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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
Train Sim World® 3
Players have significant control over train operations, route and scenario choices, and can explore on foot, indicating…
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+4.0
Train Sim World® 4
Players have significant control over train operations, routes, and free roam mode allowing personal decision-making…
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+4.0
Tribe XR | DJ Academy
Players have high control over their actions and decisions, freely mixing tracks, choosing equipment, and customizing…
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+4.0
Verdant Skies
Players have freedom to choose how to develop their farm, relationships, and colony; no forced gender or romance…
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+4.0
Warriors of the Nile
Players choose upgrades, equipment, and strategies freely during runs, with multiple build options and tactical…
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+4.0
Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic
Players have significant freedom to choose character skills, solve quests in multiple ways, and explore the world…
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+4.0
WindStop Strategy
Players have significant control over character development, team composition, and strategic decisions on the map.
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+4.0
Wolvesville
Players have freedom to choose roles, strategies, and customize avatars; many unique roles and game modes encourage…
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+4.0
Worldwide Rush
Players have significant control over building routes, managing hubs, and choosing strategies; some automation exists…
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+4.0
Zaccaria Pinball
Players have extensive customization options for physics, lighting, camera angles, and table conditions, allowing…
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+4.0
100 hidden frogs 2
Players freely explore and rotate the 3D environment to find hidden frogs, directing their own search without time…
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+4.0
1993 Space Machine
Players can choose ships, weapons, and upgrades freely, tailoring their playstyle and loadouts.
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+5.0
3089 -- Futuristic Action RPG
Players have open world freedom, multiple playstyles, and can choose quests or ignore story.
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+4.0
Age of Defense
Players can freely place towers almost anywhere on the map and choose different strategies, showing high player control…
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+4.0
Age of Gladiators
Players manage their own gladiator school with many strategic decisions on hiring, training, equipment, and fight…
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+4.0
Akin
Players freely choose starting points and paths to solve puzzles with multiple solutions, encouraging personal…
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+5.0
Albion Online
Players have full freedom to choose their own path, playstyle, and activities without fixed classes or linear quests.
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+4.0
Alek - The Lost Kingdom
Players manage their own villages, assign jobs to villagers, build and expand settlements with freedom to choose…
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+4.0
Autonauts vs Piratebots
Players program bots with custom logic and can direct their own actions, showing high control over gameplay.
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+4.0
Battlestations: Midway
Players can directly control individual units (ships, planes, submarines) or issue strategic commands on the tactical…
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+4.0
Before We Leave
Players have freedom to plan and optimize their colonies, manage logistics, and make strategic decisions about…
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+4.0
Beyond the Map
Players have freedom to choose and respec builds anytime, experiment with skills and playstyles without penalty.
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+4.0
Block Factory
Players have freedom to design and optimize their factories and production lines at their own pace, with no timers or…
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+4.0
Blocks That Matter
Players control Tetrobot and freely decide how to collect and place blocks to solve puzzles, with multiple approaches…
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