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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 + Experimenting
A strong dose of autonomy and experimenting in the same game.
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COMPOUND
Players have control over movement style, weapon choice, and tactical decisions in combat, with some procedural level…
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+4.0
Death Road to Canada
Players can create custom characters, make strategic decisions on events, and choose their path and actions freely
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+4.0
Desk Top Racer
Players make strategic decisions about car builds and upgrades but do not control races directly, emphasizing…
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+4.0
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Players have control over combat styles, weapon choices, and character selection especially in DMC3, allowing freedom…
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+4.0
Free Solitaire
Players have extensive freedom to choose from over 100 solitaire variants, customize cards, backgrounds, and sounds…
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+4.0
Golf It!
Players have control over shot power and angle with a skill-based mouse mechanic and can create or choose custom maps…
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+4.0
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Players have freedom to choose different crests that change fighting styles and movesets, explore a large world with…
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+4.0
Lost and Found Co.
Players have freedom to explore detailed scenes at their own pace, interact with many objects, and customize their own…
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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
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
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
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
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
Cobalt Core
Players can freely choose crew members, ships, and build decks with varied strategies, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
Far Away
Players make over 300 unique choices shaping multiple storylines and endings, reflecting strong personal agency and…
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+4.0
FrostRunner
Players freely choose how to navigate levels using various mechanics like running, jumping, sliding, and grappling…
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+4.0
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Players have significant freedom to choose factions, develop skills, and explore the world without hand-holding or…
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+4.0
Intravenous 2
Players have freedom to choose stealth or loud approaches, customize weapons, and decide playstyle.
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+4.0
Parkitect
Players have freedom to design parks, build rides, customize scenery, and manage logistics with flexible tools and mod…
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