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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Aven Colony
Requires skillful resource management, balancing workforce, and responding to environmental challenges.
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+4.0
Beware Planet Earth
The game offers a challenging experience, especially in Veteran mode, requiring skillful management of towers, zapper…
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+4.0
BioShock™ 2 Remastered
Gameplay improvements and combat mechanics provide satisfying skill challenges; some players find difficulty rewarding.
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+4.0
Black Future '88
Game demands skillful aiming, dodging, and mastering mechanics; players report satisfaction from improving and…
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+4.0
Classified: France '44
Game challenges players with tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, resource management, and strategic…
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+4.0
Collapse
Combat requires skillful use of combos, dodging, and weapon switching; boss fights demand learning patterns and timing.
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+4.0
Crystal Crisis
Game offers tactical depth with chain combos, special attacks, and wrap-around mechanics rewarding skillful play beyond…
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+4.0
Deepening Fire
Game demands skillful parrying with tight timing windows and punishes mistakes heavily, requiring player mastery and…
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+4.0
Duel Corp.
Combat is challenging and skill-based with directional attacks, parrying, and timing requiring mastery; progression…
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+5.0
Freestyle 2: Street Basketball
Game has a steep learning curve, requires skillful timing, positioning, and teamwork; players report mastering complex…
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+5.0
Frosthaven
The game is described as challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful play and mastery of complex…
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+4.0
GODBREAKERS
Combat is skill-based, fluid, and challenging with boss fights requiring mastery and tactical play.
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+4.0
Gunsmith
Game involves skillful planning, optimization of production lines, balancing resources, and managing complex workflows.
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+4.0
Halfway
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, resource management, and strategic use of…
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+4.0
Hill Climb Racing 2
The game requires skillful driving, mastering physics-based vehicle handling, and strategic upgrades to succeed…
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+4.0
iRacing Arcade
The game offers a satisfying driving model with skillful cornering, managing tire wear, fuel, and pit stops, plus…
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+4.0
Iron Danger
Combat requires skillful timing, positioning, and strategic planning with rewind mechanic to perfect actions and avoid…
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+4.0
Ironsight
Game offers skill-based gunplay with recoil mastery, tactical movement, and challenging combat against varied opponents.
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+4.0
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
The game requires skillful aiming, teamwork, and mastery of class abilities; players report a learning curve and…
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+4.0
Looterkings
Game is challenging, requires skill and tactics especially in multiplayer; players report learning enemy patterns and…
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+4.0
Pacer
The game offers challenging racing with skill-based handling, requiring mastery of tracks and ship tuning, rewarding…
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+4.0
甜点恋人 / Pastry Lovers
The game involves skill tests, stat management, and quizzes that challenge players to meet goals and unlock endings.
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+4.0
Peepo Island
The game is challenging with difficult platforming and puzzles requiring skill and precision.
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+4.0
Potion Tycoon
The game offers a challenging learning curve with complex resource management, crafting optimization, and strategic…
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