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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Autonomy + Growth
A strong dose of autonomy and growth in the same game.
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+4.0
Gravity Field
Players have freedom to explore gravity mechanics and solve puzzles in multiple ways, including non-standard solutions…
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+4.0
Grimlord
Players can customize weapons, respec skill trees freely, and choose playstyles including melee, ranged, and magic.
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+4.0
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
Players have significant control over base building, officer skill trees, ship loadouts, and strategic decisions.
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+4.0
IDUN - Frontline Survival
Players can freely move and reposition turrets and heroes dynamically during missions, choose loadouts and upgrade…
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+4.0
MEMORIAPOLIS
Players direct city growth by placing key buildings but city expands organically with limited direct control over roads…
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+4.0
Pharaoh™: A New Era
Players have control over city building, resource management, and strategic decisions with some new gameplay toggles…
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+4.0
Pixel Starships
Players have significant control over ship layout, crew training, and AI programming, allowing personal strategic…
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+4.0
Railroad Tycoon 3
Players have extensive control over railroad building, business decisions, stock market actions, and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Rolled Out!
Players have freedom to choose levels, create custom stages, and experiment with different mechanics and camera…
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+4.0
The Iron Oath
Players manage their mercenary company with freedom to customize characters, choose quests, and adjust difficulty…
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+4.0
WASTED
Players choose their own actions, manage inventory, and decide risk vs reward in dungeon runs; some forced pacing but…
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+4.0
Air Defender
Players have significant control over aircraft orders, interception strategies, and resource deployment, though some UI…
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+4.0
Autonauts vs Piratebots
Players program bots with custom logic and can direct their own actions, showing high control over gameplay.
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+4.0
Bridge Constructor
Players freely design their own bridges within budget and material constraints, allowing creative problem solving and…
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+4.0
Car Mechanic Simulator
Players have freedom to choose jobs, cars to repair, and how to approach repairs with a large skill tree and upgrade…
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+4.0
Final Factory
Players have high control over factory design, modular station building, and logistics setup, allowing personal freedom…
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+4.0
Forgotten Mines
Players have freedom to choose classes, gear, and tactical moves each turn, with many options for team composition and…
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+4.0
Hades' Star
Players have freedom to customize ships, choose play styles, and manage their star system at their own pace.
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+4.0
Huaxia: Warring States
Players have extensive freedom in character creation, skill development, and playstyle choices, including combat and…
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+4.0
IGTAP: an Incremental Game That's Also a Platformer
Players have significant control over their actions, choosing how to optimize platforming routes and progression paths…
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+4.0
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Players have freedom to explore the open world, choose quests and playstyle, and customize abilities and gear.
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+4.0
Lootbound
Players freely choose characters, builds, item placements, and risk levels in dice rolls, enabling personal control…
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+4.0
Mad Tower Tycoon
Players can freely design and build their tower up to 100 floors with various room types and layouts, choosing their…
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+4.0
Magic Rune Stone
Players have freedom to choose characters, skills, equipment, and build synergies; decision-making is emphasized in run…
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