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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.
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Haven Moon
Players freely explore islands, investigate clues, and solve puzzles at their own pace without handholding.
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+4.0
The House of Da Vinci
Players have freedom to explore rooms, inspect objects, and solve puzzles in various orders within each chapter, though…
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+4.0
Cornucopia®
Players have freedom to explore, experiment with soil and farming mechanics, choose relationships, and customize camera…
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+4.0
Hidden Folks
Players freely explore large interactive maps and decide how to interact with objects to find hidden items.
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+4.0
Force of Nature
Players have freedom to explore, build, craft, and progress at their own pace within quest-driven level gating.
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+4.0
D&D Lords of Waterdeep
Players freely choose where to place workers each turn and which quests or buildings to pursue, allowing strategic…
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+4.0
JDM: Japanese Drift Master
Players have freedom to choose cars, tuning, and driving style with open world exploration and multiple mission types.
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+4.0
Ben 10: Power Trip
Players have freedom to explore an open world and freely switch between alien forms without time limits, encouraging…
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+4.0
Deponia: The Complete Journey
Players have freedom to explore multiple locations, combine items, and choose dialogue options, typical of…
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+4.0
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Players have freedom to explore a non-linear map with multiple paths and order of areas, plus choice of combat style…
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+4.0
The Indigo Parallel
Players have freedom to explore multiple branching paths and make meaningful choices that influence the game's…
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+4.0
UNSIGHTED
Players have freedom to explore the open world, choose dungeons in different orders, and customize combat builds; time…
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+4.0
Prototype™
Players have high freedom to explore Manhattan, choose combat styles, and approach missions in multiple ways.
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+4.0
SLUDGE LIFE: The BIG MUD Sessions
Players have freedom to explore, tag graffiti, take photos, and interact with characters in a non-linear, open-ended…
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+4.0
Kingdoms of the Dump
Players can freely explore the world, choose skills, respec skill trees anytime, and switch characters with unique…
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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
Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
Players explore multiple dream worlds with freedom to explore, solve puzzles, and choose dialogue options, indicating…
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+4.0
Assassin's Creed® Unity
Players have significant freedom in how to approach missions, with multiple assassination methods and open-world…
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+4.0
Spider-Man 2: The Game
Players have significant freedom to explore an open-world Manhattan and choose which missions or activities to engage…
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+4.0
Urban Chaos
Players have freedom to explore semi-open city areas and approach missions in multiple ways, emphasizing player agency…
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+4.0
While Waiting
Players can choose to either do nothing and wait or actively explore and interact with the environment and mini-games…
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+4.0
Divinity II: Developer's Cut
Players have freedom to customize character builds, choose dialogue options affecting quests, and explore a semi-open…
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+4.0
The Slaverian Trucker
Players have freedom to choose jobs, customize vehicles extensively, and explore the open world with minimal…
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+4.0
Harvest Island
Players can explore the island freely, choose farming and exploration activities at their own pace, and decide how to…
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