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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Autonomy + Strategy
A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.
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Thief II: The Metal Age
Players have great freedom to choose their approach, explore multiple paths, and use various tools creatively.
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+5.0
Pillars of Eternity
Players have extensive freedom in character creation, party composition, and decision making that affects story and…
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+5.0
Horizon's Gate
Players have full freedom to explore the open world, choose factions, build fleets, customize characters and classes…
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+5.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold
Players have full control over squad composition, loadouts, and detailed mission planning, allowing personal freedom in…
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+5.0
My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
Players have total freedom to customize cards by adding, removing, and rearranging stickers, allowing full control over…
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+5.0
UnReal World
Players have full freedom to choose their actions, survival strategies, and playstyle in an open world without fixed…
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+5.0
Vault of the Void
Players have extensive control over deck building, can swap cards between backpack and deck between fights, plan routes…
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+5.0
Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms
Highly flexible gameplay with player agency to shape history, choose roles, and influence events.
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+5.0
Uplink
Players have full freedom to choose missions, methods, and strategies with no fixed questlines.
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+5.0
Spellmasons
Players have full freedom to create and combine spells in any way they want, with no fixed routines.
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+5.0
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®
Players have full control over squad composition, loadouts, and tactical decisions, allowing for personal freedom and…
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+5.0
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Players have extensive control over nations' political, military, and economic decisions, including alternate history…
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+5.0
Men of War™
Players have extensive control over individual units, including direct control of soldiers and vehicles, inventory…
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+5.0
Rift Wizard
Players have full access to all spells and skills from the start and can freely choose their build and path through…
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+5.0
Grey Hack
Players have full freedom to choose their own actions, create scripts, and set personal goals in a sandbox environment.
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+5.0
Istrolid
Players have full control over ship design, fleet composition, and tactical decisions in battles, enabling high…
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+5.0
Fire Pro Wrestling World
Players have extensive freedom to create wrestlers, movesets, AI logic, and promotions, directing their own wrestling…
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+5.0
Stationeers
Players have full control over building, engineering, programming, and survival strategies with no hand-holding or…
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+5.0
Warzone 2100
Players have full control over unit design, strategy, and tactics, including detailed unit AI customization and…
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+5.0
Majesty Gold HD
Players have no direct control over heroes; they act autonomously and players influence them only indirectly via…
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+5.0
Ctrl Alt Ego
Players have extensive freedom to choose how to solve puzzles and approach situations, with multiple viable strategies…
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+5.0
The Witness
Players have full freedom to explore the island and solve puzzles in any order without guidance or tutorials.
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+5.0
Silent Hunter® III
Players have full freedom to choose patrol routes, targets, and tactics; no forced linear missions.
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+5.0
GearCity
Players have full control over design, production, marketing, and strategic decisions with many customization and…
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