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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Games where autonomy stands out from the other motivations.
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+4.0
Epiphany City
Players have control over puzzle solving and exploration, with freedom to experiment with art manipulation mechanics.
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+4.0
Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game
Players freely explore scenes, gather clues, and decide how to piece together information to solve puzzles.
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+4.0
Pilot Brothers
Players control two characters with distinct abilities and must decide how to use them to solve puzzles, allowing…
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+4.0
What Would You Choose? Rather
Players freely choose between two difficult scenarios, deciding their own path without preset routines.
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+5.0
Extreme Car Driving Simulator
Players have full freedom to explore the open world, choose cars, and create their own challenges without imposed goals.
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+5.0
Marble World
Players have full freedom to create custom marble tracks, marbles, and contraptions with extensive customization and…
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+5.0
Men of War™
Players have extensive control over individual units, including direct control of soldiers and vehicles, inventory…
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+5.0
Plasma
Players have full freedom to create and build their own devices, set their own goals, and experiment without preset…
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+5.0
System Shock
Players have full control over exploration, puzzle solving, and combat decisions without hand-holding or quest markers.
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+4.0
Bomb Chicken
Players have control over bomb placement and timing, with freedom to experiment with bomb usage for traversal and…
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+4.0
Canabalt
Players control timing of jumps freely in a procedurally generated environment, requiring personal decisions and…
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+4.0
Car Dealer Simulator
Players have freedom to choose cars, negotiate prices, manage repairs and upgrades, and decide how to run their…
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+4.0
🔴 Circles
Players must figure out the rules and solutions on their own without hints, allowing freedom in experimentation and…
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+4.0
NightSky
Players control a rolling ball with physics-based movement, including abilities like speed, braking, and gravity…
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+4.0
Old School Rally
Players freely choose cars, tracks, and driving style with minimal restrictions, supporting personal control and…
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+4.0
Puzzler World
Players can freely choose from a large variety of puzzles and select any puzzle at any time, supporting personal…
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+4.0
Robo Cats
Players freely search for hidden cats with some control over zoom and color modes, allowing self-directed exploration.
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+4.0
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Players have freedom to investigate cases, choose deductions, and decide moral outcomes, reflecting high control over…
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+4.0
Toy Soldiers
Players can freely choose and control turrets, tanks, planes, and other units directly, adding personal control beyond…
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+4.0
Unspottable
Players have freedom to choose strategies, maps, and play styles in a social deduction setting.
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+5.0
Guilty as Sock!
Players have full freedom to improvise arguments, create stories, and direct their own actions with minimal…
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+5.0
Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms
Highly flexible gameplay with player agency to shape history, choose roles, and influence events.
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+5.0
Passpartout: The Starving Artist
Players have full freedom to create any artwork they desire with minimal constraints, directing their own artistic…
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+5.0
To Be or Not to Be
Players make numerous choices that alter the story's course, embodying high personal freedom and control over narrative…
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