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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Focused on autonomy
Games where autonomy stands out from the other motivations.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Splatoon
Players can freely choose weapons, gear, and customize their characters; gameplay encourages tactical decision-making…
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+4.0
StarRupture
Players have freedom to build bases, choose progression paths, and explore the world at their own pace with flexible…
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+4.0
Startup Company
Players have freedom to direct their own company growth, choose products, hire staff, and manage operations with many…
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+4.0
Suicide Guy Deluxe Plus
Players freely manipulate objects and experiment with physics-based puzzles to find creative solutions to progress.
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+4.0
The Fall Part 2: Unbound
Players control multiple AI characters with distinct perspectives and make decisions that affect outcomes, emphasizing…
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+4.0
The Invisible Hand
Players have freedom to manipulate markets, choose investment strategies, and decide ethical boundaries, indicating…
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+4.0
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 GLOBAL MATCH
Players can choose between Advanced and Extra modes, select teams and characters freely, and decide their playstyle…
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda
The game strongly emphasizes player freedom and exploration without hand-holding or linear guidance.
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+4.0
The Marvellous Miss Take
Players can freely choose characters and approach levels with different strategies; randomized guard movements require…
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+4.0
The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition
Players freely explore, interact with many objects and characters, and experiment with combinations, reflecting high…
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+4.0
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Players can freely explore the city hub, choose missions, and decide how to approach stealth and theft tasks.
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+4.0
Thriving City: Song
Players have freedom to design city layout, choose difficulty, and manage workforce allocation with some macro-level…
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+4.0
Tiny Combat Arena
Players can freely choose loadouts, aircraft (including modded planes), and missions; modding support allows personal…
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+4.0
Voidborn
Players have freedom to choose weapons, upgrades, and movement styles, with roguelite progression allowing…
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+4.0
Vultures - Scavengers of Death
Players have meaningful control over tactical decisions, positioning, and resource management in turn-based combat and…
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+4.0
War Dust VR: 32v32 Battlefields
Players have freedom to choose classes, vehicles, loadouts, and tactics in large-scale battles.
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks
Players can choose from multiple vehicles with distinct playstyles and customize loadouts, deciding their own approach…
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+4.0
Worm.is: The Game
Players can choose different game modes, customize skins, and decide their own play style in a freeform multiplayer…
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+4.0
Harvest Moon
Players have significant freedom to choose farming activities, social interactions, and pacing, with optional marriage…
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+4.0
Active Matter
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, modes (PvE, PvP, PvPvE), and customize gear and loadouts; game supports solo…
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+4.0
Alaska Gold Fever
Players have freedom to choose their own playstyle, whether mining, hunting, upgrading businesses, or exploring at…
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+5.0
ARMA: Cold War Assault
Players have freedom to choose approach, command squads, and create missions with the editor, reflecting high player…
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+4.0
Assassin's Creed® Syndicate
Players can freely switch between two protagonists and choose different approaches to missions, including stealth or…
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+4.0
Between Time: Escape Room
Players freely explore rooms and solve puzzles at their own pace with optional hints and no time limits.
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