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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The game rewards skillful driving, power-sliding, and strategic item use, especially in higher speed classes and…
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+4.0
Meltdown
Game offers skill-based twin-stick shooting, weapon upgrades, and challenging enemies including bosses, with feedback…
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+4.0
Minesweeper Ultimate
Game challenges players with logic puzzles requiring skillful deduction; achievements and leaderboards reward mastery…
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+4.0
Northgard: Definitive Edition
Game requires skillful resource management, strategic planning, and adapting to dynamic events and seasons; learning…
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+4.0
Noun Town Language Learning
The game provides skill challenges like voice recognition, vocabulary tests, and mini-games that give feedback and…
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+4.0
纸境英雄 Papercraft
The game requires strategic thinking, skillful deck building, and tactical positioning in turn-based combat with…
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+4.0
Parallel Experiment
The game features challenging and varied puzzles that require skill, communication, and problem-solving, providing…
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+4.0
Police Stories
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful tactics, quick reactions, and mastery of…
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2022
The game offers a challenging learning curve, requires strategic thinking, and rewards skillful management and race…
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+4.0
Qvadriga
Game requires skillful management of horses, chariots, and drivers, with tactical choices impacting race outcomes.
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+4.0
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time
Combat is challenging and skill-based with a significant learning curve, especially on higher difficulties.
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+4.0
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
The game offers challenging waves of enemies, skill trees, weapon upgrades, and difficulty levels that require aiming…
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+4.0
Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe
The game offers a challenging skill curve with unique opponent special shots and requires learning patterns and precise…
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+4.0
Space Run
Challenging gameplay requiring skillful micromanagement, quick decisions, and strategic planning
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+4.0
Starless Abyss
The game offers challenging tactical combat with layered mechanics like heat management, positioning, and card…
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+4.0
Strategic Command: American Civil War
The game offers complex strategic challenges, requiring skillful management of resources, supply, and multi-front…
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+4.0
Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999)
Challenging puzzles and platforming require skill and problem solving; players report significant difficulty and…
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+4.0
Trinity Fusion
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful timing, dodging, and strategic use of combos and abilities, with…
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+4.0
Ultimate Zombie Defense
Players experience increasing challenge with waves and bosses, requiring skillful aiming, base building, and strategy…
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+4.0
Void Invaders
The game offers increasing difficulty, challenging bosses, and requires skillful dodging and shooting.
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+4.0
War Selection
High skill ceiling with steep learning curve; players improve through practice and strategic mastery.
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+4.0
Arknights
The game offers challenging tactical tower defense and real-time combat requiring skillful positioning, timing, and…
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+4.0
AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
Game challenges players to master precise controls and timing to achieve high scores and perfect landings.
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+4.0
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Challenging gameplay with difficult campaigns and skillful micromanagement required; pathfinding issues add complexity.
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