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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Top picks
Popular, well-rated games with a strong autonomy score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Escape the Backrooms
Players have freedom to explore, solve puzzles, and choose strategies; some levels require experimentation and problem…
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+4.0
Mad Max
Players have freedom to explore a large open world, choose upgrades for Max and his car, and decide which missions or…
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+4.0
Monster Hunter: World
Players have freedom to choose weapons, builds, and playstyles; many customization options and personal strategies.
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+4.0
No More Room in Hell
Players have significant control over inventory management, weapon choice, and tactical decisions in cooperative…
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+4.0
Risk of Rain (2013)
Players choose from multiple unique characters and customize builds through item pickups, allowing personal playstyle…
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+4.0
BLACK SOULS II
Players have significant control over their actions, choices, and moral decisions, shaping the story and gameplay…
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+4.0
Clustertruck
Players have control over jumps, movement in air, and choice of abilities; gameplay encourages creative approaches and…
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+4.0
Farm Together
Players have freedom to design and customize their farms, choose crops, animals, decorations, and play at their own…
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY IX
Players have freedom to explore the world, choose equipment and abilities, and engage in various side quests and…
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+4.0
Hacknet
Players have freedom to choose commands, explore systems, and solve puzzles with open-ended approaches.
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+4.0
Illusion Carnival
Players explore a surreal carnival world with freedom to solve puzzles and engage in bullet hell combat at their own…
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+4.0
Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
Players have freedom to craft weapons with various parts and materials, deciding how to optimize for battles.
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+4.0
Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing
Players have full control over drone building, tuning, and flying decisions, with extensive customization and free…
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+4.0
MADNESS: Project Nexus
Players can create and customize their own character in Arena mode, choose combat styles freely, and have sandbox mode…
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+4.0
Magical Princess
Players have significant control over character choices and actions.
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+4.0
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
Players have freedom to choose different playstyles, approaches, and equipment loadouts, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Minami Lane
Players have freedom to design their own street, choose building placement, customize shops and recipes, and manage…
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+4.0
Nine Sols
Players have significant control over combat style, skill upgrades, and exploration order within a mostly linear but…
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+4.0
OneShot: World Machine Edition
Players have freedom to explore, solve puzzles, and make meaningful choices, including a major impactful decision at…
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+4.0
Picayune Dreams
Players can choose skill tree builds, respec at will, select next areas after bosses, and customize playstyle.
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+4.0
Scarlet Hollow
Players have significant control over their character's traits, dialogue choices, and story paths, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Severed Steel
Players have full control over movement and combat style, including wall running, sliding, diving, and weapon choice…
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+4.0
SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS
Players have control over two distinct campaigns (Sonic and Shadow) with different gameplay styles and abilities, and…
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+4.0
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
Players have freedom to explore levels, choose how to collect items and approach challenges with some optional skill…
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