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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Autonomy + Growth
A strong dose of autonomy and growth in the same game.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Pokémon Crystal Version
Players have freedom to choose character gender, starter Pokémon, and team composition, with many strategic decisions…
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+4.0
Pokémon Silver Version
Players have freedom to explore the Johto and Kanto regions, choose their own path, team composition, and strategies.
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+4.0
Pro Evolution Soccer
Players have significant control over tactics, formations, and individual player actions, allowing personal strategic…
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+4.0
Super Smash Bros.
Players have freedom to choose from a large roster of characters, customize spirits, and set match rules, enabling…
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+4.0
The Sims
Players have significant control over their Sims' actions, decisions, and life paths, including building houses…
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+4.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Players have significant control over character customization, Blade selection, and combat strategies, allowing…
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+4.0
Barotrauma
Players have significant freedom to choose roles, make decisions, and customize submarines and gameplay parameters.
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+4.0
Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story
Players have control over their work sessions, music selection (including importing own music), timer settings, and…
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+4.0
Far Far West
Players can customize their characters and spells, allowing for personal play styles.
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+4.0
Look Outside
Players make meaningful choices affecting story outcomes, party composition, and exploration paths, showing strong…
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+4.0
NGU IDLE
Players have freedom to allocate resources, choose upgrades, and strategize their progression paths actively or…
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+4.0
shapez
Players have freedom to build and optimize factories at their own pace without resource or time constraints.
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+4.0
Steam Engine Simulator
Players have full control over steam engine operation, adjusting valves, heat, and water flow freely without preset…
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+4.0
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Players have significant control over deck building, card selection, and strategic decisions each run, allowing…
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+4.0
Word Game: Episode 0
Players have freedom to manipulate text and change game reality by editing words and letters, enabling creative problem…
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+4.0
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Players have control over campaign progression, multiplayer modes, customization options, and can choose which games to…
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+4.0
Insurgency
Players have freedom to customize loadouts and choose tactics; gameplay rewards personal skill and decision-making…
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+4.0
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Players have freedom to choose combat style (stealth, ranged, direct), decide how to approach missions, and manipulate…
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+4.0
BioShock™
Players have significant freedom in combat style, character upgrades, hacking, and moral choices affecting endings.
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+4.0
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
Players have freedom to choose weapons, upgrades, and play styles; level editor and workshop support allow custom…
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+4.0
Desperados III
Players have freedom to plan and execute complex strategies with multiple characters and approaches.
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+4.0
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Players have extensive freedom to choose weapons, customize attachments, select game modes, and control movement…
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Players have freedom to choose heroes, tower upgrades, and strategies for each level, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Ori and the Blind Forest
Players have freedom to explore a large interconnected world with ability-based progression and manual save points…
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