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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.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Pesterquest
Players make choices that affect friendship outcomes and explore multiple endings, indicating control over actions.
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+4.0
Pirate's Gambit
Players have significant control over deck-building, dice selection, rerolls, and movement choices, allowing strategic…
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+4.0
Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition
Players can choose from over 100 character variants and multiple classes, customize characters and backyard areas, and…
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+4.0
Plastic Battlegrounds
Players can freely choose weapons, factions, spawn units, and create custom battle scenarios with sandbox mode and big…
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+4.0
Project Heartbeat
Players have significant control over gameplay style, chart creation, and customization, with an emphasis on personal…
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+4.0
Risk of Rain Returns
Players have freedom to choose characters, abilities, and playstyle; also options to toggle new content on/off.
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+4.0
RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack
Players have extensive freedom to design and manage their own parks, build custom roller coasters, and set prices…
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+4.0
Root
Players have freedom to choose factions with unique mechanics and strategies, allowing control over their playstyle.
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+4.0
S-mail
Players choose how to respond to emails, influencing the emotional tone and direction of the story, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
Players can freely choose weapons, customize HUD, select difficulty, and explore large open levels with secrets and…
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+4.0
Serious Sam II
Players have freedom to choose weapons, explore secrets, and use vehicles; gameplay supports varied approaches.
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+4.0
Shadow Corridor
Players have freedom to explore randomly generated mazes, choose how to use items and tactics to evade enemies, and…
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+4.0
Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Players have freedom to explore a large interconnected map and choose how to use transformations and monster cards…
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+4.0
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Players can freely choose transformations and upgrades, explore levels with backtracking, and decide play style.
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+4.0
Skulls of the Shogun
Players have freedom to move units within a radius and choose strategic actions each turn, allowing personal decision…
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+4.0
Slice of Sea
Players freely explore a large open world with many puzzles and areas to discover, choosing their own path and actions.
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+4.0
Solar Ash
Players have freedom to explore and choose how to traverse environments and approach challenges, with some linear…
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+4.0
Soundodger+
Players have freedom to choose songs, create and share custom levels, and control gameplay pace with slow motion.
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+4.0
Starcom: Nexus
Players have freedom to build and customize their own ships, choose exploration paths, and make decisions in quests…
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+4.0
Super Auto Pets
Players have freedom to choose pets, build teams, and decide strategies each round with many viable options and pivots.
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+4.0
Tallowmere
Players have freedom to choose weapons and tactics, and must adapt to random dungeon layouts and loot; gameplay…
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+4.0
Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
Players act as admirals giving broad orders and managing strategies rather than direct control of units; high personal…
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+4.0
The Floor Above
Players have control over their actions such as rotating the chair, blinking to verify anomalies, and choosing buttons…
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+4.0
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Players have freedom to explore the world, solve puzzles in multiple ways, and choose when to engage in side quests and…
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