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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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Zorbus
Players have extensive control over character creation, party management, tactical decisions, and exploration; many…
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+4.0
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
Players have significant freedom to explore the open world and choose their path, with many islands to visit and side…
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+4.0
Xenoblade Chronicles
Players have significant control over combat decisions, positioning, and exploration in a vast open world, with freedom…
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+4.0
20 Minutes Till Dawn
Players actively aim and shoot rather than following preset movement patterns; builds and upgrades allow personal…
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+4.0
30XX
Players can freely choose characters, customize builds with augments and powers, and create or play custom levels.
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+4.0
80 Days
Players make strategic decisions on routes, inventory, and dialogue choices, shaping their own unique journey.
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+4.0
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Players have extensive control over their actions, including city building, unit recruitment, spellcasting, and…
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+4.0
Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator
Players control distinct ship stations with unique responsibilities, requiring independent decisions within a…
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+4.0
Arthurian Legends
Players have freedom to choose weapons, spells, and tactics; multiple ways to approach combat and exploration.
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+4.0
Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Players have significant control over exploration, character switching (especially after unlocking on-the-fly…
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+4.0
Atelier Lulua ~The Scion of Arland~
Players have freedom to explore, craft, and progress at their own pace without time limits, with multiple ways to…
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+4.0
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
Players have freedom to explore, craft, and choose combat strategies with a complex alchemy system and skill tree.
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+4.0
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
Players have freedom to explore large open world maps with minimal loading, choose synthesis recipes and combat…
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+4.0
Axiom Verge
Players freely explore a large alien world with minimal guidance and no objective markers, encouraging self-directed…
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Players have extensive freedom in character creation, party composition, quest approaches, and moral choices, allowing…
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+4.0
Batman™: Arkham Knight
Players have freedom to explore Gotham City, choose how to approach combat and stealth, and use a wide range of gadgets…
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+4.0
Blade of Darkness
Players choose from four distinct characters with unique weapons and combos, and explore levels with freedom in combat…
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+4.0
Bloodroots
Players have freedom to choose weapons from a large variety of environmental objects and devise their own combat…
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Borderlands 2
Players have freedom to choose characters, skill builds, weapons, and play solo or co-op, with multiple difficulty…
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+4.0
Captain of Industry
Players have high control over factory design, terraforming, and logistics decisions, with freedom to experiment and…
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+4.0
Card Shark
Players learn and execute a variety of card cheating techniques with freedom to apply them in different scenarios; some…
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+4.0
Chill Corner
Players can customize their room, character, pet, music, and set their own tasks and timers, indicating high personal…
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+4.0
Civilization IV®: Warlords
Players have extensive control over their civilization's development, strategic decisions, and playstyle, allowing…
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+4.0
Clicker Heroes
Players have freedom to choose when to click, which heroes to upgrade, when to ascend or transcend, and how to allocate…
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