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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
Scribble It!
Players freely choose words to draw, customize word packages, and set game modes, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Players have extensive control over fleet commands, mission editing, and modding, allowing personal strategic decisions…
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+4.0
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Players lead their own team and make meaningful choices affecting story and gameplay, with multiple ways to complete…
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+4.0
Shelves and Sorcery: Tidy Up the Enchanted Shop
Players freely choose how to organize items, select modes, and use magic or manual sorting, allowing personal control…
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+4.0
Shipping Store Simulator 2037
Players start manually but quickly gain control over automation and can customize their warehouse layout and robot…
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+4.0
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Players have freedom to choose upgrades, items, and approach to combat and platforming challenges.
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+4.0
Sigils of Elohim
Players freely manipulate and rotate tetromino pieces to solve puzzles with no forced routines.
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+4.0
Squirreled Away
Players can freely explore, choose where to build, and progress at their own pace with crafting and quest completion.
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+4.0
Stick it to The Man!
Players have freedom to explore, solve puzzles in multiple ways using mind-reading and sticker mechanics, and interact…
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+4.0
TaleSpire
Players have full control over building maps, placing minis, and directing gameplay without enforced rulesets or…
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+4.0
Tanks: The Crusades
Players have freedom to create custom levels, tanks, and crusades, and can choose to play solo or multiplayer with…
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+4.0
Terra Firma
Players can freely manipulate terrain, water, and tectonic plates with no fixed routines, allowing personal creative…
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+4.0
The Holy Gosh Darn
Players have significant control over time manipulation and decision-making, allowing freedom to experiment with…
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+4.0
The Ranch of Rivershine
Players have freedom to choose activities such as breeding, training, competing, exploring, and ranch management at…
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+4.0
The Saboteur™
Open world gameplay with freedom to choose approach, missions, and exploration paths
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+4.0
Tormented Souls
Players have freedom to explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and choose combat or avoidance strategies, reflecting high…
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+4.0
Trials of Mana
Players choose main character and party members, customize classes and stats, and decide play style freely.
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+4.0
Ugly
Players have freedom to experiment with the mirror mechanic and solve puzzles in multiple ways, encouraging personal…
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+4.0
VOID/BREAKER
Players have freedom to build and customize weapons and playstyle with many mod combinations and upgrades.
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+4.0
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Players can choose from multiple characters and careers, customize builds and weapons, and select difficulty levels…
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+4.0
Welcome to Light Fields
Players freely explore static VR photo scenes at their own pace within limited movement bounds.
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+4.0
Windblown
Players can freely choose weapons, builds, and play styles with many synergies and combos; multiple paths and choices…
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+4.0
XCOM® 2
Players have significant control over squad composition, soldier customization, tactical decisions, and strategic base…
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+4.0
APICO
Players have freedom to explore, breed bees, build and manage at their own pace without time pressure or forced…
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