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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Dead by Daylight
High skill ceiling with mind games, mechanical skill, and strategic thinking required; players report learning curves…
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+4.0
ENDLESS Space™ 2
Complex 4X mechanics with strategic depth, tech trees, ship design, and political systems challenge player skill
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+4.0
THE FINALS
High skill ceiling with balanced weapons and mechanics; players report learning curve and skill expression through…
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+4.0
World War Z
The game offers a challenging difficulty curve, skill trees, weapon upgrades, and requires tactical teamwork, providing…
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+4.0
Blood & Truth
Gameplay requires skillful aiming, reloading, and tactical use of cover; physical VR controls add challenge and mastery.
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+4.0
Atelier Lulua ~The Scion of Arland~
Complex alchemy system with deep mechanics and strategic combat requiring skillful preparation and execution.
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+4.0
Buriedbornes - Dungeon RPG
Game requires skillful decision making, adapting to RNG, and mastering complex mechanics to progress.
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+4.0
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
Combat requires skillful timing, combo chaining, and mastery of mechanics; challenging bosses and progression.
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+4.0
Cue Club 2: Pool & Snooker
The game offers multiple difficulty levels with AI opponents that provide a challenging and skill-testing experience…
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+4.0
DG2: Defense Grid 2
Game challenges players with strategic tower placement, resource management, and adapting to different enemy types…
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+4.0
Faces of War
The game is challenging, requiring skillful micro-management, tactical thinking, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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+4.0
Fling to the Finish
Game has a high skill ceiling with challenging physics-based mechanics and level mastery rewarding player skill.
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+4.0
Globesweeper
The game challenges players with logic puzzles of varying complexity and sizes, rewarding skillful deduction and…
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+4.0
Grapple
The game features a steep learning curve and requires skillful timing and precision to master swinging and grappling…
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+4.0
Handy Harry's Haunted House Services
Game involves skillful navigation, task completion, and evasion of ghosts with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Holopoint
The game has a learning curve with skillful aiming, dodging, and timing required to progress and achieve high scores.
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+4.0
Impaler Gold
Gameplay is challenging and skillful, requiring mastery of movement, weapon switching, and spike mechanics with…
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+4.0
军团战棋Legion War
Game requires strategic thinking, tactical positioning, and managing complex systems with feedback on unit upgrades and…
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+4.0
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Games are challenging platformers requiring skill and precision, with added challenge modes testing mastery.
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+4.0
Missing Banban
The game features challenging platforming and boss fights that require skill and provide feedback, though some find…
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+4.0
Nauticrawl
The game challenges players to master a difficult control scheme and manage resources effectively, rewarding skill and…
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+4.0
NiGHTS Into Dreams
Game rewards skillful flying, chaining combos, and mastering level layouts to achieve high scores and ranks.
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+4.0
NOT A HERO
The game is challenging with precise timing, cover mechanics, and skillful execution required, rewarding mastery and…
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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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