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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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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Spelunky 2
Players have significant freedom to choose routes, decide how to interact with shops, enemies, and items, and explore…
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+4.0
The Long Dark
Players have high control over their survival strategies, exploration, and resource management with no linear forced…
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+4.0
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Players have significant freedom to choose factions, develop skills, and explore the world without hand-holding or…
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+4.0
OLDTV
Players freely decide when and how to react with left or right clicks, with some later twists adding complexity but…
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+4.0
Quake III Arena
Players have full control over their movement, weapon choice, and tactics in fast-paced combat without scripted…
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+4.0
Victoria II
Players have extensive control over their nation's policies, economy, diplomacy, and military, allowing for personal…
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+4.0
14 Minesweeper Variants
Players have full control over their logical deductions and decisions; no guessing allowed in expert mode, emphasizing…
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+4.0
Chronicon
Players have extensive freedom to customize builds, respec skills anytime, and choose difficulty levels freely.
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+4.0
HENPRI
Players make meaningful dialogue choices that affect branching narrative routes and endings, reflecting personal…
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+4.0
I Wani Hug that Gator!
Players make meaningful choices that shape character development and story outcomes, reflecting personal agency.
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+4.0
Songs of Syx
Players have extensive freedom to direct city building, research, trade, and military strategy with many viable…
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+4.0
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
Players freely choose how to solve puzzles, customize their rat and home, and adjust difficulty and UI settings.
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+4.0
System Shock® 2 (1999)
Players have freedom to choose character classes, upgrade skills, and approach gameplay in multiple ways, including…
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+4.0
DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Players can freely choose characters, customize teams, and direct their own combos and strategies.
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+4.0
Ikaruga
Players have full control over polarity switching and movement, requiring strategic decisions and personal skill.
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+4.0
Mortal Sin
Players can choose from multiple unique classes and weapons, and runs feature a choose-your-own-adventure style level…
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+4.0
SHENZHEN I/O
Players have freedom to design circuits and write assembly code solutions within constraints, allowing creative problem…
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+4.0
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Players have high control over city planning, policy choices, government types, and strategic decisions, allowing…
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+4.0
Slap City
Players have control over character choice, moves, and playstyle with advanced techniques like wavedashing and clutch…
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+4.0
SnowRunner
Players have freedom to choose vehicles, routes, and strategies for deliveries and rescues, emphasizing personal…
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+4.0
The Thrill of the Fight - VR Boxing
Players have full control over their actions, choosing punches, defense, and movement freely without scripted routines.
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+4.0
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
Players have control over game modes (Pointdevice or Legacy) and character choice, allowing self-directed play and…
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+4.0
Barony
Players have freedom to choose from many classes, races, and playstyles, and can explore dungeons in multiple ways.
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+4.0
Soulstone Survivors
Players have freedom to choose characters, weapons, runes, and build synergies; active skill replacement during runs…
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