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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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qop
Players freely choose moves and plan sequences to solve puzzles, emphasizing personal decision-making.
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+4.0
TransPlan
Players freely decide how to manipulate pins, erasers, and objects to solve puzzles with multiple possible solutions.
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+4.0
Unmechanical
Players freely explore and solve puzzles with minimal hand-holding, choosing their own approach to challenges.
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+5.0
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Players have full control over individual units including manual aiming, inventory management, and direct control of…
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+5.0
Nauticrawl
Players must figure out how to operate the complex machine entirely on their own through trial and error, with no…
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+4.0
100 hidden mushrooms
Players freely explore a large static image at their own pace to find mushrooms, with no imposed time limits or forced…
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+4.0
Help Me Remember, Satori-sama!
Players direct their own questioning strategy and decide when to use mind-reading ability, showing strong control over…
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+4.0
Linked
Players freely decide how to connect lines and solve puzzles without pressure or forced routines.
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+5.0
My Garage
Players have full freedom to choose how to repair, upgrade, and customize cars, with sandbox style gameplay and no…
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+4.0
Catlateral Damage
Players control a cat freely to knock objects over and explore levels with no fixed routines, enabling personal freedom…
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+4.0
My Friend Stalin
Players can customize Stalin's appearance, dance moves, and position on the desktop, indicating control over their…
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+5.0
Space Engineers
Players have full freedom to design, build, and control their own ships, bases, and strategies in an open sandbox…
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+5.0
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Players have full freedom to choose daily activities, explore the open world, and decide how to spend time without…
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+4.0
Food Processing Simulator
Players have significant control over factory layout, production lines, and optimization strategies, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Spark the Electric Jester 2
Players have freedom to choose paths, explore levels, and decide whether to engage in combat or speed through stages.
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+4.0
THE IMPOSSIBLE
Players have control over moving the cube through complex, non-intuitive paths requiring personal planning and…
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+4.0
Unfair Flips
Players manually flip the coin each time and choose upgrade purchase order, allowing control over actions within the…
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+4.0
Wanba Warriors
Players have control over character choice, movement, and combat style with a unique stamina and mindgame system…
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+5.0
RetroSpace
Players have extensive freedom to choose their approach, explore multiple routes, and solve problems creatively without…
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+5.0
Voxel Turf
Players have extensive freedom to build, choose playstyles, and direct their own actions in an open sandbox.
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+4.0
5050
Players freely choose bet amounts and decide when to play or stop, reflecting personal control over actions.
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+4.0
Bejeweled Deluxe
Players freely choose moves and strategies in a simple match-3 gameplay without forced routines.
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+4.0
The Turing Test
Players control Ava directly, solving puzzles with freedom to explore and piece together story elements; gameplay…
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+5.0
Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
Kinetic visual novel with no player choices, but players can choose the order of story branches, reflecting some…
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