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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Play style 05
Players have significant control over strategic decisions, resource allocation, unit movements, and tactical planning, requiring personal freedom and decision-making.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
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+4.0
King Of The Castle
Players have freedom to make strategic and narrative choices as monarch or nobles, influencing events and outcomes.
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+4.0
Isolated Inhale
Players have control over ship systems, tasks, and exploration with some freedom in approach and decision-making.
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+4.0
Live for Speed
Players have extensive control over car setups, race strategies, and custom track creation, supporting a high degree of…
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+4.0
SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection
Players can choose clans, strategies, and control armies in both campaign and battles with significant freedom.
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+4.0
Lawgivers II
Players control individual politicians and parties with many decisions and actions, though some mechanics limit freedom…
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+4.0
IXION
Players have significant control over resource management, sector specialization, and strategic decisions such as when…
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+5.0
Trackmania United Forever
Players have full control over their racing lines, decisions, and can create or modify tracks extensively.
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+4.0
Mahjong Solitaire
Players have full control over their moves and pace, with no timers or forced actions, allowing strategic…
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+4.0
Espresso Tycoon
Players have significant control over coffee recipes, shop decoration, employee scheduling, and business decisions…
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+4.0
Trust Me, I Nailed It
Players have control over editing video clips and strategically planning actions on a timeline, allowing freedom in…
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+4.0
SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited
Players have full control over city planning, zoning, budgeting, and decision-making with freedom to ignore advisors…
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+4.0
Organs Please
Players make critical decisions on who to approve or recycle, manage factory staff and production, and choose faction…
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+4.0
SubwaySim 2
Players have control over driving, choosing routes, and managing train operations with some freedom in career and…
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+4.0
Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
Players have detailed control over ship systems, weapon targeting, and fleet commands, enabling personal tactical…
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+4.0
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Players have significant control over shop management, pricing, item placement, and dungeon exploration choices.
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+4.0
Nebuchadnezzar
Players have significant control over city layout, production chains, and manually set walker routes, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Tribloos 2
Players freely assign workers to tasks and decide build orders and timing, requiring strategic planning and control.
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+4.0
Rock Crusher
Players have control over upgrade choices, manual crushing, and strategic progression paths.
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+4.0
Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
Players have significant control over track layout, signal logic, and train routing, allowing personal freedom in…
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+4.0
Patron
Players have freedom to direct their own city development, research choices, and resource management, with some…
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+4.0
World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2014
Players have significant control over tactics, player movements, and team management, including setting up combination…
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+4.0
Aero GPX
Players have control over vehicle choice, racing style, and advanced techniques, with a high skill ceiling and freedom…
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+4.0
New Star™ GP
Players have significant control over racing strategy, car upgrades, team management, and in-race decisions such as pit…
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+4.0
Train Simulator Classic
Players have significant control over their actions, including driving trains, choosing routes, and creating custom…
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