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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 significant control over strategic decisions, resource allocation, unit movements, and tactical planning, requiring personal freedom and decision-making.
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Fhtagn Simulator
Players have significant control over deck building, card placement, and locking slots, allowing strategic influence…
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+4.0
Lakehopper
Players assemble their own plane from parts and control flight navigation and systems, showing strong personal control…
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+4.0
Gladiator Command
Players manage their own gladiator school with freedom to recruit, train, equip, and strategize without direct control…
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+4.0
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
Player has significant control over Ame's actions and decisions, managing her schedule, mental health, and career path.
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+4.0
Factory Planner
Players have significant control over factory design and resource flow with flexible card placement and connections…
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+4.0
MotoGP™22
Players have control over bike setup, riding style, and difficulty settings; career mode allows team management and…
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+4.0
The Westport Independent
Players have freedom to choose articles, headlines, and assign writers, balancing loyalty and rebellion.
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+4.0
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
Players have full control over gardening, decorating, and pacing with no time pressure or forced routines.
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+4.0
Calm Down, Stalin
Players control Stalin's hands directly, managing multiple tasks simultaneously with freedom in how to handle…
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+4.0
Xenopurge
Players issue commands to squads but units act autonomously, balancing indirect control with emergent behavior.
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+4.0
Trials of Innocence
Players control investigation and courtroom actions with freedom to choose evidence and questions, reflecting high…
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+4.0
Warpips
Players direct overall strategy and unit deployment but units act autonomously during combat, giving a commander role…
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+4.0
MaSzyna
Players have high control over detailed train operations, requiring self-directed learning and manual handling of…
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+4.0
Demolition Inc.
Players have significant control over how to cause destruction using various tools and manual control of vehicles…
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+4.0
Strategos
Players command armies with delayed orders via couriers, units act autonomously once engaged, limiting direct control…
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+4.0
Toy Shire
Players can actively deploy and command toy soldiers in real-time alongside tower placement, allowing flexible…
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+4.0
Tooth and Tail
Players control a single commander unit to direct actions, with freedom to choose unit decks and strategies, but unit…
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+4.0
Not For Broadcast: Prologue
Players have significant control over camera switching, censorship timing, ad placement, and broadcast decisions…
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+4.0
Mansions of Madness
Players have significant control over their investigator actions and decisions within the cooperative framework, with…
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+4.0
Sea of Survivors
Players have control over ship direction and upgrade choices, with a unique upgrade grid system allowing strategic…
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+4.0
Simmiland
Players influence the world by placing cards but do not control the humans directly, allowing freedom in card play and…
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+4.0
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
Players manage their own weapon shop, assign smiths to different tasks, choose weapons to craft, and decide where to…
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+4.0
Railway Empire 2
Players have significant control over track layout, train lines, station building, and strategic decisions, though some…
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Shelter 2
Players control a mother lynx with freedom to explore a large open world and make decisions about hunting and caring…
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