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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Players have meaningful choices in character selection, equipment, pathing, and resource management, allowing high control over their actions and strategies.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
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+4.0
The Testing Chamber
Players make meaningful choices and explore the world freely, reflecting personal decisions rather than following…
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+4.0
Tokyo Dark
Players make meaningful choices that affect story outcomes and character stats, with no save/load during first…
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+4.0
Mesmalie
Players have freedom to explore, make choices that affect story branches, and experiment with magic on many objects…
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+4.0
Heart Fragment
Players have many meaningful choices that shape the protagonist's personality and influence the story, allowing…
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+4.0
Curious Expedition 2
Players have control over expedition planning, party composition, equipment, and strategic decisions during exploration…
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+4.0
Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
Players have control over their strategic decisions and timing; game is easy to learn but hard to master, allowing…
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+5.0
The Sims™ 3
Players have full control over their Sims' actions, decisions, and life paths, including building, relationships…
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+4.0
Life is Strange: True Colors
Players have control over choices that affect relationships and story nuances, with freedom to explore the town and…
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+4.0
Monster Loves You!
Players make numerous meaningful choices that shape their monster's personality and story, indicating high personal…
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+4.0
Metal Slug Anthology
Players have control over character choice, difficulty settings, continues, and can save progress at any point…
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+4.0
Flywrench
Players have precise control over movement and color-changing mechanics, enabling direct influence on actions and…
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+4.0
This Bed We Made
Players have meaningful choices affecting story outcomes and character interactions, with freedom to explore rooms and…
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+4.0
Death Live
Players mainly read and make occasional narrative choices, reflecting personal freedom in interpreting the story but…
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+4.0
Sacred Fire: A Role Playing Game
Players have significant freedom to shape their character's personality, make meaningful choices, and influence story…
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+4.0
Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
Players can choose character traits and make meaningful dialogue and story decisions that affect outcomes.
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+4.0
Clustertruck
Players have control over jumps, movement in air, and choice of abilities; gameplay encourages creative approaches and…
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+4.0
Burnhouse Lane
Players have freedom to make meaningful choices affecting story and endings, with varied dialogue options and…
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+4.0
Game Dev Tycoon
Players have significant control over game development decisions, including genre, topic, platform, and resource…
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+4.0
MiSide
Players explore a nonlinear story with multiple endings, mini-games, and choices, indicating high personal control and…
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+4.0
SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Players choose from multiple characters and make decisions that affect survival and story progression, with no manual…
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+4.0
Chrono Cross
Players have significant freedom in party composition, character recruitment, and strategic combat decisions, with…
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+4.0
DunHero
Players can choose from multiple characters and builds, experiment with items and stats, and decide their own…
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+4.0
Hidden Deep
Players control multiple characters with distinct skills and can switch between them, plan actions, and use various…
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+4.0
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Players have significant control over the order in which they explore narrative threads and choose when to engage in…
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