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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 + Growth
A strong dose of autonomy and growth in the same game.
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Factorio
Players have full control over factory design, production lines, and strategies with no forced linearity.
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+5.0
Lichess
Players have full control over their learning and play experience with self-directed study, customizable settings, and…
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Players have full control over their civilization's development, decisions, and strategies with multiple victory paths…
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+5.0
Fallout: New Vegas
Players have extensive freedom to create and develop their character, choose factions, and make meaningful decisions…
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+5.0
Clone Hero
Players have extensive control over song selection, difficulty, custom charts, and gameplay settings, enabling a highly…
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+5.0
Project Zomboid
Players have extensive freedom to make decisions, customize characters, choose play styles, and set sandbox parameters…
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+5.0
Kerbal Space Program
Players have full freedom to design rockets, choose missions, and explore at their own pace without fixed paths.
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+5.0
ELDEN RING
Players have vast freedom to explore the open world, choose their own path, and decide how and when to engage bosses or…
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+5.0
Kenshi
Players have full freedom to choose actions, build bases anywhere, recruit and manage characters, and pursue any…
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+5.0
Baba Is You
Players have full control over manipulating game rules and creating their own solutions, embodying high personal…
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+5.0
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Players have extensive control over character identity, appearance, personality, and relationship choices, shaping…
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+5.0
Outer Wilds
Players have complete freedom to explore the solar system in any order without hand-holding or forced progression.
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+5.0
My Summer Car
Players have full control over assembling the car from scratch, managing survival needs, and making their own decisions…
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Players have complete freedom to explore, choose quests, and develop their character without handholding or forced…
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+5.0
The Farmer Was Replaced
Players have full control over programming their drone and can devise their own solutions and optimizations.
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+5.0
KovaaK's
Players have full control over their training routines, scenarios, and customization, allowing self-directed practice.
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+5.0
Dwarf Fortress
Players have full control over fortress design, strategies, and adventurer actions with emergent outcomes.
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+5.0
Arma 3
Players have full freedom to choose roles, create missions, and direct their own actions in a large open world.
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+5.0
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Players have full freedom to choose character builds, playstyles, and how to approach quests and story, with multiple…
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+5.0
TIS-100
Players write their own assembly-like code freely to solve puzzles, with full control over programming decisions.
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+5.0
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Players have extensive freedom to create characters, choose playstyles, and make decisions that shape the story and…
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+5.0
Turing Complete
Players design every component from logic gates to full CPU architecture and create their own assembly language…
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+5.0
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Players have extensive freedom to choose playstyle, approach missions in multiple ways, and customize augmentations.
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+5.0
Caves of Qud
Players have extensive freedom to create characters, choose mutations, cybernetics, and playstyles; open-world…
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