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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Newer releases, in the order selected for this motivation.
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Methods: The Canada Files
Players choose which detective's investigative method to apply, directing their own reasoning and decisions.
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The Walking Trade
Players have control over shop layout, staff assignments, scavenging missions, and combat decisions, allowing personal…
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DYSPLACED
Players can freely explore multiple worlds, build bases anywhere, and choose their progression path with crafting and…
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Here Comes The Swarm
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, deity, build orders, and customize loadouts each run, enabling personal…
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+4.0
Marathon
Players have freedom to choose shells (classes), weapons, loadouts, and playstyles with strategic decision-making in…
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Desynced
Players have extensive control over programming behaviors and customizing units/buildings, enabling personal freedom in…
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Machine Mind
Players have freedom to design and customize vehicles and assign roles to bots, but some constraints and UI issues…
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Homura Hime
Players have control over combos, parrying, skill loadouts, and combat style, with some freedom in exploration and…
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+4.0
The Succession of Changing Kings
Players have freedom to make strategic decisions affecting kingdom's fate, balancing factions and resources.
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Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
Players have freedom to choose builds, spells, and which enemies to possess, plus base building customization.
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Card Cultivation
Players have freedom to choose cultivation paths, weapon classes, elemental types, and build strategies with many…
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Esoteric Ebb
Players have freedom to choose character builds, dialogue options, and explore the world at their own pace with…
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Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered
Players have control over camera modes (fixed or free), character skins, and can toggle many visual and gameplay…
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DrainSim
Players have freedom to choose tools, strategies, and order of actions to solve water drainage puzzles.
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Eternal Afternoon
Players have freedom to explore the neighborhood, choose how to spend the limited time, and decide which secrets or…
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The Legend of Khiimori
Players have freedom to plan routes, manage horse care, and explore at their own pace without forced linear progression.
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Scott Pilgrim EX
Players can freely explore an open-ish world, choose from multiple characters with unique movesets, and customize…
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Rotwood
Players have freedom to choose weapons, gear, and upgrades during runs and customize characters; combat requires…
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DRACU-RIOT!
Players make choices that affect story routes and endings, with a flowchart system enabling non-linear navigation and…
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Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Players have freedom to move buildings freely and redesign layouts, but some fixed elements like avalanche spots and no…
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Resident Evil Requiem
Players can choose between two distinct characters with different gameplay styles and perspectives, and have freedom in…
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New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering
Players control each limb individually and manage body positioning freely, allowing high personal control over climbing…
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Dice A Million
Players have significant control over dice and ring combinations, build strategies, and spending decisions, allowing…
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They Killed Your Cat
Players have significant control over manual mechanics like breathing, blinking, reloading, and movement, with options…
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