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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.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Anger Foot
Players have freedom to choose playstyle, use different shoes with unique abilities, and decide pacing (fast or casual).
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+4.0
Halls of Torment: Prelude
Players can choose characters, customize builds, select gear and skills for each run, showing strong control over their…
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+4.0
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Players freely move between different ship stations and choose roles dynamically, allowing control over their actions.
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+4.0
OTXO
Players freely choose weapons, drinks (buffs), and playstyle with many options and builds.
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+4.0
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball
Players have freedom to choose game modes, customize robots, create custom matches with many settings, and direct their…
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+4.0
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Players have significant control over card creation and choices that shape the story, reflecting strong personal agency.
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+4.0
14 Minesweeper Variants 2
Players have full control over their logical deductions and decisions; no guessing allowed in expert mode, emphasizing…
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+4.0
A=B
Players have full control over their programming solutions and can experiment with different approaches freely.
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+4.0
A Gentlemen's Dispute
Players can choose from various perks and weapons to create unique playstyles and strategies, allowing freedom in how…
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+4.0
Banjo-Kazooie
Players have freedom to explore levels and choose challenges in any order within worlds, with ability-based gates…
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+4.0
Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe
Players can customize loadouts of equipment and cooking tools, choose which monsters to hunt, and decide how to prepare…
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+4.0
DARQ: Complete Edition
Players have freedom to explore and solve puzzles with unique gravity and perspective mechanics, no strict routines.
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+4.0
Eslabong
Players have extensive control over team tactics, skill builds, and can manually control a captain during combat…
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+4.0
Fatum Betula
Players freely explore surreal worlds and choose how to interact with liquids and objects to influence multiple…
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+4.0
.Forty-Five
Players have freedom to build and customize decks, choose routes on maps, and experiment with bullet synergies, showing…
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+4.0
HyperRogue
Players freely choose which lands to explore and how many treasures to collect before moving on, allowing strategic…
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+4.0
Hypogea
Players have freedom to explore large environments at their own pace with minimal handholding and no artificial…
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+4.0
KILL KNIGHT
Players freely choose loadouts and customize equipment to fit their playstyle, with meaningful decisions during combat.
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+4.0
Kittenrock Cats - A Hidden Object Game
Players have freedom to explore the map, interact with many objects, and find cats and secrets at their own pace.
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+4.0
Linelight
Players freely control a line moving along paths, solving puzzles with emergent mechanics and no direct instructions.
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+4.0
MARDEK
Players have freedom to choose party members, explore non-linearly, and experiment with skill and equipment loadouts.
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+4.0
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Players can choose from 8 unique characters with different abilities and decide their own approach to heists, allowing…
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+4.0
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Players have freedom to explore an open world, choose races, customize cars extensively, and tune performance…
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+4.0
Party Hard
Players have freedom to choose different characters with unique abilities and multiple ways to approach each level…
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