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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Top picks
Popular, well-rated games with a strong autonomy score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
There Exists Nobody
Players freely explore the looping street environment and decide how to observe and document anomalies without forced…
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+4.0
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Players have significant control over deck building, mana color choices, and run customization including difficulty and…
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+4.0
Warfare Legacy Collection
Players make tactical choices on unit deployment, upgrades, and support fire timing, showing control over actions…
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+4.0
112 Operator
Players have significant control over dispatch decisions, unit deployment, and resource management, allowing freedom in…
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+4.0
20XX
Players choose characters, weapons, upgrades, and paths through procedurally generated levels with multiple options…
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+4.0
Ark Nova
Players have freedom to choose actions, cards, and strategies with multiple options and no forced routines.
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+4.0
Athanasy
Players make meaningful narrative choices that significantly impact story branches and endings, encouraging multiple…
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+4.0
Bakso Simulator
Players manage their own bakso business, make decisions on upgrades, supplies, and strategy with freedom.
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+4.0
Big Money! Deluxe
Players have freedom to choose among three distinct game modes (Action, Strategy, Puzzle) and decide their own pace and…
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+4.0
Bits & Bops
Players freely choose which minigames to play and can replay to improve scores; also includes a future remix editor for…
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+4.0
Boson X
Players have control over jumps and timing, requiring personal skill and decision-making rather than following fixed…
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+4.0
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Players have freedom to explore multiple locations, solve puzzles at their own pace, and choose between classic or…
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+4.0
Call of Duty®: Black Ops II
Players have significant control over loadouts, weapon customization, and campaign choices affecting story outcomes.
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+4.0
Candellum
Players freely control their actions and decisions, balancing flame states and combat tactics with exploration choices.
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+4.0
Circadian Dice
Players have significant control over dice customization, ability choices, and strategic decisions during runs…
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+4.0
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Players have significant control over tactical decisions, unit micromanagement, and can choose different factions and…
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+4.0
Contraption Maker
Players have freedom to solve puzzles in multiple ways and create their own contraptions with extensive parts and Steam…
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+4.0
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Players have significant freedom to explore the Oldest House non-linearly, choose how to approach missions, and…
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+4.0
Craft The World
Players issue commands to dwarves who act autonomously, with option for direct control; sandbox gameplay supports…
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+4.0
Crystal Project
Players have freedom to explore a large open world with minimal handholding and can freely choose classes and builds.
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+4.0
Deisim
Players have freedom to create and shape the world tile by tile and decide how to interact with their civilizations…
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+4.0
Disillusion ST
Players have freedom to explore the surreal world at their own pace with nonlinear progression and multiple endings…
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+4.0
Disturbed
Players make their own choices in a branching narrative with multiple endings and paths, including trial and error…
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+4.0
Dungeons of Blood and Dream
Players have freedom to experiment with spells, rings, potions, and finger placement, encouraging self-directed…
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