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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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Sand:box
Players have freedom to experiment with materials and create their own scenarios without strict constraints.
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Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Players have freedom to choose missions, explore open world, and develop character skills with multiple upgrade paths
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+4.0
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
Players have freedom to explore levels, choose how to collect items and approach challenges with some optional skill…
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+4.0
Squirreled Away
Players can freely explore, choose where to build, and progress at their own pace with crafting and quest completion.
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+4.0
Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
Players direct their own deductions by combining clues and making choices affecting case outcomes; some linearity but…
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™
Players have significant freedom to make moral choices, influence companions, and decide quest approaches, reflecting…
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+4.0
Starstruck: Hands of Time
Players have freedom to explore, interact with characters and objects, choose difficulty, and even use different…
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+4.0
SteamWorld Dig
Players freely choose where and how to dig, explore optional caves, and decide upgrade paths.
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+4.0
Super Meat Boy
Players have full control over precise movements and decisions, mastering timing and jumps; no randomness or forced…
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+4.0
SuperTux
Players have freedom to explore levels, use power-ups, and create custom levels with a powerful level editor.
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+4.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Players can choose from multiple characters with distinct movesets and have freedom in combat style and progression.
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+4.0
Tenebris Somnia
Players explore environments, solve puzzles, and make decisions about combat and progression with minimal handholding.
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+4.0
The Alto Collection
Players have control over timing and execution of jumps and tricks, with multiple characters offering unique abilities…
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+4.0
The Dream Of A Cockspur
Players have freedom to explore, investigate, and make narrative choices affecting endings, reflecting control over…
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+4.0
The End Is Nigh
Players can explore interconnected levels, choose paths, and discover secrets at their own pace, indicating high…
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+4.0
The Ranch of Rivershine
Players have freedom to choose activities such as breeding, training, competing, exploring, and ranch management at…
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+4.0
This War of Mine
Players make meaningful decisions about scavenging, resource management, and moral choices, directing their own…
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+4.0
Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
Players have freedom to explore the open world, choose activities, and approach quests at their own pace without…
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+4.0
Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
Players have freedom to make moral choices affecting story and endings, allowing self-directed decisions.
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+4.0
Turbo Dismount™
Players can freely customize characters, vehicles, maps, and obstacle placement, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Players act as trainers making strategic decisions on training, skills, and race tactics, showing high personal control…
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+4.0
Vengeful Rites
Players have freedom to choose combat style (melee, magic, archery), skill trees, and approach to puzzles and…
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+4.0
Viewfinder
Players have freedom to experiment with the unique camera mechanic and solve puzzles in multiple ways, encouraging…
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+4.0
VOIN
Players have freedom to explore large open maps, customize builds, adjust difficulty settings, and choose playstyles.
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