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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.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Autonomy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Players have significant control over shop management, pricing, item placement, and dungeon exploration choices.
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+4.0
Tiny Rogues
Players can choose from many classes, weapons, and build paths, allowing freedom in playstyle and strategy.
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+4.0
Escape the Backrooms
Players have freedom to explore, solve puzzles, and choose strategies; some levels require experimentation and problem…
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+4.0
Monster Hunter: World
Players have freedom to choose weapons, builds, and playstyles; many customization options and personal strategies.
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+4.0
Risk of Rain (2013)
Players choose from multiple unique characters and customize builds through item pickups, allowing personal playstyle…
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY IX
Players have freedom to explore the world, choose equipment and abilities, and engage in various side quests and…
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+4.0
Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
Players have freedom to craft weapons with various parts and materials, deciding how to optimize for battles.
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+4.0
Nine Sols
Players have significant control over combat style, skill upgrades, and exploration order within a mostly linear but…
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+4.0
Picayune Dreams
Players can choose skill tree builds, respec at will, select next areas after bosses, and customize playstyle.
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+4.0
Farming Simulator 17
Players have freedom to choose activities, manage farms, buy equipment, and decide play style with many options and mod…
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY VII
Players have freedom to customize characters with Materia system and choose exploration paths, though story progression…
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+4.0
Nuclear Option
Players have freedom to choose aircraft, loadouts, and tactics; mission editor allows custom scenarios, supporting…
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+4.0
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Players have freedom to choose their own actions, quests, and play style; open world with emergent gameplay and no…
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Players have freedom to choose party members and customize orbment setups, allowing personal fighting styles and…
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+4.0
Two Point Hospital
Players have freedom to build and customize hospital layouts, choose staff training, and manage finances with many…
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+4.0
RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe
Players have extensive control over park design, coaster building, pricing, and management decisions, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Players can customize builds extensively, swap abilities and essences freely, and choose different characters and…
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+4.0
World of Goo
Players have freedom to build various structures creatively to solve puzzles, with multiple solutions possible.
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+4.0
Splatoon 2
Players have freedom to choose weapons, gear, and play styles; single-player campaign allows non-linear level…
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+4.0
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Players have freedom to choose routes, equipment, and playstyle; gameplay encourages personal decision-making and…
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+4.0
MudRunner
Players have freedom to choose vehicles, routes, and strategies to solve terrain challenges; no strict linear…
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+4.0
Ninja Kiwi Archive
Players can freely choose from a large variety of games and play styles within the archive, allowing self-directed…
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+4.0
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Players have freedom to choose weapons, tactics, and exploration paths; gameplay encourages personal skill and…
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+4.0
theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Players have freedom to explore vast open-world reserves, choose hunting strategies, weapons, and pace of play.
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