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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
Emily Wants to Play Too
The game demands mastering complex enemy behaviors and survival mechanics, rewarding skillful observation and reaction…
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+4.0
Final Fantasy XI Online
The game features challenging combat, skill advancement, and complex missions requiring mastery and coordination…
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+4.0
Fraymakers
Gameplay is skill-based with a high skill ceiling, combo mechanics, and technical movement; players report rewarding…
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+4.0
LIFE EFFECT
Game is challenging with high skill demands, complex crafting, and difficult combat requiring learning and adaptation.
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+4.0
NBA 2K26
The game offers a challenging basketball simulation with skill-based shooting and strategic defense, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
Game challenges players to build effective drones, program logic, and optimize designs, requiring skill and problem…
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+4.0
Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
Combat is challenging and rewarding, requiring skillful parrying, stamina management, and learning enemy patterns.
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+4.0
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
Combat is challenging and rewarding, with skillful timing, boss pattern learning, and equipment optimization required.
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+4.0
Revhead
Game challenges players to diagnose, repair, and optimize cars; racing requires skill and tuning knowledge.
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+4.0
The Ratline
The game challenges players with complex deduction puzzles requiring skillful analysis and logical reasoning.
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+4.0
Banzai Escape 2: Subterranean
Game features skill-based combat with smart AI, tactical cover mechanics, and increasing difficulty loops that…
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+4.0
Battlerite Royale
High skill ceiling with emphasis on aiming, positioning, and ability usage; players report rewarding skill-based…
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+4.0
Boogeyman
Game requires skillful listening, timing, and resource management to survive increasingly difficult nights.
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+4.0
Chasm: The Rift
The game challenges players with difficult combat, requiring tactical weapon use, dismemberment strategies, and…
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+4.0
Evospace
The game involves mastering complex production chains, energy management, and factory optimization, providing a strong…
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+4.0
Fallen Tear: The Ascension
Combat requires timing, skillful dodging, counterattacks, and build adaptation; bosses provide challenging tests of…
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+4.0
Fellowship
High skill ceiling with challenging dungeon mechanics, boss fights, and progression through timed runs.
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+4.0
Help Will Come Tomorrow
The game challenges players with complex resource management, survival mechanics, and strategic planning, rewarding…
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+4.0
Reality Break
The game offers skill-based twin-stick combat, complex loot and crafting systems, and strategic meta progression that…
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+4.0
ReThink
Puzzles require logical thinking, spatial reasoning, and mastery of color mixing mechanics with increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
Sentimental K
The game features challenging combat requiring skillful dodging, combo execution, and strategic build optimization…
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+4.0
Starblast
Game requires skill development in reflexes, ship control, and strategic upgrading; players receive feedback via…
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+4.0
World of Sea Battle
Combat system is skill-based and rewarding; progression involves mastering mechanics and crafting.
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+4.0
Captain Forever Remix
The game is skill-intensive with a steep difficulty curve, requiring mastery of ship building, balance, and combat…
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