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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 + Strategy
A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.
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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Players have control over unit positioning, tactical decisions, and resource management with persistent units and…
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+4.0
Marathon
Players have freedom to choose shells (classes), weapons, loadouts, and playstyles with strategic decision-making in…
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+4.0
MotoGP™21
Players have extensive control over bike setup, riding aids, and career decisions, allowing personal freedom in…
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+4.0
Tribes of Midgard
Players have freedom to choose classes, builds, and strategies; survival mode allows open-world exploration at own pace.
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+4.0
Microsoft Mahjong
Players freely choose difficulty levels, tile sets, backgrounds, and can decide their own pace and strategies.
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+4.0
Ascend to ZERO
Players have freedom to choose characters, builds, and strategies including when to stop time and how to approach…
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+4.0
Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
Players can customize builds extensively via Web of Wyrd, abilities, runes, and warpaints, allowing personal control…
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+4.0
Cardpocalypse
Players have significant control over deck building, card customization with stickers, and rule changes that…
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+4.0
Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
Players program robots with visual scripting, allowing control over actions and decisions, though within the game's…
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+4.0
Crafty Survivors
Players have control over manual or auto casting of individual skills, and can choose builds and characters freely…
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+4.0
Echoes of Mystralia
Players have freedom to customize spells dynamically during runs and choose paths, supporting high autonomy.
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+4.0
Environmental Station Alpha
Players have freedom to explore the station, choose paths, and solve puzzles with minimal hand-holding
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+4.0
Firefighting Simulator: Ignite
Players have significant control over actions such as firefighting tactics, equipment use, and mission approach, though…
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+4.0
First Class Trouble
Players have freedom to choose roles, strategies, and actions including creative kills and sabotage, indicating high…
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+4.0
FragPunk
Players have freedom to choose characters, shard cards, and customize loadouts; gameplay varies each round with card…
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+4.0
Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich
Players have freedom to create and customize their own superheroes, choose team compositions, and direct tactical…
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+4.0
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Players have control over survivor task priorities, base building layout, and exploration choices, allowing flexible…
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+4.0
Last Dream
Players have extensive control over party composition, stat allocation, skill choices, difficulty settings, save…
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+4.0
LIFE EFFECT Survival
Players have freedom to explore, choose quests, craft, and develop their own strategies with companions and pets.
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+4.0
LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII
Players have freedom to explore four major areas in any order and choose quest progression; non-linear gameplay with…
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+4.0
Love n Life: Happy Student
Players have freedom to manage daily schedule, choose activities, and customize item builds for social battles.
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+4.0
Monsters are Coming!
Players have significant agency in choosing towers, strategies, and adapting to challenges each run, with meta…
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+4.0
Nidhogg 2
Players have control over weapon choices, character customization, and can adapt strategies in fast-paced duels.
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+4.0
Puzzle Pirates
Players have freedom to choose roles, join crews, run shops, sail ships, and decide their own path in a player-driven…
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