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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.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
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Path of Titans
Players have significant control over their dinosaur's growth, abilities, and playstyle, with customization and ability…
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+4.0
Protolife
Players control a builder unit directly, placing blocks one by one to create towers, allowing high personal freedom and…
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+4.0
Roots of Yggdrasil
Players have freedom to choose cards, buildings, strategies, and character/scion combinations, allowing for diverse…
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+4.0
Shiro Enkai
Players have freedom to choose different classes, weapons, stances, and playstyles, with customization and mod support…
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+4.0
STATIONflow
Players have high control over station layout, signage, and routing decisions, enabling creative problem solving and…
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+4.0
Strata
Players freely choose how to place ribbons and solve puzzles with no time pressure or forced routines
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+4.0
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Players have freedom to explore a large interconnected world with Metroidvania elements and can choose their path and…
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+4.0
The King of Fighters 2002
Players freely choose their team of three fighters and decide fighting order and strategies, allowing personal control…
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+4.0
The Legend of Bum-Bo
Players choose characters with unique spells and playstyles, and make strategic decisions on tile matches and spell…
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+4.0
The Talos Principle VR
Players have extensive control over movement options, graphical settings, and gameplay style, allowing personal freedom…
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+4.0
Touge Shakai
Players have freedom to choose cars, tracks, customize liveries, and import music, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Unbridled: That Horse Game
Players have freedom to choose activities such as riding, training, crafting, and customizing horses and characters…
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+4.0
Young Souls
Players can freely choose characters, weapons, armor, and upgrade stats; multiple paths and exploration with keys…
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+4.0
Zombie Party
Players can choose from many characters, weapons, mods, and upgrades, and customize loadouts and playstyles freely.
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+4.0
Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity
Players can choose difficulty, explore secret paths, create custom levels with an in-game editor and scripts, and…
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+4.0
Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Players can choose different characters, routes, and versions (Japanese or US), with save states allowing control over…
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+4.0
Idle Spiral
Players have freedom to choose upgrades, strategies, and manage multiple layers of progression without strict routines.
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+4.0
Morimens
Players have freedom to choose characters, team compositions, and card modifications during runs, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Phoenotopia: Awakening
Players can freely explore a large overworld and choose their own pace and order for many areas and puzzles
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+4.0
POPULATION: ONE
Players have freedom to climb any surface, glide, build walls, and choose weapons and tactics, indicating high control…
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+4.0
Production Line : Car factory simulation
Players have significant control over factory layout, production line design, research choices, and pricing strategies…
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+4.0
Project Unknown
Players choose from multiple characters with unique abilities and can direct their own actions in cooperative ghost…
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+4.0
Rise of Legions
Players build their own decks by choosing cards and colors, and decide their own strategies and unit placements…
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+4.0
The Last Stand: Aftermath
Players choose their own paths on a roguelike map, select characters and weapons, and make strategic decisions during…
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