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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
Fallout 4
High player freedom in exploration, settlement building, weapon customization, and multiple faction choices.
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+4.0
Fantasy General II
Players have freedom to choose army composition, upgrade paths, and make story decisions affecting gameplay and…
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+4.0
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
Players have control over character choice, fighting style, and customization options like color editing, with deep…
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+4.0
Forsaken Frontiers
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, explore, hide, run, and use various equipment; no forced routines.
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+4.0
Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG
Players have control over build choices, crafting, and strategic planning, despite the idle nature and lack of direct…
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+4.0
Insider Trading
Players have significant control over deck building, card placement, and strategic decisions to manipulate the market.
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+4.0
IOSoccer
Players have high freedom to control their own player, make decisions on positioning, passing, and tactics without AI…
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+4.0
King of Retail 2
Players have extensive freedom to design stores, customize shelves, and manage multiple aspects of retail business…
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+4.0
Lords of Xulima
Players have freedom to explore the world, choose party composition, and make strategic decisions without hand-holding…
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+4.0
Mech Armada
Players have freedom to customize mechs, choose parts, and adapt strategies on the fly during runs
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+4.0
Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons
Players make choices that affect endings and character interactions, with some freedom in shaping the MC's personality…
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+4.0
NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Players have extensive control over fleet composition, ship design, missile loadouts, and tactical decisions in 3D…
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+4.0
Nuclear Nightmare
Players have freedom to explore a large map, choose objectives, and manage perks with trade-offs; multiple vehicles and…
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+4.0
Phantom Squad
Players can freely plan routes, choose loadouts, and execute tactics individually or cooperatively, showing high…
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+4.0
Pokémon Ruby Version
Players have freedom to choose starter Pokémon, build teams, explore the world, and engage in various optional…
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+4.0
Prismata
Players have full control over their actions and decisions with no RNG except initial coinflip; strategic choices…
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+4.0
Reality Break
Players have significant control over their builds, item rewrites, mission difficulty, and meta progression, allowing…
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+4.0
Returnal™
Players have significant control over their actions and decisions during runs, including weapon choice, movement, and…
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+4.0
Revita
Players have significant control over their runs, including weapon choice, item unlocks, and risk/reward decisions with…
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+4.0
Runeborn
Players have meaningful control over rune locking and build customization, allowing strategic decisions rather than…
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+4.0
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Players have freedom to explore, build, fight, and choose progression paths with skill trees and crafting.
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+4.0
SealChain: Call of Blood
Players have significant control over inventory management, item placement, and build customization, allowing strategic…
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+4.0
Squad
Players have freedom to choose roles and tactics but must follow squad leader orders for effective teamwork
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Players can choose play style, first or third person, select force powers, and decide light or dark side path
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