
9 Kings
Players choose kings, build decks, and decide card placements and strategies freely, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Minion Masters
Players choose their own deck, master, and strategy; direct control over units is limited but strategic decisions on…
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+4.0
Upload Labs
Players have freedom to design and optimize their own node networks and strategies, with many options for customization…
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+4.0
Victoria II
Players have extensive control over their nation's policies, economy, diplomacy, and military, allowing for personal…
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+4.0
14 Minesweeper Variants
Players have full control over their logical deductions and decisions; no guessing allowed in expert mode, emphasizing…
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+4.0
Bang Bang Barrage
Players control movement indirectly through shooting recoil, requiring strategic decision-making rather than following…
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+4.0
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Players have freedom to choose how to interact with the observed subjects, including whether to interfere or not, and…
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+4.0
Gloomwood
Players have freedom to choose stealth or combat approaches, multiple paths, and creative use of environment and…
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+4.0
I wanna be the Creator
Players have extensive control over creating and updating their own levels and choosing how to play, including offline…
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+4.0
Moonring
Players have freedom to explore, choose playstyle, and make decisions without rigid constraints; the game encourages…
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+4.0
One Way Heroics
Players freely choose classes, perks, difficulty, and playstyle; many decisions impact gameplay and progression.
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+4.0
Ostriv
Players have freedom to build and manage their town organically without grid constraints, with flexible building…
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+4.0
Save Room - Organization Puzzle
Players freely decide how to arrange and combine items in inventory puzzles, with multiple approaches possible though…
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+4.0
SNKRX
Players have control over snake movement and strategic decisions in unit placement and build customization.
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+4.0
Songs of Syx
Players have extensive freedom to direct city building, research, trade, and military strategy with many viable…
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A little more you
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