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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Space Engineers
The game features complex engineering challenges, physics-based building, resource management, and survival mechanics…
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+4.0
Upload Labs
Game involves significant problem solving, optimization, and skillful management of complex systems with feedback on…
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+4.0
Bang Bang Barrage
The game demands skillful timing, aiming, and recoil management, with challenging enemies and bosses providing feedback…
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+4.0
Chronicon
Game offers deep skill trees, complex item crafting, and challenging endgame content requiring skill and strategy.
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+4.0
Gloomwood
Game challenges players with stealth mechanics, resource management, and tactical combat requiring skill and planning.
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+4.0
Granny
The game challenges players with puzzle-solving, stealth, and timing requiring skill and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Moonring
The game offers challenging combat, tactical depth, and skill-based progression; players feel rewarded for mastering…
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+4.0
Ostriv
The game offers a challenging economic and resource management system requiring skillful balancing and strategic…
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+4.0
Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙
The game offers a range of difficulties from easy to hard, including challenging puzzles that require logical thinking…
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+4.0
System Shock® 2 (1999)
The game requires skillful resource management, weapon maintenance, and strategic combat, with a steep learning curve…
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+4.0
The Chef's Shift
The game challenges players with increasing difficulty, complex typing tasks, multitasking, and minigames that require…
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+4.0
Halo 2
The game offers skill-based combat with tactical depth, weapon mastery, and AI that reacts to player behavior.
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+4.0
Battlefield™ 1
Game offers skill-based gunplay, vehicle control, and teamwork challenges with a learning curve from easy to hard…
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+4.0
Clockwork Cleanup
Game requires skillful spatial logic, puzzle solving, and strategic planning to optimize builds and overcome challenges.
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+4.0
Day of Defeat: Source
The game has a steep learning curve, requires skillful aiming and recoil control, and rewards tactical play and…
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+4.0
Overcooked! 2
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful multitasking and coordination; players receive…
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+4.0
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
The game offers challenging puzzles, platforming, and combat that require skill and mastery of mechanics, with clear…
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+4.0
RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
Game involves skillful park management, ride design, and balancing finances with feedback on performance and scenario…
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+4.0
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
The game offers skill-based turn-based space combat, RTS planetary battles, text quests with puzzles, and strategic…
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+4.0
Vital Shell
The game is skill-focused with challenging waves and bosses, requiring player mastery of movement, aiming, and build…
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+4.0
Wizard of Legend
The game is challenging with a high skill ceiling; players improve by mastering combos, dodging, and timing, receiving…
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+4.0
FIFA 18
The game challenges players with skillful passing, defending, and timing tackles, rewarding mastery and providing…
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+4.0
Big Ambitions
Game involves skillful management of logistics, pricing, employee scheduling, and business growth with meaningful…
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+4.0
Cave Story+
Gameplay involves skillful platforming, weapon management, and challenging boss fights.
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