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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Players have high freedom to explore the open world, choose characters, and decide how to approach combat and puzzles.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
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+4.0
Young Souls
Players can freely choose characters, weapons, armor, and upgrade stats; multiple paths and exploration with keys…
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+4.0
Vampyr
Players have significant freedom to choose how to interact with NPCs, decide who to kill or spare, and shape the story…
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+4.0
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Players have significant freedom to explore Hyrule at their own pace, choose how to approach puzzles and quests, and…
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+4.0
Umurangi Generation
Players have freedom to explore levels, choose photo subjects, lenses, and editing options, encouraging self-directed…
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+4.0
Shoujo City
Players have freedom to explore the city, customize characters, and choose activities in free mode, though story mode…
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+4.0
Boundless
Players have freedom to explore many planets, choose skills, builds, and play styles; can create multiple characters or…
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+4.0
Pokémon Emerald Version
Players have freedom to choose their character, name, Pokémon team, and exploration path, with many optional activities…
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+4.0
Mini Ghost
Players have freedom to explore the map, choose when to save/load, and customize characters and levels via editors.
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+4.0
Hylics 2
Players have freedom to explore a surreal world, choose party members, and experiment with combat strategies, though…
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+4.0
Hello Neighbor
Players have freedom to explore the neighbor's house and choose their own approach to puzzles and stealth.
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+4.0
Ninja Kiwi Archive
Players can freely choose from a large variety of games and play styles within the archive, allowing self-directed…
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+4.0
Fantasia of the Wind - 风之幻想曲
Players have freedom to explore, choose quest order, and make impactful decisions affecting multiple story branches.
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+4.0
American Theft 80s: Prologue
Players have freedom to explore the town, choose how to approach heists, and plan their actions with disguises and…
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+4.0
Waking Mars
Players freely explore caves, choose where and how to plant seeds, and manipulate the ecosystem with trial and error…
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+4.0
Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut
Players have freedom to explore multiple paths in a large forest environment and choose how to solve puzzles and craft…
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+4.0
Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
Players have significant freedom to choose playstyles and solve quests in multiple ways, including combat, stealth…
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+4.0
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Players have significant freedom to explore the Oldest House non-linearly, choose how to approach missions, and…
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+4.0
Cape Hideous
Players freely explore the ship at their own pace with minimal guidance or objectives, emphasizing personal freedom in…
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+4.0
The Catacombs of Solaris Revisited
Players freely explore and manipulate the environment with custom images and mutators, creating their own experience…
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+4.0
inZOI
Players have direct control over their characters with WASD movement and open-world exploration, allowing organic…
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+4.0
Jelly Killer
Players can choose when and which human characters to possess, deciding their path and actions freely within levels.
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+4.0
Eden Crafters
Players have freedom to explore, build, automate, and terraform at their own pace with multiple worlds and various…
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+4.0
MudRunner
Players have freedom to choose vehicles, routes, and strategies to solve terrain challenges; no strict linear…
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+4.0
Fausts Alptraum
Players explore a large mansion freely, interact with many items, solve puzzles, and choose actions with multiple…
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