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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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Minds Beneath Us
Players make meaningful dialogue choices that affect relationships and story outcomes, reflecting control over…
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+4.0
Mini Metro
Players freely design and modify metro lines and manage resources dynamically, showing high control over decisions.
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+4.0
Mini Motorways
Players have freedom to design and modify road layouts and choose how to connect houses and businesses, with indirect…
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+4.0
Nightmare of Decay
Players have freedom to explore the mansion, choose weapons, and decide how to approach combat and puzzles, with…
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+4.0
Null Vector
Players have freedom to choose upgrades, explore rooms in any order, and customize their ship builds.
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+4.0
Obscure
Players can switch between multiple characters at will and choose their team composition, allowing flexible control and…
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+4.0
One Turn Kill
Players build their own decks before runs and adapt strategies to different bosses, allowing high control over actions…
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+4.0
Ouros
Players have freedom to manipulate curve points and experiment with solutions, with no forced linear routines.
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+4.0
PEPPERED: an existential platformer
Players make meaningful choices that affect story branches and endings, with no fail states and permanent consequences…
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+4.0
Primordia
Players control Horatio and make choices affecting multiple endings and puzzle solutions, showing significant personal…
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+4.0
Progressbar95
Players have freedom to choose different OS versions, mini-games, and explore various game modes and secrets, allowing…
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+4.0
pureya
Players have control over which minigames and music tracks to enable or disable, and can customize skins, showing a…
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+4.0
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Players have significant control over shop management, pricing, item placement, and dungeon exploration choices.
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+4.0
Red Planet Farming
Players make strategic decisions about crop planting, upgrades, and resource management with freedom to experiment and…
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+4.0
Rusty Lake Hotel
Players freely explore rooms and solve puzzles in any order, with some freedom in approach.
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+4.0
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
Players have freedom to choose weapons, explore secrets, and tackle levels at their own pace with some strategic…
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+4.0
shapez
Players have freedom to build and optimize factories at their own pace without resource or time constraints.
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+4.0
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Players can choose among multiple characters with unique mechanics and decide their own approach to levels and upgrades.
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Players have freedom to direct their own colony development, choose strategies, and manage individual colonists and…
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+4.0
SiNKR 2
Players freely choose how to solve puzzles with no time limits or penalties, allowing self-directed problem solving.
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+4.0
Smack Talk
Players freely choose characters and use voice commands to perform attacks, allowing personal control over actions.
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+4.0
Soulstone Survivors: Prologue
Players have significant control over skill choices, weapon crafting, character selection, and build customization…
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+4.0
Spooky Bonus
Players can choose between relaxed and timed modes, decide which power-ups to upgrade and when to use them, and select…
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+4.0
Sprout
Players freely choose which plant form to grow into to solve puzzles and progress, allowing personal decision-making.
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