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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
Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies
Players have freedom to roleplay, choose actions like pranks, tasks, and social interactions with few fixed routines.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY III
Players can freely switch jobs/classes at any time outside of combat, allowing for personal control and experimentation…
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY VI
Players have freedom to customize characters and party composition, explore the world non-linearly, and make strategic…
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+4.0
Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE
Players have freedom to explore the environment, choose weapons, and decide how to kill spiders and destroy…
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+4.0
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Players make meaningful choices affecting branching storylines and endings, with freedom to explore different narrative…
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+4.0
Akane
Players freely choose gear loadouts and playstyle; gameplay encourages experimentation and personal mastery.
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+4.0
Anthology Of The Killer
Players explore surreal environments and choose how to navigate the story, with some freedom in order of episodes and…
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+4.0
BallisticNG
Players can tweak many settings, choose ships, modes, and customize gameplay extensively, including modding support.
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+4.0
Desktop Explorer
Players have freedom to explore the desktop environment and solve puzzles using various tools and approaches, though…
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+4.0
Doloc Town
Players have freedom to choose farming strategies, explore, customize drones, and progress at their own pace without…
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+4.0
Dota 2
Players have freedom to choose heroes, strategies, and item builds, allowing personal decision-making and control.
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+4.0
dotAGE
Players direct their own actions and decisions turn-by-turn with freedom to assign villagers and build strategically.
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+4.0
FALLSTRUKTUR
Players freely choose their own routes down the structure and experiment with different paths and strategies.
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+4.0
Football Coach: College Dynasty
Players have extensive control over recruiting, playcalling, team management, and customization of leagues and teams…
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+4.0
Great God Grove
Players have freedom to explore dialogue options and experiment with the Megapon mechanic to solve puzzles and progress…
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+4.0
High Entropy: Challenges
Players have freedom to choose multiple approaches to solve puzzles, including stealth, combat, hacking, or mixed…
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+4.0
I Expect You To Die
Players have freedom to explore environments, experiment with objects, and solve puzzles in multiple ways, reflecting…
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+4.0
JellyCar Worlds
Players have freedom to customize cars, sounds, and explore multiple paths and secrets; level editor allows creative…
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+4.0
Jet Island
Players have high freedom to explore the large open world and choose their own pace and order of boss fights and drone…
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+4.0
Master Healer Kale with useless party
Players have meaningful choices in skill tree upgrades and spell usage, allowing personal strategy and build…
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+4.0
OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns
Players freely choose and switch among a vast array of randomly generated guns and use movement mechanics like sliding…
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+4.0
Original War
Players have significant control over unit roles, vehicle customization, and strategic decisions affecting the campaign…
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+4.0
Parking Garage Rally Circuit
Players have freedom to choose cars, customize liveries, and decide their own racing lines and strategies for chaining…
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+4.0
Piece by Piece
Players have freedom to manipulate puzzle pieces in various ways and choose their own approach to solving puzzles.
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A little more you
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