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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong autonomy score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Phasmophobia
Players have freedom to choose equipment, strategies, and roles during investigations, allowing personal…
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+4.0
VPet-Simulator
Players can direct the pet's actions, choose activities like work, play, study, and customize interactions, showing…
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+4.0
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Players have freedom to choose their own farming priorities, social interactions, and daily activities with no strict…
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+4.0
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
The game offers non-linear middle sections and freedom to explore multiple islands and puzzle paths, allowing players…
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+4.0
Celeste
Players have full control over precise platforming actions and decisions, with optional assist mode for less challenge.
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+4.0
Inscryption
Players have significant control over deck-building choices, strategies, and exploration within the cabin and puzzles…
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+4.0
Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Players control three characters individually or together, making strategic decisions about who to move and when…
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+4.0
PEAK
Players have freedom to choose paths, manage stamina, use items creatively, and coordinate with friends.
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
Players have freedom to choose factions, strategies, and modded content, enabling personal control over gameplay…
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+4.0
Chaos Zero Nightmare
Players have significant control over deck building, character synergies, and strategic decisions during runs, with…
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+4.0
Day of the Tentacle
Players can freely switch between three characters and decide how to use items across time periods, enabling personal…
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+4.0
GoldenEye 007
Players can choose their approach in missions, using stealth or aggression, and select different weapons and tactics.
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+4.0
Hearthstone
Players have freedom to build and customize decks, choose heroes and strategies, and adapt to shifting metagames.
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+4.0
Kirby Air Riders
Players have significant control over their actions, including choosing riders, machines, and customizing builds, with…
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+4.0
Shadow of the Colossus
Players have freedom to explore the vast world and independently discover how to defeat each colossus with minimal…
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+4.0
StarCraft
Players have significant control over their strategies, unit compositions, and expansions, reflecting high autonomy in…
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+4.0
The Amazing Digital Dating Sim
Players make meaningful dialogue choices that influence relationships and narrative outcomes, directing their own path…
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+4.0
Broforce
Players have freedom to use a variety of characters with unique skills and decide how to approach levels, though…
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+4.0
Dyson Sphere Program
Players have high control over factory design, logistics, and expansion across planets and star systems, with freedom…
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+4.0
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Players have freedom to explore the open world in non-linear order, choose abilities to equip, and decide how to…
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+4.0
The Walking Dead
Players make meaningful choices that affect story progression and character relationships, though within a mostly…
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+4.0
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Players have freedom to explore, gather ingredients, choose recipes, and customize dishes for customers, with time…
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+4.0
Valheim
Players have high freedom to choose playstyle, build anywhere, explore at own pace, and adjust world settings.
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+4.0
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Players have freedom to choose civilizations, strategies, and customize gameplay with mods and settings.
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