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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 + Strategy
A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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System Shock
Players have full control over exploration, puzzle solving, and combat decisions without hand-holding or quest markers.
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+5.0
DCS World Steam Edition
Players have full control over their actions and decisions, including aircraft selection, mission creation, and…
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+5.0
Primordialis
Players have complete freedom to design and customize their creatures with a wide variety of cells and playstyles…
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+5.0
Approximately Up
Players have full control over ship design, wiring, and piloting, allowing for personal freedom and decision-making.
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+5.0
From the Depths
Players have full freedom to design and customize vehicles, weapons, engines, and AI systems with no preset constraints.
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+5.0
Vangers
Players have full freedom to explore, choose their own path, and solve problems without handholding or tutorials.
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+5.0
Lingo
Players freely explore a non-linear, non-euclidean world and discover puzzle rules on their own without handholding.
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+5.0
Atomcraft
Players have full freedom to experiment, build custom machines, and explore complex chemical reactions with no fixed…
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+5.0
Tin Star
Players have vast freedom to make choices that shape the story and character, including moral alignment, relationships…
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+5.0
Dream Car Builder
Players have full control over every aspect of vehicle design and customization, with no preset limitations.
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+5.0
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
Players have full freedom to explore the nonlinear world and solve puzzles in multiple ways using a flexible spell…
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+5.0
NIMBY Rails
Players have full freedom to build rail networks anywhere on a real-world map, choose routes, pricing, and manage…
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+5.0
Street Legal Racing: Redline v2.3.1
Players have full control over building and tuning cars from individual parts, allowing extensive personal freedom and…
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+5.0
Virtual Circuit Board
Players have full freedom to design any circuit or system they want with no imposed goals or constraints.
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+5.0
Monomyth
Players have extensive freedom to choose their approach, solve puzzles in multiple ways, and interact with the world in…
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+5.0
Logic World
Players have full freedom to design and build any logic circuits they imagine without preset goals or constraints.
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+5.0
PlanetSide 2
Players have full freedom to choose factions, classes, vehicles, weapons, and tactics in a large open world with no…
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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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+5.0
The Captain
Players have freedom to choose their path, decisions, and playstyle including combat or avoidance, exploration or…
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+5.0
ZUSI 3 - Aerosoft Edition
Players have full control over train operations, route selection, and can create custom timetables and routes with…
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+5.0
Inverted Angel
Players input free-text responses to influence story branches, reflecting high personal control and freedom in…
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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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