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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2
The game demands skillful routing, fast reflexes, and mastery of new mechanics like ghost trains and bumping ghosts.
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+4.0
Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
The game demands skillful movement, aiming, and dodging in fast-paced combat with challenging enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
Racine
The game requires skillful timing of card play to parry attacks and manage resources, with a challenging difficulty…
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+5.0
Rencounter
The game is challenging, requiring skillful tactical combat, resource management, and strategic planning to progress.
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+4.0
Soulfire
Skill-based combat with timing, dodging, and weapon mastery; learning curve from easy to hard to master.
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+4.0
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
Games are challenging arcade-perfect ports with high difficulty and skill-based gameplay, rewarding mastery and…
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+5.0
Street Fighter V
High skill ceiling with complex combos, timing, and strategic depth; players improve through practice and learning…
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+4.0
Super Sus
Players feel effective when identifying impostors and using roles strategically.
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+4.0
The King's Bird
The game demands skill mastery and precise control, rewarding player improvement and challenging platforming.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™
Gameplay requires skillful use of stealth, cover, squad coordination, and weapon handling with challenging AI and…
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+4.0
Transport Fever 3
The game challenges players with complex logistics, industry management, and transport optimization, rewarding skillful…
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+4.0
Tyrant's Blessing
The game demands thoughtful tactical positioning and skillful use of abilities to overcome challenging turn-based…
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+4.0
Viktor
Game features challenging boss fights requiring skill and pattern recognition, providing a sense of mastery.
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+5.0
X-Plane 10 Global - 64 Bit
High skill ceiling with realistic flight dynamics requiring learning and mastery; trial and error learning emphasized.
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+4.0
Anno 117: Pax Romana
The game offers complex production chains, resource management, and strategic planning that challenge player skill and…
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+5.0
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
The game is challenging with a steep but fair difficulty curve, requiring skill mastery and precise timing.
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+4.0
Fatal Fury Special
The game features challenging AI, requires skillful execution of combos and tactics, and rewards mastery of character…
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+5.0
Gods Will Be Watching
High difficulty and complex resource management require skill, learning from failures, and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Messenger
The game challenges players with precise platforming, skillful combat, and boss fights requiring pattern recognition…
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+5.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000
The game offers a steep learning curve with detailed tutorials, realistic flight models, and skill-based challenges…
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+4.0
Mini Militia - Doodle Army 2
The game rewards skillful jetpack management, aiming, and strategic play; mastery improves performance and is…
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+4.0
Pax Augusta
Game offers challenging mechanics, resource management, and strategic planning requiring skill and learning, with a…
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+4.0
Temple Run
The game requires quick reflexes and hand-eye coordination with escalating difficulty and skill-based survival.
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+4.0
Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit
The game requires mastery of complex boxing mechanics, timing, stamina management, and reading opponent styles…
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