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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Players have freedom to choose how to move, solve puzzles, and explore with multiple approaches to tasks.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Lab Rat
Players have freedom to solve puzzles in multiple ways, can skip puzzles, and explore mechanics at their own pace.
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+4.0
KAMI
Players freely choose moves and strategies to solve puzzles without time pressure or forced routines.
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+4.0
Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1
Players have freedom to explore a wider area, experiment with different approaches and tactics, and solve puzzles in…
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+4.0
BETON BRUTAL
Players have freedom to choose routes, find shortcuts, and experiment with movement and mechanics, showing high control…
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+4.0
Monument Valley 2
Players freely manipulate the environment and control one or two characters to solve puzzles, allowing personal…
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+5.0
Draw a Stickman: EPIC
Players create and redraw their own character and friend, freely drawing tools and objects to solve puzzles, indicating…
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+4.0
Petal Crash
Players have freedom to choose characters, modes, and create/share puzzles, indicating high control over actions and…
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+4.0
Puzzle Dimension
Players have full control over their moves and decisions, planning routes and strategies to solve puzzles.
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+4.0
Sephonie
Players have control over complex platforming moves and puzzle solving, with options to customize difficulty and…
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+4.0
inbento
Players freely choose how to place, rotate, swap, and manipulate pieces to solve puzzles without timers or forced…
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+4.0
Bionic Bay
Players have control over precise platforming, movement, and puzzle-solving with multiple unique abilities, allowing…
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+4.0
Loco Motive
Players control multiple characters and make decisions on puzzle solving and dialogue, with freedom to explore and use…
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+4.0
Shipwrecked 64
Players have freedom to explore, solve puzzles in nonlinear ways, and choose how to approach challenges with minimal…
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+4.0
We Were Here Too
Players have control over their actions and decisions, including choosing roles and solving puzzles cooperatively with…
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The game offers enormous player freedom with multiple ways to solve puzzles, explore, and approach combat using new…
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+4.0
Samsara Room
Players freely explore the room, interact with objects, and solve puzzles at their own pace with no fixed routines.
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+4.0
Hourglass
Players have freedom to explore puzzles and solve them in various orders, with some ability to experiment with…
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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
Linelith
Players freely explore puzzles and discover rules without handholding or explicit instructions, allowing self-directed…
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+4.0
The Room 4: Old Sins
Players freely explore and interact with puzzles and objects in a non-linear manner, choosing their own approach to…
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+4.0
ElecHead
Players have freedom to experiment with mechanics and solve puzzles in multiple ways; the game encourages creative…
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+4.0
Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood
Players have control over exploration, puzzle solving, and choice of difficulty; linear story but with freedom in…
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+4.0
Mizi NO!
Players freely choose how to manipulate puzzle pieces with multiple control options and hints, allowing personal pacing…
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+4.0
Chants of Sennaar
Players freely explore the tower, decipher languages at their own pace, and solve puzzles with multiple approaches…
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