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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
Genome Guardian
High skill ceiling with challenging waves, strategic weapon combos, and meta progression rewarding mastery and skill…
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+4.0
Kaizen: A Factory Story
Engages players in challenging puzzles requiring skillful optimization and problem solving.
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+4.0
Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
The game challenges players with complex mechanics, skillful training, and strategic battles requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
New Star™ GP
The game offers a challenging AI with adaptive difficulty, requiring skillful driving, strategic pit stops, and…
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+4.0
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
Game rewards skillful combo execution and mastery of mechanics; steep difficulty curve especially for final boss.
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+4.0
Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve requiring skillful management and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Shardpunk
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, resource management, and decision-making.
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+4.0
Super Mega Baseball 3
Game offers a challenging skill-based experience with pitching, batting, and fielding mechanics that reward mastery and…
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+4.0
TROLEU
The game requires skillful multitasking, quick reflexes, and mastery of mechanics to achieve high ranks and manage…
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+4.0
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Challenging puzzles with varying difficulty and feedback provide tests of skill and problem-solving.
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+4.0
7 Days to End with You
The game challenges players to decipher a new language through puzzles and context clues, requiring skill and problem…
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+4.0
Aces & Adventures
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful deckbuilding, and tactical play to optimize poker hands and abilities.
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+4.0
Awesomenauts
Skill-based gameplay with character mastery and strategic item choices; learning curve noted.
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+4.0
BioShock™ Remastered
Gameplay offers skill-based combat, strategic use of plasmids and weapons, and challenging enemy encounters, especially…
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+4.0
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
The game features a deep and complex fighting system with tutorials, challenge modes, and skill-based combo execution…
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+4.0
Bounty of One
Game offers skill-based challenges with unique mechanics like shooting only when stationary and dodging, plus a…
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+4.0
Claw Machine Sim
The game requires skillful positioning and timing to succeed, with a realistic mode providing a challenging test of…
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+4.0
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
Combat is easy to learn but hard to master with skill-based parrying and combos; players report satisfying challenge…
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+4.0
Diplomacy is Not an Option
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful resource management, strategic planning, and…
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+4.0
Graze Counter
The game offers skill-based challenges with dynamic difficulty and requires mastering grazing and timing for effective…
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+4.0
Green Elephant 2D
The game is described as very difficult, requiring skillful pattern learning and precise execution, with no checkpoints…
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+4.0
Gun Frog
Game offers challenging boss fights and skill-based movement/shooting mechanics that require practice and mastery.
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+4.0
Istrolid
Game offers a steep learning curve with complex ship building and tactical combat requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Knights Within
Combat requires skillful melee and ranged play, managing resources like ammo and stamina, and adapting to enemy…
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