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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
My Time at Portia
Players have freedom to choose activities, pace, and approach to quests; main story can be done at own pace with…
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+4.0
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Players have freedom to choose characters, power-ups, and play styles; multiplayer allows both cooperation and…
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+4.0
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Players have freedom to choose character stories order, customize jobs and party composition, and explore the world…
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+4.0
Omelet You Cook
Players have freedom to choose starting ingredients, difficulty levels, and play styles (slow and precise or fast and…
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+4.0
Peaks of Yore
Players have control over their climbing actions, can choose routes, use tools or not, and decide difficulty modes.
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+4.0
Pokémon Ruby Version
Players have freedom to choose starter Pokémon, build teams, explore the world, and engage in various optional…
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+4.0
Rec Room
Players have freedom to choose games, customize avatars, create rooms and content, and decide how to socialize or play…
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+4.0
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Players have freedom to choose stealth or direct combat approaches, explore levels with multiple routes and secrets.
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+4.0
RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車！
Players have control over train operation, speed, braking, and stopping precision, with options to disable UI for full…
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+4.0
Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts
Players have freedom to create and customize artworks with many choices and open-ended commissions
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+4.0
Spelunky
Players have full control over their actions and decisions in procedurally generated levels with many emergent…
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+4.0
Spelunky 2
Players have significant freedom to choose routes, decide how to interact with shops, enemies, and items, and explore…
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+4.0
Splatoon
Players can freely choose weapons, gear, and customize their characters; gameplay encourages tactical decision-making…
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+4.0
Subnautica: Below Zero
Players can freely explore underwater and land areas, build bases, and choose their own pace and approach to survival…
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+4.0
The Curse of Monkey Island
Players freely explore, solve puzzles, and make decisions in a point-and-click adventure format with multiple solutions…
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+4.0
The Desolate Hope
Players have freedom to explore multiple simulations and choose upgrade paths; no strict linearity.
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+4.0
The Long Dark
Players have high control over their survival strategies, exploration, and resource management with no linear forced…
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+4.0
The Mermaid Mask
Players have freedom to explore most rooms, talk to anyone, and solve puzzles in any order with minimal forced…
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+4.0
The Test
Players freely answer personal questions shaping their own introspective experience and outcomes.
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+4.0
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Players have significant control over creating and customizing Miis, designing the island, and influencing social…
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+4.0
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Players have freedom to customize characters, choose weapons and attachments, and use unique movement mechanics like…
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+4.0
Travellin Cats in China
Players freely explore a large detailed map and decide where to search for cats, with optional timer mode and hint…
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+4.0
Trepang2
Players have freedom to choose playstyle including stealth or aggressive combat, weapon upgrades, and multiple…
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+4.0
V Rising
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, build and decorate castles extensively, customize game settings, and decide…
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