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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
Trimps
Players can choose their own strategies, manage automation settings, and decide when to interact or let the game idle.
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+4.0
Wrongworld
Players have freedom to explore, choose playstyle (combat, farming, exploration), and decide how to progress with…
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+4.0
Autonauts
Players have high control over programming bots and directing automation, enabling personal freedom in decision-making.
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+4.0
CaseCracker
Players have freedom to choose search terms and investigate clues in any order, with minimal handholding.
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+4.0
Desktop Defender
Players can choose when to upgrade, ascend, and customize builds, with freedom to play actively or passively.
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+4.0
Fight Crab
Players have direct control over each claw independently and can experiment with different weapons and strategies…
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
Players can freely choose characters, jobs, and customize abilities extensively, allowing personal strategic decisions.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY VIII
Players have freedom to customize characters via the junction system and choose how to develop stats and abilities.
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+4.0
Freeways
Players have high freedom to design road networks and interchanges with few restrictions, enabling personal creative…
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+4.0
Hand Simulator
Players have full control over complex hand movements and actions, requiring personal skill and decision-making rather…
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+4.0
Isles of Sea and Sky
Players freely explore an open world with multiple islands and puzzles, choosing their own path and order of puzzle…
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+4.0
Lost Potato
Players have freedom to choose characters (hats) with different playstyles and make strategic decisions on positioning…
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+4.0
NEO: The World Ends with You
Players control multiple characters with freedom to assign abilities (pins) and customize combat style, indicating high…
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+4.0
Prehistoric Kingdom
Players have extensive freedom to design and customize their parks, buildings, and enclosures with modular tools…
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+4.0
Quern - Undying Thoughts
Players have freedom to explore the island and solve puzzles at their own pace with minimal hand-holding.
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+4.0
RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition
Players have significant freedom to design parks, coasters, and manage various aspects independently.
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+4.0
Skillshot City
Players have freedom to choose playstyles, weapons, skills, and vehicles, and can experiment with builds and strategies.
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+4.0
Space Beast Terror Fright
Players can freely choose strategies, customize game difficulty and map generation, and decide how to approach…
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+4.0
Spark the Electric Jester
Players can freely choose and switch between multiple power-ups with distinct movesets, allowing personal playstyle and…
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+4.0
Thief Simulator 2
Players have freedom to plan their heists, choose tools, and decide how to approach each burglary with many options and…
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+4.0
Through the Ages
Players have freedom to choose cards, leaders, strategies, and manage their civilization with many viable approaches.
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+4.0
Vampire Hunters
Players have significant control over weapon loadouts, aiming, movement, and build customization, allowing personal…
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+4.0
What The Dub?!
Players freely create their own dialogue lines and add sound effects, with options to add custom clips, allowing high…
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+4.0
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
Players have freedom to explore a large 3D world and choose which 2D dungeons to enter; the game encourages…
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