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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 + Strategy
A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.
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SpaceChem
Players design their own unique solutions and control reactor programming and layout, showing high personal freedom and…
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+4.0
Wargame: Red Dragon
Players have extensive freedom to build custom decks and choose tactical approaches in large-scale battles.
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+4.0
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
Players have freedom to customize characters, choose stealth or combat approaches, and make strategic decisions in…
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+4.0
D&D Lords of Waterdeep
Players freely choose where to place workers each turn and which quests or buildings to pursue, allowing strategic…
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+4.0
Dicevaders
Players have significant control over dice manipulation, build pivoting, and strategic decisions each turn.
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+4.0
FOOTSIES Rollback Edition
Players have full control over movement and attacks with minimal mechanics, allowing freedom in decision-making despite…
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+4.0
Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
Players have significant control over squad composition, loadouts, mission approach (stealth, loud, tactical), and…
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+4.0
RAM: Random Access Mayhem
Players control multiple characters simultaneously and freely swap between them, requiring active decision-making and…
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+4.0
Shipwrecked 64
Players have freedom to explore, solve puzzles in nonlinear ways, and choose how to approach challenges with minimal…
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Players have high control over operator choice, tactics, and map strategies, enabling personal decision-making and…
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+4.0
7 Billion Humans
Players write their own code to control multiple workers in parallel, allowing freedom in problem-solving and…
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+4.0
Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't
Players have freedom to experiment with many builds, items, and characters, discovering synergies and mechanics largely…
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+4.0
Die in the Dungeon
Players have dramatic freedom in deck building and strategic decisions, including dice placement and upgrades, with…
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+4.0
Dogpile
Players have freedom to choose decks, cards, and dogtag upgrades, allowing personal strategy and decision-making.
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+4.0
Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
Players have extensive control over their pretender god design, nation choice, army composition, and strategic…
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+4.0
Duelists of Eden
Players can freely build and customize decks and choose characters, enabling personal control over playstyle and…
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+4.0
Legend of Grimrock 2
Players have freedom to explore a large open island with multiple paths and non-linear progression, choosing their own…
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+4.0
Lootun
Players have extensive control over character builds, gear customization, skill selection, and team management…
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+4.0
Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms
Players have freedom to choose factions, campaigns, and strategies; modding community enhances personal control.
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+4.0
Paint it Back
Players freely choose puzzles, difficulty levels, and can solve puzzles in any order with multiple modes and workshop…
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+4.0
Pharaoh + Cleopatra
Players have control over city building, resource management, and strategic decisions, including choosing military or…
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+4.0
Renowned Explorers: International Society
Players freely choose their team composition, expedition routes, and strategies, allowing significant control over…
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+4.0
Siralim Ultimate
Players have extensive freedom to customize teams, builds, and strategies with thousands of monsters, traits, spells…
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+4.0
Terraformental
Players make meaningful choices about which actions to take, routes to explore, and how to optimize loops, reflecting…
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