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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 + Growth
A strong dose of autonomy and growth in the same game.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Super Lesbian Animal RPG
Players have freedom to explore, choose party members, customize spellbooks, and make strategic combat decisions.
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+4.0
The Talos Principle 2
Players have freedom to explore large open-world environments, choose puzzle order, and make story decisions.
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+4.0
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.
Players have freedom to choose cards and customize their runs, creating unique playstyles and strategies.
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+4.0
UNDERDOGS
Players have freedom to customize mech builds, choose upgrades, and make strategic decisions in events, enabling…
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+4.0
Urbek City Builder: Prologue
Players have freedom to design and optimize city layout with organic growth and building upgrades based on placement.
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+4.0
Pro Evolution Soccer 2015
Players have significant control over tactics, player positioning, and in-match decisions, emphasizing personal skill…
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+4.0
Axelay
Players freely select and customize their weapon loadout before each stage and can switch weapons dynamically during…
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+4.0
Braid
Players have control over time manipulation mechanics and can experiment with rewinding, slowing, or altering time to…
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+4.0
Cannon Fodder
Players have direct control over squad movements, splitting units, and tactical decisions, allowing freedom in approach.
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+4.0
Chronigma
Players have control over their puzzle-solving approach and can experiment with different strategies and timing.
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+4.0
Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
Players freely choose two guilds and decide building placement and strategy each run, allowing significant control and…
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+4.0
COMPOUND
Players have control over movement style, weapon choice, and tactical decisions in combat, with some procedural level…
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+4.0
Cornerpond
Players have control over upgrades, bait management, and occasional active input to catch rare fish, but much gameplay…
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+4.0
Desk Top Racer
Players make strategic decisions about car builds and upgrades but do not control races directly, emphasizing…
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+4.0
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Players have control over combat styles, weapon choices, and character selection especially in DMC3, allowing freedom…
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+4.0
DevilConnection
Players make many choices affecting story and endings; exploration of different options encouraged.
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+4.0
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Players have control over their actions and decisions, including weapon choice and movement tactics, though some…
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+4.0
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Players have freedom to choose different crests that change fighting styles and movesets, explore a large world with…
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+4.0
Leap Year
Players freely explore and discover game mechanics on their own without forced progression or ability gating.
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+4.0
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
Players have significant freedom to choose how to approach combat, recruit orcs, plan attacks, and manage their army…
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+4.0
My Time at Portia
Players have freedom to choose activities, pace, and approach to quests; main story can be done at own pace with…
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+4.0
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Players have freedom to choose character stories order, customize jobs and party composition, and explore the world…
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+4.0
Omelet You Cook
Players have freedom to choose starting ingredients, difficulty levels, and play styles (slow and precise or fast and…
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+4.0
Pokémon Ruby Version
Players have freedom to choose starter Pokémon, build teams, explore the world, and engage in various optional…
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