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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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+4.0
Pepper Grinder
Players have control over movement and drilling mechanics with some freedom to explore and choose paths; some fixed…
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+5.0
Peripeteia
Players have extensive freedom to explore large open levels, choose multiple paths, and solve objectives in various…
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+4.0
Police Chief Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
Players manage police station operations, make strategic decisions on resource allocation, and perform various tasks…
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+4.0
Prison Simulator
Players have freedom to choose how to act as a guard, including being corrupt or lawful, deciding how to handle…
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+4.0
Ratatan
Players control their Ratatan character independently from the army and can make tactical decisions such as movement…
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+4.0
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Players have significant control over city building, survivor management, faction diplomacy, and strategic decisions.
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+4.0
Red Faction
Players have freedom to choose multiple ways to reach objectives, including blowing holes in walls or floors to create…
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+4.0
Rock Star Life Simulator
Players have freedom to make decisions about career, relationships, and activities, including choosing skills and…
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+4.0
SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX
Players can freely choose characters, create custom characters, and switch between two characters on the fly, with…
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+5.0
Screeps: World
Players write their own AI scripts to control all actions autonomously, with full freedom to design behavior.
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+4.0
Shiro Enkai
Players have freedom to choose different classes, weapons, stances, and playstyles, with customization and mod support…
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+4.0
Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL
Players have extensive customization options for key bindings, UI widgets, note skins, and gameplay modifiers, allowing…
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+4.0
Sky Noon
Players have high control over movement and combat decisions, including weapon and special ability choices, and game…
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+4.0
Soda Girls
Players can freely customize their combos by selecting and ordering attacks, allowing personal control over fighting…
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+5.0
Space Empires IV Deluxe
Players have extensive freedom to customize races, ships, strategies, and empire management with no fixed path to…
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Episode I Racer
Players can choose from multiple racers, customize pods with upgrades, and select different tracks and race modes…
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+4.0
STATIONflow
Players have high control over station layout, signage, and routing decisions, enabling creative problem solving and…
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+5.0
Stellaris
Players have extensive freedom to customize empires, species, playstyles, and make strategic decisions shaping their…
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+4.0
Super Hydorah
Players can choose weapon loadouts before each stage and select branching paths, allowing personal strategy and control…
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+4.0
Tannenberg
Players have freedom to choose squads, weapons, and tactical approaches on large open maps with multiple capture points.
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+4.0
The Headliners
Players have freedom to explore environments, choose how to approach photo opportunities, and decide on risk-taking…
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+5.0
The Sims™ 3
Players have full control over their Sims' actions, decisions, and life paths, including building, relationships…
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+5.0
The Sims™ 4
Players have extensive control over their Sims' actions, decisions, and life paths, including building, customization…
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+4.0
Tiny Life
Players can enable AI autonomy for characters to act independently, multitask, and make decisions, but can also…
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