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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Focused on autonomy
Games where autonomy stands out from the other motivations.
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+4.0
Rec Room
Players have freedom to choose games, customize avatars, create rooms and content, and decide how to socialize or play…
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+4.0
Regular Human Workshop
Players have freedom to create complex contraptions using a wiring system and logic gates, allowing self-directed…
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+4.0
Rift Wizard 3
Players have extensive control over their builds, spell choices, and crafting decisions, allowing personal freedom in…
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+4.0
Risen
Players have freedom to choose factions, character development paths, and multiple quest solutions, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Riven (1997)
Players freely explore a large open world and solve puzzles at their own pace with minimal guidance.
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+4.0
Rollerdrome
Players have freedom to choose weapons, tricks, and strategies to maintain combos and survive hectic combat.
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+4.0
Sailwind
Players have strong control over sailing mechanics, navigation, cargo management, and ship customization, with minimal…
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+4.0
Salt and Sanctuary
Players have freedom in character build, skill tree choices, and exploration order with multiple paths and secrets.
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+4.0
Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition
Players have freedom to explore diverse areas, choose party members, customize stats on level up, and toggle difficulty…
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+4.0
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Players have freedom to choose their own actions, quests, and play style; open world with emergent gameplay and no…
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+4.0
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Players lead their own team and make meaningful choices affecting story and gameplay, with multiple ways to complete…
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
Players have extensive control over their civilization's development, city placement, unit management, and strategic…
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+4.0
Small Spaces
Players have strong control over decorating choices, item placement, scaling, and customization with minimal…
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+4.0
Spellsworn
Players freely choose and customize spells each round, adapting their build and tactics.
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+4.0
SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
Players have extensive freedom to create creatures, vehicles, buildings, and adventures, directing their own gameplay…
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+4.0
Super Crate Box
Players freely control movement and shooting, choose how to approach enemies, and adapt to random weapon changes…
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+4.0
Super Mario Bros. 3
Players have significant freedom to choose paths on the overworld map, skip levels, and decide how to approach…
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+4.0
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
Players have significant freedom to explore, choose how to approach puzzles and combat, and manage inventory and…
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+4.0
Teeworlds
Players have freedom to choose game modes, create and customize maps, skins, and modify the game via open source…
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+4.0
The Long Dark
Players have high control over their survival strategies, exploration, and resource management with no linear forced…
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+4.0
The Night of the Rabbit
Players control Jerry and freely explore Mousewood and other worlds, choosing how to interact and solve puzzles.
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+4.0
theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Players have freedom to explore vast open-world reserves, choose hunting strategies, weapons, and pace of play.
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+4.0
Time Break Chronicles
Players have extensive freedom to customize party composition, character builds, relics, and strategies, enabling…
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+4.0
TrackMania² Stadium
Players have freedom to create their own tracks, customize cars, and choose servers with different maps and playstyles.
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