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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 + Strategy
A strong dose of autonomy and strategy in the same game.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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Persona 5
Players have significant control over daily activities, time management, and strategic choices in combat and social…
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+4.0
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Players have significant control over their approach to missions, loadouts, base management, and strategic decisions…
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+4.0
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Players have significant freedom in directing character development, class choices, and tactical decisions, including…
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+4.0
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Players have significant control over unit selection, hero development, and strategic decisions, though some…
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+4.0
Portal
Players have freedom to solve puzzles in various ways using portals, encouraging self-directed problem solving.
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+4.0
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Players have significant control over unit selection, strategic decisions, and base building, with freedom to direct…
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+4.0
Demon's Souls
Players have freedom to choose character classes, build customization, and tackle the five worlds in any order…
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+4.0
Bloodborne
Players have significant freedom to explore interconnected areas, choose weapons and playstyles, and discover secrets…
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+4.0
Balatro
Players have freedom to choose decks, jokers, and strategies, adapting their playstyle and pivoting builds mid-run.
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+4.0
Counter-Strike
Players have freedom to choose weapons, tactics, and playstyles; modding and custom servers enhance player control.
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+4.0
Don't Starve Together
Players have high freedom to choose characters, build bases, explore, and decide their own survival strategies.
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+4.0
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Players have freedom to choose characters, items, and strategies in procedurally generated runs, allowing high personal…
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Players have extensive freedom in character creation, party composition, quest approaches, and moral choices, allowing…
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+4.0
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Players have significant control over base building, unit production, and tactical decisions in fast-paced RTS gameplay.
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+4.0
Honkai: Star Rail
Players have freedom to build teams, choose strategies, and manage resources with multiple character and equipment…
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+4.0
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Players have significant control over time manipulation, exploration, and mask usage, enabling personal decision-making…
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+4.0
Bloons TD 6
Players have freedom to choose towers, upgrade paths, heroes, and strategies, allowing personal control over gameplay…
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+4.0
Slay the Spire
Players make meaningful, strategic choices about deck building, card selection, and path navigation, reflecting high…
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+4.0
Counter-Strike: Source
Players have freedom to choose weapons, strategies, and play styles; modding and custom servers enhance player control.
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+4.0
Oxygen Not Included
Players direct duplicants by assigning tasks and priorities, with freedom to design and optimize colony systems.
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+4.0
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Players have freedom to choose missions in different orders, customize upgrades and research, and adapt strategies in…
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+4.0
Overwatch
Players can freely switch heroes mid-match to adapt strategies and counter opponents, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Civilization
Players have significant control over their civilization's development, leader and civ choices, and strategic…
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+4.0
Age of Empires II (Retired)
Players have freedom to choose civilizations, strategies, build orders, and map design; extensive map editor and mod…
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