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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
KNIGHTS
Increasing difficulty requires skillful planning and logical thinking; players receive clear feedback on puzzle…
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+4.0
MageQuit
High skill ceiling with complex spell combos, aiming, and timing; players improve through practice and learning.
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+4.0
Metel - Horror Escape
The game challenges players with puzzles, stealth mechanics, and time pressure requiring skillful execution and careful…
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+4.0
Mini Airways - ATC simulator
Challenging gameplay requiring skillful multitasking and quick decision-making to avoid crashes and optimize traffic.
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+4.0
Potato Flowers in Full Bloom
Combat is strategic and rewards skillful planning, resource management, and tactical decision-making; players receive…
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+4.0
Smithworks
Game requires significant skill, coordination, and quick decision-making to succeed, especially in multiplayer.
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+4.0
That's not my Neighbor
Game requires attention to detail, memory, and deduction skills to identify doppelgangers and avoid mistakes, with…
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+4.0
Tormented Souls
The game features challenging puzzles and combat requiring skill and strategic resource management, providing effective…
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+4.0
Ugly
The game offers challenging puzzles and boss fights that require skill, timing, and mastery of mechanics, providing a…
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+4.0
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
The game features a high skill ceiling with challenging combat mechanics, requiring mastery of blocking, dodging, and…
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+4.0
Worms Revolution
The game involves skillful aiming, strategic planning, and overcoming AI challenges, with some players noting high…
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+4.0
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend
The game offers deep and complex fighting mechanics with tutorials and challenge modes to master combos and skills…
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+4.0
Day of Defeat
High skill ceiling with recoil control, map knowledge, and team coordination required; gameplay punishes mistakes.
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+4.0
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful movement, resource management, and tactical…
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+4.0
Last Call BBS
The game features challenging puzzles requiring skill, optimization, and problem solving, with feedback and histograms…
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+4.0
Saiko no sutoka
The game offers challenging AI behavior and requires skillful evasion, strategy, and learning mechanics to succeed.
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+4.0
SUPERVIVE
High skill ceiling with movement-based combat, skill expression, and strategic teamplay; players report rewarding…
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+4.0
Train Valley
The game offers increasing difficulty with challenging puzzles requiring skillful timing and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Atelier Meruru ~The Apprentice of Arland~ DX
The game involves mastering complex alchemy systems, strategic combat, and time/resource management with clear feedback…
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+4.0
Hyper Jam
Game is easy to learn but hard to master with skill-based combat, parrying, and strategic perk selection providing a…
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+4.0
Lab Rat
Puzzles provide challenging, skill-testing logic problems with satisfying solutions and feedback.
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+4.0
Orbox C
The game offers a steady difficulty curve with increasingly complex puzzles that require skillful planning and logical…
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+4.0
Russian Subway Dogs
The game requires skillful juggling of items, precise timing, and mastery of mechanics to achieve high scores and…
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+4.0
Spirits Abyss
The game features challenging gameplay requiring skillful platforming, combat, and strategic use of items, with a steep…
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