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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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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Sorry We're Closed
Players make consequential choices affecting story outcomes and character relationships, indicating strong control over…
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+4.0
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
Players freely choose how to solve puzzles, customize their rat and home, and adjust difficulty and UI settings.
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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
STUNTBOOST
Players have freedom to choose routes, experiment with shortcuts, and create personal challenges, emphasizing control…
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+4.0
Submachine: Legacy
Players freely explore a large interconnected world, solve puzzles at their own pace, and choose their own path through…
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+4.0
Tactical Breach Wizards
Players have freedom to choose actions each turn and can rewind moves unlimited times before committing, enabling…
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+4.0
The Artisan of Glimmith
Players freely choose which puzzles to solve and in what order, with optional puzzles and no forced linear progression.
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Players have freedom to choose party members and customize orbment setups, allowing personal fighting styles and…
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
Players have significant control over character builds and combat strategies, including Master Quartz customization and…
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+4.0
The Warrior
Players control multiple distinct characters with unique abilities, requiring adaptation and decision-making rather…
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+4.0
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection
Players have full control over their moves and decisions in each solitaire variant, with no forced routines or scripted…
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+4.0
Theta and Paralldox on Worldlines
Players have high control over puzzle solving approaches and can skip puzzles or try different orders, encouraging…
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+4.0
Thrifty Business
Players have freedom to organize and decorate their store as they wish, choose events, and decide how to stock items.
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+4.0
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Players have freedom to create units, design battles, and choose how to play without strict constraints.
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+4.0
Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith.
Players can choose characters, shot types, and develop personal strategies including bomb usage and power management…
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+4.0
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
Players have control over game modes (Pointdevice or Legacy) and character choice, allowing self-directed play and…
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+4.0
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.
Players have freedom to choose cards and customize their runs, creating unique playstyles and strategies.
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+4.0
Vampire Survivors
Players control movement freely while attacks and upgrades happen automatically, allowing personal decision-making on…
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+4.0
VIVIDLOPE
Players can freely choose characters with different abilities and decide their own playstyle, including difficulty and…
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+4.0
Volcano Princess
Players have freedom to direct daughter's growth, choose activities, classes, and relationships with many options and…
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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
White Knuckle
Players have high control over climbing mechanics, route choices, item usage, and movement strategies, supporting…
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+4.0
Wobbledogs
Players have high control over breeding, feeding, and customizing dogs, directing their evolution and care.
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+4.0
東方眠世界 ~ Wonderful Waking World
Players can choose from three characters with different shot types and freely route stages optimally, indicating high…
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