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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 freedom to choose how to move, solve puzzles, and explore with multiple approaches to tasks.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Flight Of Nova
Players have high control over piloting, flight maneuvers, and orbital mechanics with minimal automation or autopilot.
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+4.0
Super Drift Blade
Players have strong control over their actions through unique mouse sliding mechanics, requiring adaptation and mastery…
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+5.0
Palinurus
The game is a kinetic visual novel with no player choices, but the story focuses on the AI gaining self-awareness and…
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+4.0
Circuits
Players freely choose how to arrange musical samples and decide when to use hints or isolate layers, allowing personal…
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+4.0
The Floor is Jelly
Players can explore levels at their own pace with nonlinear structure and choose their path through hubs.
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+4.0
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Players freely choose levels from the Time-Twister hub and can revisit levels with new abilities, showing control over…
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+4.0
Peggle Extreme
Players freely aim and shoot balls to clear pegs with multiple possible shot trajectories and strategies.
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+4.0
Train Valley Origins
Players freely build track layouts and control train switches in real time, allowing significant personal…
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+4.0
Click Mage
Players manually gather and manage resources without automation, making all decisions and actions themselves.
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+4.0
When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
Players have freedom to design ski lifts and ramps creatively, with sandbox and workshop modes enabling personal…
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+4.0
DEMON'S TILT
Players have control over nudging, aiming shots, and choosing how to approach challenges on a complex multi-tier table.
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+4.0
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Players control their ship freely with twin-stick controls, making independent decisions on movement and shooting.
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+4.0
Bad Rats Show
Players have freedom to arrange rats with different abilities in various ways to solve puzzles; many solutions possible.
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+4.0
Kaze and the Wild Masks
Players have control over character movement and actions, with ability to choose difficulty modes and explore levels…
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+4.0
6180 the moon
Players freely control the moon's movement and must figure out unique paths using the screen-wrapping mechanic…
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+4.0
Super Bunny Man
Players have freedom to control their bunny's movements and actions in a physics-based environment with emergent…
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+4.0
Headlander
Players control a disembodied head that can freely attach to various robot bodies, choosing how to navigate and solve…
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+4.0
Optika
Players freely manipulate optical elements (mirrors, lenses, magnets) to solve puzzles with no fixed routine.
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+4.0
Desktop Survivors 98
Players control the cursor directly with mouse movement, allowing precise and personal control over actions and…
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+4.0
Google Snake
Players freely control the snake's movement and make decisions on navigation without preset routines.
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+4.0
100 Asian Cats
Players freely explore the artwork to find cats at their own pace with no forced paths or routines.
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+4.0
Rogue
Players make their own decisions about exploration, combat, and item use in a procedurally generated dungeon with no…
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+4.0
Shady Part of Me
Players control two characters independently (the girl and her shadow) and switch between them to solve puzzles…
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+4.0
Monolith
Players direct exploration, puzzle solving, and decisions freely in a linear story with some optional puzzle skipping…
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