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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Newer releases, in the order selected for this motivation.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
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Thrifty Business
Players have freedom to organize and decorate their store as they wish, choose events, and decide how to stock items.
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+4.0
Dwarf Eats Mountain
Players have meaningful choices in upgrades, strategies, and resource management, encouraging experimentation and…
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+4.0
Gold Gold Adventure Gold
Players indirectly control heroes by issuing quests and managing the town, with some direct influence via spells and…
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+4.0
Steel Artery: Train City Builder
Players have indirect control over citizens who act autonomously, choosing jobs and actions based on incentives…
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+5.0
The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot
Players have freedom to choose playstyle (melee, stealth, magic) and solve encounters in multiple ways with sandbox…
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+4.0
Neophyte
Players actively control movement and spell casting, choosing spells and emblems each run, allowing for meaningful…
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+4.0
Shattered Divinities
Players have freedom to explore non-linear maps, choose difficulty settings dynamically, and customize combat builds…
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+4.0
Down with the Ship
Players have high freedom to customize ships, choose captains, trinkets, and build strategies with meaningful decisions.
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+4.0
Blades of Fire
Players have freedom to craft and customize weapons extensively, choose combat styles and approaches, and explore a…
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+4.0
Hotel Architect
Players have freedom to design hotel layouts, customize rooms, choose staff and menu options, and manage upgrades…
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+4.0
Food Processing Simulator
Players have significant control over factory layout, production lines, and optimization strategies, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Rogue Command
Players choose their own units, upgrades, and strategies each run with randomized options, allowing high personal…
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+4.0
Subnautica 2
Players have significant freedom in exploration and base building.
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+4.0
TOHOTOPIA
Players have freedom to choose factions, heroes, strategies, and form alliances; gameplay supports experimentation and…
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+4.0
Dark Light: Survivor
Players can switch camera perspectives freely and choose different characters and playstyles, indicating high control…
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+4.0
MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
Players have freedom to explore the maze, choose their own strategies for survival and combat, and decide how to gather…
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+4.0
Space Haven
Players have significant freedom in ship design, crew management, and decision-making, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Vultures - Scavengers of Death
Players have meaningful control over tactical decisions, positioning, and resource management in turn-based combat and…
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+4.0
Sill Cats
Cats act independently with unpredictable behavior; player has minimal direct control but can influence via clicks.
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+4.0
CaseCracker3
Players have significant control over investigation process, choosing which clues to search, whom to question, and how…
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+4.0
NITRO GEN OMEGA
Players have freedom to customize pilots, mechs, and choose missions; open world exploration and emergent narrative…
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+4.0
Cheap Car Repair: Welcome to Nowhere
Players have freedom to choose how to repair cars, including using improvised parts and shortcuts, reflecting high…
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+4.0
Don't Panic! It is Just Turbulence
Players have distinct roles with freedom to communicate and decide actions under pressure, emphasizing personal…
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+4.0
Farm to Table
Players have freedom to customize their restaurant, choose crops, recipes, and manage staff and layout with personal…
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