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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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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Space Colony: Steam Edition
Players can assign primary and secondary tasks to colonists and manage their schedules, with freedom to build and…
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+4.0
Sproggiwood
Players choose from multiple classes and customize their town freely; gameplay allows strategic movement and skill use…
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+4.0
Stash
Players have freedom to choose their own path, crafting professions, and playstyle in a sandbox environment with…
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+4.0
Strike Force Heroes
Players have freedom to choose classes, weapons, and playstyles with a loadout system and gambling mechanics for weapon…
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+4.0
Sunkenland
Players have freedom to explore, build, craft, and choose their own progression path with adjustable difficulty and…
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+4.0
Super Indie Karts
Players can choose from a large roster of indie characters and multiple game modes, with customizable controls and…
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+4.0
Super Mega Baseball™ 4
Players have freedom to create custom teams, leagues, and manage franchise decisions with many options.
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+4.0
Taur
Players have freedom to choose upgrades, tech tree paths, and mission selection, allowing control over strategy and…
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+4.0
The Imperial Gatekeeper
Players have freedom to choose how to perform their duties, including whether to be a strict officer or to abuse power…
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+4.0
THE MUTE HOUSE
Players have control over exploration, puzzle solving, and combat tactics with limited handholding and no map…
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+4.0
The Spiral Scouts
Players can explore the open world and choose puzzles in any order, with freedom to skip and return later.
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+4.0
Three Kingdoms : Alias
Players have significant control over decisions such as assigning officers, managing cities, and strategic choices…
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+4.0
TimeShift™
Players have control over time manipulation abilities and weapon choices, enabling personal tactical decisions.
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+4.0
Tower of Guns
Players choose weapons, perks, and play styles freely each run, with randomized levels encouraging personal…
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+4.0
Vectorio
Players have significant control over base building, resource management, and defense strategies, though some…
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+4.0
Watch_Dogs™
Players have significant freedom to choose playstyle, approach missions via hacking, stealth, or combat, and explore…
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+4.0
Waven
Players have freedom to choose classes, subclasses, builds, and playstyles with many tactical options.
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+4.0
Weedcraft Inc
Players have significant control over business decisions, strain breeding, pricing, and strategies including legal and…
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+4.0
While Waiting
Players can choose to either do nothing and wait or actively explore and interact with the environment and mini-games…
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+4.0
Whirly Word
Players freely choose which words to form from given letters and can decide when to whirl letters or end puzzles…
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+4.0
Who's Your Daddy?!
Players choose to play as either baby or dad with distinct goals and freely explore the house to act on their…
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+4.0
Windward Horizon
Players have freedom to customize ships, choose tactics, build provinces, and decide playstyle (solo, co-op, trading…
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+5.0
X4: Foundations
Players have full freedom to choose their playstyle, actions, and goals in a vast sandbox universe.
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+4.0
Toy Story 3
Toy Box mode offers open-world sandbox gameplay with freedom to explore, customize, and create adventures without rigid…
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