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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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Logic World
Players have full freedom to design and build any logic circuits they imagine without preset goals or constraints.
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Primitier
Players have full freedom to create and invent their own tools, machines, and structures with no rigid crafting recipes…
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The Witness
Players have full freedom to explore the island and solve puzzles in any order without guidance or tutorials.
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+5.0
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Players have extensive freedom to create characters, choose playstyles, and solve quests in multiple ways.
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+5.0
Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion
Players have extensive freedom to choose factions, playstyles, quests, and moral paths without forced linear…
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+5.0
GearBlocks
Players have full freedom to build and customize complex mechanical creations from scratch, including vehicles…
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The Captain
Players have freedom to choose their path, decisions, and playstyle including combat or avoidance, exploration or…
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+5.0
GearCity
Players have full control over design, production, marketing, and strategic decisions with many customization and…
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Inverted Angel
Players input free-text responses to influence story branches, reflecting high personal control and freedom in…
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Nauticrawl
Players must figure out how to operate the complex machine entirely on their own through trial and error, with no…
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+5.0
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
Players have extensive freedom to customize characters, choose playstyles, and approach missions in multiple ways.
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+5.0
Children of a Dead Earth
Players have full control over ship and module design, orbital maneuvers, and tactical decisions, reflecting high…
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+5.0
Retro Gadgets
Players have full control over designing gadgets and coding in Lua, enabling complete freedom in creation and problem…
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Waves of Steel
Players have full freedom to design and customize their ships extensively, choosing weapons, superstructures…
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Screeps: World
Players write their own AI scripts to control all actions autonomously, with full freedom to design behavior.
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Dredgers
Players have extensive freedom to customize characters with many races, classes, and skill combinations, allowing…
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+5.0
GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena
Players fully design and program their bots' AI logic, controlling their actions and decisions without direct…
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+5.0
Samurai Bringer
Players have extensive freedom to create and customize their own combos and movesets, with a modular skill system…
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+5.0
Dark Bestiary
Players have full freedom to customize builds, freely respec skills, talents, and attributes, and choose any…
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Peripeteia
Players have extensive freedom to explore large open levels, choose multiple paths, and solve objectives in various…
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ShipCrafter
Players have full control over ship design and combat decisions, with freedom to experiment and build unique vessels.
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+5.0
Age of Wonders 4
Players have extensive freedom to customize races, leaders, spells, and playstyles, allowing highly personal and unique…
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+5.0
Mages of Mystralia
Players have full control over crafting and customizing their own spells, allowing personal freedom and creativity in…
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Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Players have extensive control over tower selection, map tile placement, and path creation, allowing highly…
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