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Autonomy

Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)

+4 to +5 affinity

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Play style 05

Players have significant control over strategic decisions, resource allocation, unit movements, and tactical planning, requiring personal freedom and decision-making.

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+5 Autonomy affinity
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+5.0

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®

2008 · 92/100

Players have full control over squad composition, loadouts, and tactical decisions, allowing for personal freedom and…
+5.0

RimWorld

2018 · 98/100

Players have full control over colony management, building, research, and decision-making, with freedom to choose…
+4.0

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

1995 · 92/100

Players have significant control over unit selection, strategic decisions, and base building, with freedom to direct…
+5.0

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold

2008 · 92/100

Players have full control over squad composition, loadouts, and detailed mission planning, allowing personal freedom in…
+5.0

SuperPower 2 Steam Edition

2014 · 79/100

Players have extensive control over political, economic, military decisions and can customize many aspects freely.
+5.0

Football Manager 2024

2023 · 91/100

Players have extensive control over tactics, transfers, training, and club management, allowing full personal freedom…
+5.0

Baba Is You

2019 · 98/100

Players have full control over manipulating game rules and creating their own solutions, embodying high personal…
+5.0

Cities: Skylines

2015 · 93/100

Players have full control over city planning, road design, zoning, policies, and mod customization, enabling high…
+5.0

Istrolid

2016 · 87/100

Players have full control over ship design, fleet composition, and tactical decisions in battles, enabling high…
+5.0

X-COM: Apocalypse

2008 · 89/100

Players have extensive freedom to direct their actions, including managing bases, choosing missions, raiding…
+5.0

Command: Modern Operations

2019 · 85/100

Players have full control over unit actions, mission planning, and rules of engagement, with extensive freedom to…
+4.0

Sid Meier's Civilization II

1996 · 82/100

Players have extensive control over decisions including city management, government types, unit movement, and strategy…
+4.0

Afghanistan '11

2017 · 74/100

Players have significant control over strategic decisions, resource allocation, unit movements, and tactical planning…
+5.0

Children of a Dead Earth

2016 · 90/100

Players have full control over ship and module design, orbital maneuvers, and tactical decisions, reflecting high…
+4.0

Requiem of Reuinis

2026 · 91/100

Players have significant control over their builds, routes, and resource management, with freedom to choose strategies…
+4.0

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

2010 · 93/100

Players have significant control over their approach to missions, loadouts, base management, and strategic decisions…
+4.0

Pro Evolution Soccer

2001 · 85/100

Players have significant control over tactics, formations, and individual player actions, allowing personal strategic…
+4.0

Epicinium

2020 · 89/100

Players have control over unit movements, city building, and strategic decisions with limited actions per turn…
+4.0

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

2011 · 97/100

Players have high control over their actions, including unit production, base building, and tactical decisions with…
+4.0

Caesar™ 3

2016 · 93/100

Players have significant control over city planning, resource management, and strategic decisions, allowing personal…
+4.0

Hearts of Iron IV

2016 · 90/100

Players have extensive control over nation decisions, strategies, unit design, and diplomatic choices, enabling high…
+4.0

Supremacy: 1914

2019 · 74/100

Players have control over strategic decisions, diplomacy, resource management, and unit production, allowing personal…
+4.0

Supreme Commander

2011 · 89/100

Players have significant control over strategic decisions, unit production, and tactics, with freedom to build bases…
+4.0

Clash of Clans

2012 · 75/100

Players have significant control over base design, troop composition, and attack strategies, allowing personal…

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Explore different sides of autonomy, grouped by what players enjoy.

Play style 01 Players have high freedom to explore the open world, choose characters, and decide how to approach combat and puzzles. Play style 02 Players have meaningful choices in character selection, equipment, pathing, and resource management, allowing high control over their actions and strategies. Play style 03 Players have freedom to choose characters, combos, and playstyles with a variety of mechanics and customization options. Play style 04 Players have freedom to choose how to move, solve puzzles, and explore with multiple approaches to tasks. Play style 05 Players have significant control over strategic decisions, resource allocation, unit movements, and tactical planning, requiring personal freedom and decision-making. Play style 06 Players have freedom to choose playstyle, builds, and approach to combat and exploration.

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A little more you

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Autonomy + Experimenting A strong dose of autonomy and experimenting in the same game. Autonomy + Growth A strong dose of autonomy and growth in the same game. Autonomy + Strategy A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.