Find your kind of game
Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
Explore another motivation
Top picks
Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Competence affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
-
+5.0
Master of Magic Classic
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, challenging AI (especially in Caster of Magic mod), and strategic depth…
-
+5.0
McOsu
Focus on skill improvement, challenging maps, and detailed performance feedback supports feeling effective and…
-
+5.0
Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
High skill and knowledge required to master complex spacecraft systems and missions.
-
+5.0
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
High skill ceiling with challenging platforming, precise timing, and leaderboard competition requiring mastery.
-
+5.0
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
The game is challenging, rewarding skillful play, strategic thinking, and mastery of mechanics with frequent feedback…
-
+5.0
Tennis Elbow 4
High skill ceiling with realistic physics and shot mechanics; players report a steep learning curve and rewarding…
-
+5.0
The King of Fighters XIII
The game demands high skill mastery, precise timing, and deep understanding of mechanics, rewarding effective play and…
-
+5.0
Toribash
High skill ceiling with complex physics and a steep learning curve requiring mastery of detailed controls.
-
+5.0
Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.
The game is known for its extreme difficulty, requiring mastery of bullet patterns, precise dodging, and strategic bomb…
-
+5.0
XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, requiring mastery of ball control, multitasking, and strategic use of…
-
+5.0
ZeroRanger
High skill ceiling with challenging bosses and stages; rewards mastery and improvement; scoring and combo systems…
-
+5.0
Eleven Table Tennis
The game offers a challenging AI with multiple difficulty levels and realistic physics that require skillful play and…
-
+5.0
Human Resource Machine
The game challenges players with increasingly complex programming puzzles requiring skill, logical thinking, and…
-
+5.0
The Last Spell
The game is challenging and rewards skillful play, strategic thinking, and mastery of complex mechanics.
-
+5.0
UBERMOSH
High skill requirement with fast-paced action, reflex challenges, and mastery of sword and gun mechanics.
-
+5.0
Ultra Street Fighter® IV
High skill ceiling with complex combos, frame-perfect inputs, and continuous learning; players experience gradual…
-
+5.0
Aero GPX
High skill ceiling, challenging AI, advanced mechanics like drill diving and hyper sliding require mastery and provide…
-
+5.0
Everyday Genius: SquareLogic
The game offers a wide range of puzzles with increasing difficulty, requiring logical deduction and skillful problem…
-
+5.0
Learn Japanese RPG: Hiragana Forbidden Speech
The game challenges players to learn and recall hiragana, vocabulary, and grammar through typing battles and quizzes…
-
+5.0
Selaco
Challenging AI requiring tactical skill and precise shooting; combat is rewarding and demands mastery.
-
+5.0
Stephen's Sausage Roll
The game is extremely challenging and requires high skill in spatial reasoning and puzzle solving, with constant…
-
+5.0
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
The game is highly challenging, especially boss fights requiring skill mastery, pattern recognition, and precise…
-
+5.0
ANTONBLAST
The game is challenging with a high skill ceiling, requiring mastery of mechanics, precise platforming, and boss fights.
-
+5.0
Atomicrops
High skill ceiling with challenging multitasking, bullet hell combat, and farming management requiring mastery.
Same motivation, different experiences
Your way to play
Explore different sides of competence, grouped by what players enjoy.
Fine-tune your next game
A little more you
Mix in another motivation, or find an experience with less of something else.