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+4.0
MASH VP! Re:VISION
Challenging gameplay with precise timing and complex charts, especially at higher difficulties and mashup modes.
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+4.0
Midnight Protocol
The game challenges players with strategic turn-based puzzles requiring skillful planning and adaptation to RNG…
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+4.0
Mortal Kombat X
The game features a high skill ceiling with complex combos, frame data options, and challenging AI, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
MuseSwipr
The game is easy to learn but hard to master, with skill improvements noted by players and challenging maps available.
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+4.0
Occlude
The game challenges players to solve puzzles by figuring out hidden win conditions and mastering solitaire variants.
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+4.0
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
The game offers challenging puzzles and platforming that require skill and timing, with a learning curve and quicksave…
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+4.0
Onirim - Solitaire Card Game
The game rewards skillful planning, probability calculation, and strategic decision-making despite RNG elements.
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+4.0
Orcs Must Die! 3
The game offers challenging levels, especially on higher difficulties and war scenarios, requiring skillful trap…
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+4.0
Paddle Paddle Paddle
The game demands skillful coordination and precise timing, with challenging obstacles and difficulty spikes that test…
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+4.0
Raiders of the North Sea
The game involves strategic planning, resource management, and tactical decisions with feedback through victory points…
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+4.0
REDCON
Game offers challenging tactical gameplay requiring skillful micromanagement and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Roots of Yggdrasil
The game offers challenging strategic puzzles, skillful building placement, deck management, and resource optimization…
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+4.0
SAS: Zombie Assault 4
The game involves skillful shooting, strategic use of skills and equipment, and overcoming challenging zombie hordes…
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+4.0
Shieldwall
The game involves tactical challenges, learning AI behavior, and mastering timing and strategy, providing skill-based…
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+4.0
Skater XL - The Ultimate Skateboarding Game
The game has a steep learning curve and requires skillful execution of tricks, especially with mods that add realism…
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+4.0
Strategos
High skill needed to manage timing, positioning, and coordination; punishes tactical errors and rewards mastery of…
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+4.0
STRIKEVOID
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, rewarding skill mastery and pattern recognition, especially in…
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+4.0
Sudden Strike 2 Gold
The game demands skillful tactical thinking, unit management, and overcoming AI challenges with feedback on success.
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+4.0
SUPERVIVE
High skill ceiling with movement-based combat, skill expression, and strategic teamplay; players report rewarding…
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+4.0
The Colonists
The game challenges players with complex logistics, resource management, and optimization puzzles that require skill…
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+4.0
TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
The game offers skill challenges such as racing, freestyle flying, and chasing dynamic objects, with feedback on…
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+4.0
We Need To Go Deeper
Game requires skillful teamwork, role mastery, and managing multiple systems under pressure, with feedback from…
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+4.0
Wick
The game requires mastering enemy behaviors, managing limited resources, and learning strategies to survive…
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+4.0
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Challenging puzzles requiring logic, deduction, and problem solving provide a strong sense of accomplishment.
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