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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Flamebreak
Challenging combat requiring skillful dodging, ability combos, and strategic upgrades; players report satisfaction from…
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+4.0
Gazillionaire
Game involves skillful economic decisions, stock market manipulation, and overcoming random challenges.
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+4.0
Genome Guardian 2
The game offers complex build crafting and strategic choices that reward skillful experimentation and mastery, with…
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+4.0
Hungry Horrors
The game challenges players to master complex combo chains, resource management, and strategic planning with meaningful…
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+4.0
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Game is challenging with skillful stealth, resource management, and combat requiring player mastery.
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+4.0
Jagged Alliance 3
Challenging tactical combat with smart AI and skill-based mechanics; requires learning and mastery.
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+4.0
Jump Ultimate Stars
The game requires skillful timing, strategic deck building, and mastery of character abilities; players receive…
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+4.0
KunKunNest
The game challenges players to maintain focus and correctly identify anomalies under pressure, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms
Complex character development, strategic battles, and skill-based card duels provide challenging gameplay.
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+4.0
Magicka
The game requires skillful spellcasting, quick thinking, and mastery of complex combinations, especially in co-op and…
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+4.0
Nation Red
The game offers a skill-based challenge with scalable difficulty, tactical weapon and perk choices, and requires aiming…
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+4.0
Need for Speed: Underground
The game requires skillful driving, precision in drifting and drag racing, and overcoming rubber-banding AI challenges.
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+4.0
Northgard: Definitive Edition
Game requires skillful resource management, strategic planning, and adapting to dynamic events and seasons; learning…
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+4.0
Pinball FX Classic
Game offers skill-based pinball play with challenges, tournaments, and leaderboards rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
PokéRogue
The game requires skillful team building, resource management, and strategic decision-making with challenging boss…
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+4.0
RED
Combat rewards skillful dodging, parrying, combo chaining, and boss fight mastery, providing a satisfying challenge…
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+4.0
RoboCop: Rogue City
Combat requires skillful shooting, use of abilities, and strategic upgrades; players receive feedback and progression…
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+4.0
Snow Brothers
Game requires skillful timing, strategic snowball use, and mastery of enemy patterns; difficulty ramps up significantly.
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+4.0
Social Democracy: An Alternate History
The game challenges players to master complex political mechanics and discover winning strategies, with skillful…
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+4.0
Tales of ARISE
Combat is skill-based with a high skill ceiling; boss fights require strategy and mastery of mechanics, though some…
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
The game features challenging combat with strategic depth, character builds, and difficulty modes including a punishing…
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+4.0
Tunnet
The game challenges players to solve complex networking puzzles and optimize packet routing, rewarding skill and…
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+4.0
Ultimate General: Civil War
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful management of troops, terrain, and resources…
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+4.0
Vangers
The game is challenging with difficult controls and complex mechanics requiring skill and mastery.
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