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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
LABYRINTH OF TOUHOU - GENSOKYO AND THE HEAVEN-PIERCING TREE
Players have extensive freedom to customize characters, respec skills freely, and choose party composition and…
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+4.0
Let's Build a Zoo
Players have freedom to design and manage their zoo in various ways, including moral choices and custom breeding.
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+4.0
Little Witch in the Woods
Players can explore the world, choose quests, and play at their own pace with freedom in potion making and town…
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+4.0
Low Magic Age
Players have freedom to create and customize their party, choose quests, and explore the open world sandbox with many…
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+4.0
Machick 2
Players have extensive freedom to customize their wands, spells, and builds, allowing personal control over playstyle.
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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
MaSzyna
Players have high control over detailed train operations, requiring self-directed learning and manual handling of…
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+4.0
McOsu
Highly customizable gameplay settings and mods allow players to direct their own practice and playstyle.
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+4.0
Meadow - A Shelter Game
Players freely explore the world, choose animals, and decide how to interact without fixed goals or forced paths.
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+4.0
MHRD
Players have control over designing circuits and solutions, with freedom to optimize and revise designs.
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+4.0
MINOS
Players have significant control over maze layout, trap placement, and character movement, allowing strategic freedom…
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+4.0
MOLEK-SYNTEZ
Players freely program emitters and choose reagents to solve puzzles with multiple solution approaches.
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+4.0
Monster Hunter: World
Players have freedom to choose weapons, builds, and playstyles; many customization options and personal strategies.
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+4.0
MotoGP™20
Players have extensive control over bike setup, career choices, and race participation, including manual and guided…
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+4.0
Mycopunk
Players have freedom to customize builds, choose upgrades, and select movement and combat styles, enabling personal…
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+4.0
Mystic Vale
Players have freedom to choose strategies, build and customize cards with various advancements, and adapt to changing…
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+4.0
Nation Red
Players can freely choose characters, weapons, perks, and play styles each session, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Off-Peak
Players freely explore the surreal train station at their own pace, choosing how much to engage with characters and…
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+4.0
Outcast 1.1
Players freely explore an open world with non-linear quest progression and no quest markers, requiring self-directed…
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+4.0
OVIS LOOP
Players can freely choose and modify skills, create unique combos, and select paths on the map, allowing high personal…
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+4.0
PAYDAY 2
Players have freedom to choose stealth or loud approaches, customize skills and weapons, and plan heists with teammates.
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+4.0
Pixel Dungeon
Players choose character classes and make strategic decisions in a procedurally generated dungeon with permadeath…
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+4.0
Project Hospital
Players have high control over hospital building, staff management, and patient diagnosis, with options to micro-manage…
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+4.0
QuiVr
Players have freedom to choose gear, spells, and tactics; teleportation movement is player-directed via shooting…
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