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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
Elite Dangerous
The game has a steep learning curve with complex controls and flight mechanics, rewarding skill mastery and technical…
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+4.0
Full Mojo Rampage
The game features challenging combat, skill-based twin-stick shooting, and requires strategic use of abilities and…
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+4.0
Gunlocked
Game requires skillful movement, positioning, and strategic build choices to survive waves and bosses, with challenging…
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+4.0
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
Combat requires strategic use of skills and combos; resource and base management involve planning and prioritization…
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+4.0
Happy's Humble Burger Cult
Game challenges players with complex multitasking, skillful coordination, and quick reactions, especially in co-op and…
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+4.0
Maid of Salvation
Combat requires skillful timing of dodges, parries, and stamina management; boss fights demand pattern recognition and…
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+4.0
Nodes Escape
The game challenges players intellectually with complex puzzles requiring insight and critical thinking.
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+4.0
Nomad Survival
Game offers skill-based challenge with difficulty modes and requires strategic build choices; players report satisfying…
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+4.0
PIT OF GOBLIN
Game challenges players with difficult enemies, resource management, and requires skillful coordination and learning.
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+4.0
Propagation: Paradise Hotel
The game challenges players with tense combat, resource management, and puzzle solving requiring skill and strategy.
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+4.0
Soulash 2
Game involves skill progression, learning mechanics, overcoming challenges, and mastering complex systems like crafting…
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+4.0
Wayout 2: Hex
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful logical thinking and planning to solve.
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+4.0
Blazing Beaks
Game is challenging and skill-based with tactical combat, enemy patterns, and risk management; players report learning…
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+4.0
Ahnayro: The Dream World
The game challenges players with difficult puzzles requiring skillful research, logical deduction, and puzzle-solving…
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+4.0
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
The game is punishingly difficult, requiring skillful tactics, positioning, and coordination to succeed.
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+4.0
Disc Space
Game offers skill-based play with strategy and coordination, especially against skilled players, requiring mastery of…
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+4.0
Epigraph
The game challenges players with complex linguistic puzzles requiring skillful deduction and reasoning; progress is…
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+4.0
Evil Tonight
Game requires skillful resource management, combat timing, and puzzle solving with feedback from challenging boss…
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+4.0
Flick Shot Rogues
The game demands skillful aiming, precise flicking mechanics, strategic positioning, and mastering character abilities…
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+4.0
I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike
The game is challenging with difficult AI, requiring skillful stealth, tactical thinking, and precise shooting to…
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+4.0
Marble Age: Remastered
Game is challenging, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful resource management and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Spacewar!
The game requires skillful use of Newtonian physics, gravity slingshots, and precise aiming, with a learning curve and…
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+4.0
Zuma
The game requires skillful aiming, reflexes, and strategic combo setup with increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
Call to Arms
Game requires significant tactical skill, micromanagement, and mastery of both RTS and FPS controls; AI is challenging…
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