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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
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
The game offers challenging stealth mechanics and AI requiring skillful play and rewards mastery with ranks and…
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+4.0
METAL SLUG
Game requires skillful shooting, dodging, and memorization of enemy patterns; achievements and difficulty modes provide…
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+4.0
Nonentity Galaxy
The game offers a challenging strategic combat system with complex mechanics and requires skillful fleet building and…
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+4.0
OXXO
Puzzles progressively increase in difficulty, requiring skillful spatial reasoning and logical thinking with feedback…
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+4.0
Remnant: From the Ashes
The game offers challenging combat, boss fights requiring skill and strategy, and progression through gear upgrades and…
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+4.0
Resident Evil 3
Combat requires skillful dodging, aiming, and resource management; difficulty modes offer challenge and mastery…
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+4.0
Rune Factory 4 Special
Game offers skill leveling in many areas, crafting complexity, combat challenges, and progression through dungeons
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+4.0
Sanctum
The game is challenging with strategic planning and skill-based shooting; players must master tower placement, weapon…
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+4.0
Spider-Man
Combat and traversal have a learning curve and reward skillful play and improvisation.
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+4.0
TerraScape
The game involves strategic planning, puzzle solving, and mastering building combinations to maximize points, providing…
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+4.0
The Classrooms
The game requires skillful navigation, puzzle solving, and learning unique entity behaviors, providing challenging and…
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+4.0
The Evil Within
The game demands skillful resource management, precise aiming, and strategic use of stealth and traps, with challenging…
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+4.0
Voids Vigil
Game offers a high skill ceiling with challenging dodging, resource management, and build optimization; difficulty…
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+4.0
Ys I & II Chronicles+
Combat requires skillful positioning and timing with challenging bosses, especially on higher difficulties, providing a…
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+4.0
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Game offers skill-based shooting, weapon upgrades, and challenging enemies requiring strategic play and aiming…
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+4.0
Alchemy Factory
The game offers complex automation challenges, requiring skillful factory design, optimization, and problem solving…
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+4.0
Blue Prince
Game challenges players with complex puzzles and strategic resource management requiring skill and learning.
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+4.0
Bubsy 4D
Movement and platforming are skillful and responsive, with time trials rewarding mastery
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+4.0
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
The game demands skillful micromanagement, tactical planning, and mastery of complex mechanics such as ballistics, unit…
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+4.0
Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition
The game offers satisfying gunplay, tactical suit management, and challenging combat especially on higher difficulties.
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+4.0
Doll Impostor
Game challenges players with puzzle-solving, deduction, and memory tasks that increase in difficulty.
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+4.0
Down with the Ship
The game rewards skillful planning, resource management, and strategic ship building with clear feedback and…
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+4.0
Dream Tactics
Combat is challenging especially on higher difficulties; players engage in strategic deck and equipment building with…
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+4.0
Drift86
Drifting mechanics have a learning curve and skill ceiling; players report mastering controls and improving performance.
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