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Autonomy

Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)

+4 to +5 affinity

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Games where autonomy stands out from the other motivations.

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+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100

+4.0

Ascend to ZERO

2026 · 83/100

Players have freedom to choose characters, builds, and strategies including when to stop time and how to approach…
+4.0

Aurora Dusk: Steam Age

2019 · 83/100

Players control their own avatar and can customize AI behavior for companions, but NPC villagers act autonomously…
+4.0

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

2017 · 83/100

Players have control over fleet composition, ship positioning, and tactical decisions in battles with a WEGO system…
+4.0

Beat Hazard 3

2024 · 83/100

Players have freedom to choose music, customize ships, and explore galaxies with personal decisions.
+4.0

Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity

2019 · 83/100

Players can choose difficulty, explore secret paths, create custom levels with an in-game editor and scripts, and…
+4.0

Bootstrap Island

2026 · 83/100

Players have high freedom to explore, experiment with realistic survival mechanics, and make their own decisions…
+4.0

Can't Drive This

2021 · 83/100

Players have control over building the track or driving, making real-time decisions and reacting to random track pieces.
+4.0

Chaos Galaxy 2

2023 · 83/100

Players have extensive control over strategic decisions, faction choice, unit composition, diplomacy, and custom…
+4.0

Clatter

2018 · 83/100

Players have control over team composition, unit selection, and tactical decisions in matches, including managing…
+4.0

Contractors

2018 · 83/100

Players have freedom to choose loadouts, mods, and customize weapons extensively, indicating high control over actions…
+4.0

Crime Simulator

2025 · 83/100

Players have freedom to choose stealth or aggressive approaches, plan heists, and decide on upgrades and skills…
+4.0

Curse of the Dead Gods

2021 · 83/100

Players choose their own paths through procedurally generated dungeons and select weapons, relics, and upgrades…
+4.0

Cyber Shadow

2021 · 83/100

Players have control over their actions and decisions with a variety of unlockable abilities that change gameplay and…
+4.0

Dark PGT

2025 · 83/100

Players have full control over combat decisions and exploration in a nonlinear, unpredictable world without progression…
+4.0

Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today

2015 · 83/100

Players control the protagonist's actions freely in a point-and-click adventure style, exploring, combining items, and…
+4.0

Drop In - VR F2P

2020 · 83/100

Players have freedom to explore sandbox, choose game modes, and interact with environment with many mechanics like…
+4.0

Element4l

2013 · 83/100

Players freely switch between four elements to solve puzzles and navigate levels, requiring personal timing and…
+4.0

Evospace

2019 · 83/100

Players have freedom to choose different production paths and build complex factories with multiple energy types and…
+4.0

Executive Assault 2

2023 · 83/100

Players have high control over their actions, switching between RTS and FPS modes, commanding units directly or…
+4.0

Expeditions: Viking

2017 · 83/100

Players have freedom to create characters, choose dialogue options, and decide playstyle (diplomatic, aggressive…
+4.0

Field of Glory: Kingdoms

2024 · 83/100

Players have significant control over nation management, building choices, population allocation, and strategic…
+4.0

Five Nations

2021 · 83/100

Players have freedom to direct their own base building, unit control, and strategic decisions with multiple factions…
+4.0

FootLOL: Epic Soccer League

2014 · 83/100

Players do not control individual players directly but freely choose and deploy various power-ups and strategies to…
+4.0

Granblue Fantasy: Versus

2020 · 83/100

Players can customize controls, choose characters and playstyles freely, and decide between simple or technical inputs…

Same motivation, different experiences

Your way to play

Explore different sides of autonomy, grouped by what players enjoy.

Play style 01 Players have high freedom to explore the open world, choose characters, and decide how to approach combat and puzzles. Play style 02 Players have meaningful choices in character selection, equipment, pathing, and resource management, allowing high control over their actions and strategies. Play style 03 Players have freedom to choose characters, combos, and playstyles with a variety of mechanics and customization options. Play style 04 Players have freedom to choose how to move, solve puzzles, and explore with multiple approaches to tasks. Play style 05 Players have significant control over strategic decisions, resource allocation, unit movements, and tactical planning, requiring personal freedom and decision-making. Play style 06 Players have freedom to choose playstyle, builds, and approach to combat and exploration.

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A little more you

Mix in another motivation, or find an experience with less of something else.

Autonomy + Experimenting A strong dose of autonomy and experimenting in the same game. Autonomy + Growth A strong dose of autonomy and growth in the same game. Autonomy + Strategy A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.