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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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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Endzone - A World Apart
Players have control over settlement layout, resource management, expeditions, and difficulty/customization settings…
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+4.0
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
Players have freedom to explore open world in second half, choose party members, respec skills anytime, and decide…
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+4.0
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Players have extensive freedom to customize ships, races, government, and strategies, directing their own empire…
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+4.0
Galactic Civilizations III
Players have extensive control over their empire, including detailed ship design, race customization, and strategic…
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+4.0
GamersGoMakers
Players have extensive control over game development decisions, company management, pricing, localization, and…
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+4.0
Gods vs Horrors
Players have significant control over team composition, resource allocation, and strategic decisions during preparation…
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+4.0
Goetia
Players explore a large manor and surrounding areas freely, choosing their own path and order of puzzle solving.
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+4.0
Highrise City
Players have significant control over city planning, resource management, and strategic decisions, with freedom to…
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+4.0
Himno - The Silent Melody
Players have freedom to explore, craft anywhere, and discover mechanics organically with minimal guidance.
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+4.0
Home is Where One Starts...
Players freely explore the environment in any order with no explicit goals or time pressure, embodying personal freedom…
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+4.0
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
Players can freely choose and customize champion formations, experiment with team compositions and strategies, and…
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+4.0
IdleOn
Players can choose their own pace, multiple characters, and play style (active or idle), with freedom to explore…
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+4.0
Industry Idle
Players have high control over building placement, production chains, and strategic decisions with freedom to optimize…
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+4.0
JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
Players have freedom to choose their own coding solutions and strategies for challenges, with multiple valid approaches.
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+4.0
Last Epoch
Players have extensive freedom to customize builds, respec skills cheaply, and choose different mastery classes and…
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+4.0
Legend of Mortal
Players make meaningful decisions affecting story outcomes and character development, with freedom to choose different…
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+4.0
LORT
Players have freedom to choose characters, builds, and strategies; game rewards adapting and personal decision-making.
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+4.0
Marathon
Players have freedom to choose shells (classes), weapons, loadouts, and playstyles with strategic decision-making in…
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+4.0
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Players have freedom to customize characters, build teams, and choose strategies in combat and exploration.
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+4.0
NGU INDUSTRIES
Players can freely design and adjust their factory layouts and production lines, requiring active decision-making and…
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+4.0
Night of the Dead
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, build bases anywhere, customize difficulty and character builds, and adjust…
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+4.0
Ostranauts
Players have high control over ship building, salvaging, and decision making in a complex, open-ended environment.
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+4.0
Pizza Connection 2
Players have extensive control over business decisions, pizza recipes, restaurant design, staff management, and…
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+4.0
Pox Nora
Players have extensive freedom in deck building, faction choice, and tactical decisions during matches.
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