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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Focused on autonomy
Games where autonomy stands out from the other motivations.
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Guild Wars 2®
Players can choose their own pace, activities, and play style with no forced routines or mandatory grinding.
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+4.0
Hearthstone
Players have freedom to build and customize decks, choose heroes and strategies, and adapt to shifting metagames.
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+4.0
Hob
Players explore a semi-open world with freedom to choose paths and solve puzzles in various orders, with minimal…
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+4.0
Hyper Dash
Players have control over movement style combining joystick, teleportation dash, and rail grinding, allowing freedom in…
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+4.0
INFRA
Players freely explore large, detailed environments with multiple paths and optional puzzles, allowing self-directed…
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+4.0
Jetborne Racing
Players have control over flight maneuvers, choice of maps, and customization of controls including HOTAS and VR…
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+4.0
Little-Known Galaxy
Players have freedom to explore planets, manage farming and crafting, and make decisions about resource allocation and…
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+4.0
Mainframe Defenders
Players have freedom to customize mechs, choose missions, and build unique squads with various equipment and upgrades.
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+4.0
MEATGRINDER
Players have freedom to move, choose weapons, and use grappling hook for dynamic repositioning, encouraging personal…
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+4.0
Mining Merchant
Players have freedom to choose mining areas, crafting items, and shop upgrades; gameplay allows self-directed pacing…
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+4.0
Mortal Glory 2
Players have significant control over team composition, skill builds, and path choices on the roguelike map, enabling…
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+4.0
Music Racer
Players can choose any song from local files or YouTube, select cars and tracks freely, and customize vehicles…
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+4.0
Nihilumbra
Players control the character's actions freely, using different colors to solve puzzles and progress, indicating high…
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+4.0
Nitro Kid
Players have meaningful choices in deck building, character selection, and path progression, allowing control over…
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+4.0
Notanote
Players can press any key to hit notes, allowing freedom in input choice and playstyle.
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+4.0
Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Players have freedom to choose strategies, manage resources, and customize victory conditions, with multiple factions…
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+4.0
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Players can choose from a large roster of unique characters with distinct fighting styles and freely explore story and…
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+4.0
Pibcremental
Players have freedom to choose prestige tree talents, assign Pibs to buildings, and switch strategies; some…
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+4.0
Populous™: The Beginning
Players directly control the shaman and make strategic decisions, including terrain manipulation and spellcasting…
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+4.0
Portal Dungeon
Players have freedom to choose characters, skins, skill upgrades, and paths through levels, allowing diverse playstyles…
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+4.0
Primal Planet
Players freely explore the world, choose skill upgrades, and craft items with minimal handholding, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Ratopia
Players control a single avatar (the queen rat) directly and can intervene in colony tasks, combining indirect colony…
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Ratropolis
Players can choose different leaders with unique decks and strategies, make decisions on card selection, building…
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+4.0
Regiments
Players command platoons and task forces with freedom to plan tactics and customize forces, with less micromanagement…
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