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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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+4.0
7 Billion Humans
Players write their own code to control multiple workers in parallel, allowing freedom in problem-solving and…
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+4.0
A Dance of Fire and Ice
Players freely choose levels, play styles, and can create or play custom levels, showing high personal control over…
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+4.0
Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
Players have significant control over deck building, summoner choice, and tactical decisions in combat and exploration.
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+4.0
Against the Storm
Players have freedom to choose settlement location, races, buildings, and strategies adapting to randomized resources…
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+4.0
Aground
Players have freedom to choose exploration paths, playstyle (science or magic), and progression order.
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+4.0
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
Players have freedom to explore a large 3D world and choose which 2D dungeons to enter; the game encourages…
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+4.0
さくら、もゆ。-as the Night's, Reincarnation-
Players make key narrative choices to unlock different storylines and endings, indicating significant control over…
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+4.0
Astro Bot
Players have freedom to explore levels, discover secrets, and choose their own pace with varied mechanics and power-ups.
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+4.0
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
Players have freedom in crafting choices, exploration with weather manipulation, and combat strategies with party swaps…
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+4.0
Atopes
Players have significant control over their actions and decisions, including meta-game file manipulations and multiple…
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+4.0
BallisticNG
Players can tweak many settings, choose ships, modes, and customize gameplay extensively, including modding support.
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+4.0
Barotrauma
Players have significant freedom to choose roles, make decisions, and customize submarines and gameplay parameters.
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+4.0
Battle for Wesnoth
Players have freedom to choose factions, units, strategies, and mod/custom content, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Bean Battles
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, weapons, and tactics in chaotic multiplayer battles.
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+4.0
Beetleball
Players have freedom to choose beetle classes and playstyles, with a variety of abilities and movement techniques…
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+4.0
BlazBlue Centralfiction
Players choose from a large roster of unique characters each with distinct mechanics and playstyles, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Players control two brothers simultaneously with independent inputs, allowing direct control over both characters and…
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+4.0
Cairn
Players control each limb individually with options for manual or automatic limb selection, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Cassette Beasts
Players have freedom to explore an open world, customize movesets freely, adjust difficulty, and choose companions and…
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+4.0
Chronicon
Players have extensive freedom to customize builds, respec skills anytime, and choose difficulty levels freely.
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+4.0
Company of Heroes
Players have significant control over unit positioning, tactics, and resource management with multiple strategic…
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+4.0
Crystalline
Players can mold the main character through hundreds of choices that affect character interactions and story outcomes…
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+4.0
DARK SOULS™ III
Players have freedom to choose their build, weapons, and playstyle, and exploration is encouraged without strict…
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+4.0
Dead Grid
Players can freely choose mercenary classes, customize loadouts, and develop unique strategies.
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