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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.
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+4.0
Clocker
Players have control over manipulating individual NPCs' timelines and making decisions that affect the game world…
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+4.0
Mad Smartphone Tycoon
Players have extensive control over smartphone design, company management, and strategic decisions, allowing freedom in…
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+4.0
THOTH
Players have full control over movement and shooting decisions, with strategic timing and positioning critical to…
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+4.0
Kitty Powers' Matchmaker
Players direct matchmaking decisions, choose venues, customize clients, and guide dates with significant freedom.
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+4.0
Master of Orion 1
Players have broad control over empire management, research allocation, ship design, and strategic decisions with…
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+4.0
Full Spectrum Warrior
Players command squads with indirect control, making tactical decisions and issuing orders rather than direct shooting…
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+4.0
Railroads Online
Players have high control over building tracks, laying routes, and managing their railroad company with freedom to…
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+4.0
Beholder
Players have freedom to choose how to perform tasks, decide whom to report or help, and shape their own moral path in a…
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+4.0
Tri-Peaks
Players have freedom to plan moves, choose cards to play, and decide when to draw from stock, encouraging strategic…
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+4.0
Rogue Monster Rush
Players have significant control over tile placement, monster selection, and upgrade choices during runs, allowing…
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+4.0
Vultures - Scavengers of Death
Players have meaningful control over tactical decisions, positioning, and resource management in turn-based combat and…
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+4.0
Regiments
Players command platoons and task forces with freedom to plan tactics and customize forces, with less micromanagement…
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+4.0
Anvil Saga
Players make meaningful choices affecting story, factions, and gameplay; freedom to manage workers and upgrades
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+4.0
Kingdoms Reborn
Players have significant control over city building, resource management, and strategic decisions including card-based…
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+4.0
Cultures - 8th Wonder of the World
Players have significant control over individual villagers' actions, professions, marriages, and resource management…
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+4.0
Draw Steel
Players and Directors have significant control over actions and decisions, with an inform-not-enforce system allowing…
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+4.0
The Deed
Players have freedom to choose dialogue options, murder weapons, evidence placement, and framing targets, allowing…
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+4.0
Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
Players draft units from a random selection and choose their own strategies and placements each round, allowing high…
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+4.0
Battlestations: Midway
Players can directly control individual units (ships, planes, submarines) or issue strategic commands on the tactical…
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+4.0
Refactor
Players have significant control over maze construction, tower placement, and strategic decisions without strict…
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+4.0
Rosalie
Players have control over their side of the vehicle and must coordinate decisions, reflecting high personal agency…
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+4.0
TaleSpire
Players have full control over building maps, placing minis, and directing gameplay without enforced rulesets or…
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+4.0
Car Manufacture
Players have significant control over factory layout, production lines, research paths, and pricing decisions, though…
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+4.0
Office Life
Players have a high degree of freedom in decision-making, including career choices, life goals, and relationship…
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