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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Focused on autonomy
Games where autonomy stands out from the other motivations.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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Sacrifice
Players have freedom to choose gods, spells, units, and mission paths, enabling personal decision-making and multiple…
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+4.0
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Players have freedom to choose how to farm rice, manage resources, select combat skills, and explore at their own pace.
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+4.0
Shadow Warrior
Players have freedom to choose weapons, upgrade skills, and explore levels with secrets, supporting personal control…
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+4.0
Sinner Maker
Players have freedom to create custom characters and assign tasks, but some game mechanics and routines limit full…
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+4.0
SKYE
Players can freely fly around the island, choose to do quests or just explore at their own pace.
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+4.0
Sora
Players can customize weapon loadouts and choose their own playstyle with three weapon slots and various strategies.
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+4.0
Stilt Fella
Players have full control over complex stilt movements and must master unique physics-based controls to progress.
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+4.0
Streets of Rage 4
Players can choose from a large roster of characters with unique fighting styles and customize movesets, allowing…
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+4.0
Suzerain
Players have significant control over political decisions and direction of the country, shaping ideology and policies.
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+4.0
Synth Riders
Players have freedom to choose play style, customize settings, and freely move their body to hit notes, enabling…
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+4.0
Tanuki Sunset
Players have freedom to choose gear, customize outfits, and decide their own pace and style of play.
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+4.0
The Coin Game
Players have freedom to explore an open world, choose activities, and decide how to spend money and time.
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+4.0
The Dig®
Players explore and solve puzzles freely in a non-linear alien environment with multiple endings.
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+4.0
The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator
Players have high freedom to design and build any structure with physics-based mechanics and sandbox mode.
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+4.0
The Evil Within 2
Players can explore semi-open world areas freely, choose stealth or combat approaches, and upgrade skills and weapons…
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+4.0
The Karters 2: Turbo Charged
Players can freely choose characters, karts, tracks, and create or use mods, showing high control over gameplay…
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak
Players have freedom in combat style choice (action or turn-based), character builds, and moral alignment decisions…
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+4.0
THE LONGING
Players have freedom to explore caves, choose how to spend time, and decide endings; no forced routines.
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+4.0
The Magic Circle
Players have significant freedom to manipulate game objects and creatures, editing their properties and creating unique…
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+4.0
The Monster Breeder
Players have significant control over breeding choices, equipment, training, and fight selection, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Thief Gold (1999)
Players have high control over their actions and decisions, choosing stealth approaches, paths, and tactics freely in…
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+4.0
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Players have freedom to manipulate the environment in multiple ways (cutting, pulling, pushing) to solve puzzles…
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+4.0
Touhou Kinjoukyou ~ Fossilized Wonders.
Players can customize shot types with different stones, mixing and matching to create unique builds, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Triple Town
Players freely choose where to place tiles and plan their moves strategically, allowing control over game actions.
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