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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
Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
The game features challenging and varied puzzles that require skillful thinking and provide feedback, with some puzzles…
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+4.0
Particle Fleet: Emergence
The game is simple to learn but difficult to master, requiring strategic planning, ship design, and tactical execution…
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+4.0
Predynastic Egypt
Game requires strategic planning, resource management, and mastering timed challenges with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Sky Force Anniversary
The game requires skillful dodging, precision shooting, and mastering level objectives with a well-balanced difficulty…
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+4.0
Tank Team
The game requires skillful coordination, aiming, and managing multiple tank systems, providing a satisfying challenge.
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+4.0
The Banner Saga 2
Combat is strategic and challenging with skill-based decisions; character progression and tactical depth increase…
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+4.0
The Big Catch: Tacklebox
The game demands precise skillful platforming and mastery of complex movement mechanics, with a steep difficulty curve…
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+4.0
Uplink
Requires skillful use of hacking tools, timing, and resource management; players feel effective when mastering these.
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+4.0
Wild Animal Racing
The game features challenging AI, skillful driving mechanics including stick-shift style controls, and a difficulty…
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+4.0
Acquitted
The game has a steep difficulty curve and requires skillful aiming, dodging, and weapon management, with player…
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+4.0
Age of Advent
Games offer skill challenges with increasing difficulty and mastery opportunities, especially in multitasking and…
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+4.0
Airtight City 密闭之城1.0
Combat requires skillful aiming, dismemberment tactics, and learning enemy patterns; some players found it challenging.
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+4.0
Caravaneer 2
The game features complex economic simulation, tactical turn-based combat, and skill progression requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Cursed 2
Combat requires skillful dodging and timing; puzzles are challenging but rewarding; leveling system provides feedback…
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+4.0
DAEMON MASQUERADE
The game challenges players with logical deduction puzzles requiring skillful evidence analysis and reasoning…
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+4.0
Desecrators
Challenging enemy AI, skillful combat maneuvers, and difficulty settings provide tests of player skill and mastery.
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+4.0
El Tango de la Muerte
The game requires skillful timing and precision to achieve high scores and master complex rhythm patterns with…
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+4.0
异常 | Exception
The game challenges players with increasingly complex programming puzzles requiring logical thinking and problem…
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+4.0
Fishards
High skill ceiling with complex spell combinations and tactical PvP combat requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Gem Defender: Soyjak Survivors
Game features challenging bullet hell mechanics, requiring skillful dodging, upgrading, and strategic play.
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+4.0
Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S
The game offers progressively challenging Picross puzzles requiring logical thinking and skill.
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+4.0
Intergalactic Fishing
The game offers skill-based fishing mechanics, lure crafting, and progression through learning fish behaviors and…
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+4.0
JUSTICE SUCKS: Tactical Vacuum Action
Game offers skill-based stealth, combat, and strategic planning with feedback through scoring and upgrades.
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+4.0
STARIO: Haven Tower
The game challenges players with complex logistics puzzles, resource management, and optimization tasks that require…
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