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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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+4.0
The Gate Must Stand
Players actively control a hero and manage troop formations and upgrades, allowing significant freedom in tactical…
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+4.0
Tower Wars
Players have freedom to build mazes, choose tower placement, upgrade paths, and balance offense and defense strategies.
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+4.0
Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager
Players manage their own space agency, making strategic decisions on research, personnel, and missions with freedom to…
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+4.0
Headquarters: World War II
Players have freedom to customize core units, choose upgrades, and tailor strategies; multiple campaigns and skirmish…
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+4.0
Knightica
Players have freedom to experiment with unit combinations, builds, and strategies, with little fixed routine; trial and…
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+4.0
Mushroom Wars
Players have control over troop movements, building upgrades, and strategic decisions in real-time, allowing freedom in…
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2024
Players have extensive control over team management, training, tactics, and race-day decisions, reflecting high…
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+4.0
Shanhe
Players have significant freedom to choose where to build, which skills to develop, and how to strategize their path…
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+4.0
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
Players have control over multiple stations and tactical decisions, including plotting, speed, and attack runs…
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+4.0
FortressCraft Evolved!
Players have significant freedom to build, automate, and redesign their bases and production lines with no fixed build…
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+4.0
Terraforming Mars
Players have significant control over their actions and strategies, choosing corporations, cards, and play style freely.
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+4.0
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition
Players can freely build decks with various heroes and cards, choose different strategies and approaches to quests, and…
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+4.0
Alpha Response
Players have significant control over tactical decisions, movement, and loadouts; game rewards planning and adaptation…
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+4.0
Bionic Dues
Players freely choose missions, mech loadouts, and tactical approaches, with strategic decisions on mission order and…
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+4.0
GamersGoMakers
Players have extensive control over game development decisions, company management, pricing, localization, and…
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+4.0
Has-Been Heroes
Players have freedom to plan routes, choose spells, items, and hero lane positioning strategically.
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+4.0
Making History: The Second World War
Players have extensive control over nation management, production, diplomacy, and military strategy with many options…
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+4.0
Solargene
Players have freedom to build bases, ships, and colonies with complex logistics and research choices, requiring…
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+4.0
Franchise Hockey Manager 7
Players have extensive control over team management, roster construction, scouting, tactics, and financial decisions…
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+4.0
Railway Empire 2
Players have significant control over track layout, train lines, station building, and strategic decisions, though some…
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+4.0
Rogue Waters
Players choose their own path on a branching map, select crew and upgrades, and make tactical decisions in combat with…
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+4.0
Cross Blitz
Players can choose different mercenaries, build and customize decks, and select different archetypes and relics…
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+4.0
City of Gangsters
Players have significant control over strategic decisions, logistics, and relationship management, though some routines…
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+4.0
Cossacks: European Wars
Players have extensive control over building, unit management, and strategic decisions, including formations and…
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