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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Games where autonomy stands out from the other motivations.
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+4.0
Unalive
Players have full control over movement, shooting, dodging, and decision-making in procedurally generated runs with no…
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+4.0
Urban Chaos
Players have freedom to explore semi-open city areas and approach missions in multiple ways, emphasizing player agency…
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+4.0
Age of Clicks
Players have freedom to manage economy, diplomacy, and warfare with many adjustable sliders and manual controls, though…
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+4.0
Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China
Players can choose different planes, missions, and modes including campaign, dogfight, free flight, and multiplayer…
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+4.0
Last Room
Players have freedom to explore rooms, solve puzzles in multiple ways, and experiment with mechanics.
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+4.0
Lawgivers II
Players control individual politicians and parties with many decisions and actions, though some mechanics limit freedom…
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+4.0
Loot River
Players have control over both character actions and the unique platform-moving mechanic, allowing strategic…
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+4.0
Monster Truck Championship
Players have control over vehicle handling, tuning, and customization, allowing personal driving style and decisions.
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+4.0
Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021
Players can freely choose jobs, customize workshop layout, and decide repair order, showing high autonomy.
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+4.0
Professional Ship Simulator
Players have freedom to choose ships, plot courses, steer manually or use autopilot, and explore open world maps with…
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+4.0
Hole.io
Players control the hole's movement freely and choose their own strategies for growth and consumption.
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+4.0
Frogger
Players control Frogger's movements directly with simple directional inputs, making moment-to-moment decisions to…
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+4.0
Zuma
Players control the frog's aiming and shooting freely, deciding when and where to shoot balls.
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+4.0
Car Manufacture
Players have significant control over factory layout, production lines, research paths, and pricing decisions, though…
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+4.0
NHL 95
Players have significant control over team management, trades, player creation, and in-game actions, allowing personal…
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+5.0
Soul's Remnant
Classless progression system with free respecs and multiple loadouts allows players full control over character…
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+4.0
Dan the Man
Players have freedom to choose characters, explore levels, and customize their playstyle with upgrades and weapons.
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+4.0
Life Beetle
Players have control over their beetle's movement and actions in a minimalist, open-ended environment without tutorials…
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+4.0
Akinator
Players freely choose any character or object to think of, directing the flow of the game through their answers.
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+4.0
Shadow the Hedgehog
Players have significant freedom to choose missions and story paths, influencing level progression and endings.
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+4.0
Crosswords
Players freely choose puzzles, difficulty levels, and play style (solo, multiplayer, cooperative, competitive).
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+4.0
Guimo
Players have control over movement, combat, and issuing commands to Eggy robot sidekicks, allowing freedom in how to…
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+4.0
Monkey Ropes
Players control two monkeys tied by a rope and must time jumps and swings precisely, allowing significant personal…
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+5.0
Avatar World
Players have complete freedom to create avatars, build homes, explore multiple worlds, and roleplay without fixed…
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