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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
HELLDIVERS™ 2
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, requiring teamwork, strategic use of stratagems, and mastery of mechanics…
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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
West Hunt
Game requires skill in deduction, memory, pattern recognition, and map knowledge; players report a steep learning curve…
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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
Death Squared
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill, coordination, and problem-solving, with increasing difficulty…
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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
Fashion Police Squad
The game challenges players with complex enemy combinations and weapon switching mechanics, rewarding skillful play and…
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+4.0
Legend Bowl
The game has a learning curve with challenging passing and kicking mechanics, multiple difficulty levels, and requires…
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+4.0
Pocket Bravery
The game offers a solid skill-based fighting system with combo mastery, training modes, and a high skill ceiling…
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+4.0
Rise of the Third Power
Combat requires tactical thinking and pattern recognition, especially on higher difficulties, providing satisfying…
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+4.0
Serial Cleaner
The game offers challenging stealth puzzles requiring skillful timing and strategic planning, with feedback on success…
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+4.0
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
Game involves tactical combat, skillful shooting, build crafting, and progression systems that reward player…
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+4.0
Valkyrie of Phantasm
Game features a high skill ceiling with complex combos, dodging, and resource management requiring mastery.
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+4.0
SCP: Labrat
The game is described as difficult with significant brain usage, requiring skill to survive and progress, with feedback…
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+4.0
a pet shop after dark
Challenging puzzles requiring problem-solving skills and interaction with game files provide strong feedback and skill…
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+4.0
Adore
The game requires skillful timing, positioning, and management of stamina and creature health, with punishing…
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+4.0
Azure Striker Gunvolt
The game rewards skillful play with a ranking system and challenging boss fights, requiring mastery of mechanics and…
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+4.0
Chinatris
Game requires skillful spatial reasoning and knowledge of Chinese character structure; players receive feedback from…
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+4.0
Dice & Fold
The game is challenging with skillful dice management and strategic planning required to overcome enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
GRIME II
Combat is challenging and skill-based with parrying, dodging, and timing; platforming requires precision and mastery…
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+4.0
Leap of Fate
The game is skill-based with challenging combat and randomized skill trees requiring player mastery and adaptation.
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+4.0
Mashinky
Game requires skillful planning of track layouts, signaling, resource management, and train routing to avoid jams and…
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+4.0
MOGGED: Looksmaxx or Die
The game rewards learning mechanics and skillful play; players improve through mastering complex appearance stats and…
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