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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.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Wuthering Waves
Players have freedom to explore a large open world, choose characters, customize builds, and direct their own…
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+4.0
Cabernet
Players make meaningful choices shaping story, relationships, and character development, reflecting high personal…
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+4.0
Charlie in the Moistverse of Madness
Players unlock and control multiple versions of Charlie with unique abilities, allowing freedom in approach and…
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+4.0
Chromatic Conundrum
Players freely manipulate light sources and position objects to solve puzzles, allowing control over their approach.
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+4.0
Chronoquartz
Players have freedom to plan and execute their own strategies within the 10-move loop constraint, encouraging…
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+4.0
Desktop Survivors 98
Players control the cursor directly with mouse movement, allowing precise and personal control over actions and…
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+4.0
Dub Together
Players have freedom to create their own dubbing performances, choose characters, apply voice effects, and create…
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+4.0
Freedom Planet 2
Players can choose from four characters with unique movesets and customize difficulty with items and potions, allowing…
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+4.0
Garbanzo Quest
Players have freedom to choose abilities (badges), customize playstyle, and explore multiple paths and secrets.
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+4.0
Intravenous 3: Borderline
Players have freedom to choose loadouts, weapons, and playstyle (stealth or loud), with many tactical options and…
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+4.0
Invokyr
Players can choose characters, select paths on boards, and use various dice and items with risk/reward mechanics…
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+4.0
Open Sorcery
Players make meaningful choices that affect story outcomes and character development, with freedom to explore different…
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+4.0
ROBOBEAT
Players can freely choose weapons, movement styles, and switch music tracks on the fly, including importing and editing…
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+4.0
Schrodinger's Cat Burglar
Players control the cat(s) directly with freedom to explore, solve puzzles, and customize appearance.
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+4.0
Sledders
Players have freedom to explore large open maps, choose different sleds, and control complex physics-based riding…
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+4.0
Vertigo 2
Players have freedom to choose weapons, paths, and make story decisions with multiple endings and New Game+ options.
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+4.0
Anger Foot
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, use different shoes with unique abilities, and decide pacing (fast or casual).
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+4.0
Halls of Torment: Prelude
Players can choose characters, customize builds, select gear and skills for each run, showing strong control over their…
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+4.0
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Players freely move between different ship stations and choose roles dynamically, allowing control over their actions.
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+4.0
OTXO
Players freely choose weapons, drinks (buffs), and playstyle with many options and builds.
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+4.0
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball
Players have freedom to choose game modes, customize robots, create custom matches with many settings, and direct their…
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+4.0
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Players have significant control over card creation and choices that shape the story, reflecting strong personal agency.
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+4.0
14 Minesweeper Variants 2
Players have full control over their logical deductions and decisions; no guessing allowed in expert mode, emphasizing…
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+4.0
A=B
Players have full control over their programming solutions and can experiment with different approaches freely.
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A little more you
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