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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Growth
A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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+4.0
Spark in the Dark
The game is punishing and requires mastery of combat timing, enemy patterns, and resource management, rewarding skill…
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+4.0
Verlet Swing
Game requires mastering challenging swinging mechanics and precise timing, with skill improvement rewarded by better…
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+4.0
Age of Wonders 4
The game offers deep strategic and tactical challenges with meaningful combat mechanics and progression systems…
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+4.0
Block N Load
High skill ceiling with tactical depth, mastery of unique classes, aiming, building, and strategic planning required.
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+4.0
Chivalry 2
Combat is easy to learn but hard to master, with a high skill ceiling rewarding practice and tactical stamina…
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+4.0
Deathtrap
Requires strategic trap upgrades, character skill builds, and active combat to overcome increasingly difficult waves.
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+4.0
Divekick
Despite simple controls, the game requires skillful timing, spacing, and strategy to master, offering a high skill…
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+4.0
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
The game offers a low skill floor with accessible inputs but also a high skill ceiling with deep mechanics, rewarding…
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+4.0
HELLDIVERS™ 2
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, requiring teamwork, strategic use of stratagems, and mastery of mechanics…
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+4.0
One Hand Clapping
The game challenges players to master pitch control, breath, rhythm, and vocal skills with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Panzer Corps 2
The game requires strategic thinking, skillful unit management, and adaptation to challenging AI and scenarios.
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+4.0
Railway Empire
The game offers challenging logistics, track planning, and economic management requiring skill and learning, especially…
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+4.0
Terrorhedron Tower Defense
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve and requires skillful planning and adaptation to succeed.
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+4.0
Tyr
Game rewards skillful positioning, aiming, and strategic use of abilities with clear feedback on armor and penetration…
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+4.0
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, especially on higher difficulties; players improve through practice and…
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+4.0
Age of Wonders III
The game offers deep tactical combat and strategic empire management with skill-based challenges and meaningful…
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+4.0
Ancient Enemy
The game involves strategic planning, managing combos, and tactical combat with feedback on performance and skill…
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+4.0
Armed with Wings: Rearmed
Combat requires skillful timing, combos, and learning enemy patterns; survival mode adds challenge.
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+4.0
Armored Brigade
The game demands tactical skill, understanding of terrain, unit capabilities, and command delays; mistakes are punished…
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+4.0
Audio Trip
Game offers a challenging skill curve with increasing difficulty levels and requires coordination and full-body…
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+4.0
Brigandine The Legend of Runersia
The game involves strategic planning, army management, and tactical battles requiring skill and adaptation.
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+4.0
Dimhaven - The Lost Source
Puzzles are challenging, require logic, math, and critical thinking, with a good balance of difficulty and rewarding…
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+4.0
Eternal Return
Steep learning curve with skill-based combat, crafting, and strategy; players report rewarding mastery and skill…
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+4.0
First Person Tennis - The Real Tennis Simulator
The game rewards skillful strokes, timing, and positioning with realistic physics and challenging AI, especially in…
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