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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Games where autonomy stands out from the other motivations.
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+5.0
Istrolid
Players have full control over ship design, fleet composition, and tactical decisions in battles, enabling high…
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+4.0
Jet Set Radio
Players can choose characters freely and explore levels in various orders, deciding how to approach tagging and combos.
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+4.0
Jurassic World Evolution
Players have freedom to build and manage their own dinosaur park with meaningful choices and strategies.
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+4.0
Lenna's Inception
Players have freedom to explore randomized worlds, choose game modes, and experiment with different seeds and…
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+4.0
Make Good Choices
Players must make their own decisions to avoid traps and find safe paths, with freedom to explore different routes.
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+4.0
Mighty Goose
Players can customize loadouts, choose companions, and buy weapons and vehicles mid-mission, allowing freedom in…
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+4.0
Missing Translation
Players discover puzzle mechanics and language on their own without tutorials or hand-holding, allowing personal…
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+4.0
My Supermarket
Players have significant control over store layout, staff management, and product placement, allowing freedom in…
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+4.0
Over 9000 Zombies!
Players can choose weapons, build turrets and walls, select skills after each day, and create custom maps, indicating a…
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+4.0
Pan-Pan
Players freely explore the open world and solve puzzles at their own pace without explicit guidance or handholding.
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+4.0
Pixel Dungeon VR: Prologue
Players have freedom to choose weapons, tactics, and explore procedurally generated dungeons with sandbox-style combat…
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+4.0
Project Warlock
Players can choose weapon upgrades, spells, and character stats, allowing personalized playstyles and build…
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+4.0
PUSH
Players freely explore and experiment with puzzle mechanics without explicit instructions, figuring out rules…
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+4.0
Reigns
Players freely choose between two options for each event, directing their own decisions and actions.
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+4.0
Ride 2
Players can customize bikes, adjust suspension and gearing, and choose various race types and difficulty settings…
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+4.0
Roombo: First Blood
Players control the roomba's movement and hacking actions freely, choosing how to set traps and engage enemies.
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+5.0
Samurai Bringer
Players have extensive freedom to create and customize their own combos and movesets, with a modular skill system…
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+4.0
Sea Fantasy
Players freely choose when and where to fish, craft equipment, and explore; story progression is optional and…
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+4.0
Shaolin vs Wutang 2
Players can choose from multiple characters with unique fighting styles and combos, and customize character skins…
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+4.0
Shelve the Potions!
Players freely explore the workshop, solve puzzles at their own pace, and decide how to organize potions.
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Players have freedom to choose nations, leaders, strategies, and manage colonies with multiple approaches including…
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+4.0
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Players can choose from multiple characters with unique stats and vehicles, select tracks, and decide game modes…
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+4.0
Splice
Players freely manipulate and rearrange cell parts with no fixed routine, discovering mechanics themselves without…
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+4.0
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Players have freedom to build castles in any design, manage economy and defense with many options, and choose campaigns…
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