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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong autonomy score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Players freely choose teams of three characters and select assist types, allowing significant strategic and tactical…
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+4.0
Metal Gear Solid
Players have significant control over stealth tactics, equipment choice, and approach to objectives, encouraging…
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+4.0
Metal Warriors
Players can freely choose among six different mechs and can exit and enter mechs at will, allowing flexible tactical…
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+4.0
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Open-world racing with free roaming and player choice in vehicle selection and customization supports player control…
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+4.0
Minds Beneath Us
Players make meaningful dialogue choices that affect relationships and story outcomes, reflecting control over…
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+4.0
MLB The Show 26
Players have significant control over gameplay decisions including pitch selection, batting styles, career path…
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+4.0
Moonleap
Players have freedom to explore puzzles and secrets at their own pace with multiple approaches.
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+4.0
Motorsport Manager
Players have significant control over team management, car development, race strategy, and staff decisions, allowing…
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+4.0
Mudborne: Frog Management Sim
Players have freedom to explore, breed frogs with genetic puzzles, and choose their own progression path.
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+4.0
MyVoiceZoo
Players freely record their own sounds for animals, creating unique voices and customizing their zoo experience.
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+4.0
OGame
Players have significant control over strategic decisions including resource management, research paths, fleet…
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+4.0
One Step From Eden
Players have high control over deckbuilding, character choice, and run progression with multiple paths and build…
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+4.0
Pit People®
Players have freedom to customize teams, choose quests, and control unit movement in combat, though attack targets are…
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+4.0
Plague Inc.
Players have significant control over evolving their pathogen's traits and strategies, choosing starting countries and…
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+4.0
Pokémon Violet
Players have significant freedom to choose their own path among three main storylines and tackle gyms in any order…
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+4.0
Race The Sun
Players have freedom to choose paths and play styles, toggle upgrades, and create custom maps.
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+4.0
Replicube
Players freely write and optimize their own code solutions with multiple approaches possible, enabling high personal…
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+4.0
Sally's Salon
Players direct customers to various stations and choose actions freely to manage the salon efficiently.
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+4.0
Second Stellar
Players can freely choose characters, weapons, and upgrade paths; the dual-character swap mechanic encourages active…
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+4.0
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
Players have freedom to explore large open levels, find secrets, and choose weapons and tactics freely.
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+4.0
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
Players have freedom to choose weapons, explore secrets, and tackle levels at their own pace with some strategic…
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+4.0
Snail Bob 2: Tiny Troubles
Players control Bob's movements indirectly by interacting with the environment (clicking to turn him, activating…
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+4.0
Snail Simulator
Players have freedom to explore the open world at their own pace, choose where to go, and how to interact with the…
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+4.0
Sorry We're Closed
Players make consequential choices affecting story outcomes and character relationships, indicating strong control over…
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