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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
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
Easy to pick up with simple controls and auto combos, but has a high skill ceiling with complex team mechanics and…
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+4.0
Boid
The game requires skillful micro and macro management, quick decision-making, and strategic planning to succeed.
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+4.0
Brawlhalla
High skill ceiling with complex combos and mechanics; players report learning curve and mastery.
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+4.0
Cards and Castles 2
Game offers challenging strategic gameplay with tactical board positioning and deckbuilding depth, rewarding skill and…
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+4.0
Chariot
The game offers challenging physics-based puzzles and platforming that require skill and coordination, especially in…
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+4.0
Chronos
Combat requires skillful timing, pattern recognition, and mastery of parry, block, and dodge mechanics, providing…
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+4.0
Command & Conquer Red Alert™, Counterstrike™ and The Aftermath™
Game challenges players with strategic unit management, counters, multitasking, and mission complexity.
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+4.0
Commander: The Great War
Game requires strategic thinking, resource management, and tactical planning with challenging AI and meaningful…
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+4.0
Deepest Chamber: Resurrection
The game challenges players with complex card synergies, tactical card boosting mechanics, and strategic decisions…
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+4.0
DungeonUp
Game requires strategic planning, skillful resource management, and puzzle solving with clear feedback on damage and…
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+4.0
EA Sports UFC 3
The game features a high skill ceiling with complex striking mechanics and tactical depth, rewarding player skill and…
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+4.0
F1® Manager 2023
The game offers a challenging management experience requiring skillful decision-making, strategic planning, and…
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+4.0
Fantasy of Expedition
The game involves skillful army building, strategic planning, and tactical positioning with feedback from combat…
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+4.0
Fireboy and Watergirl: Online
The game challenges players with progressively complex puzzles requiring skill, timing, and coordination.
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+4.0
Floppy Knights
Game requires skillful planning, tactical positioning, and deckbuilding to overcome challenging levels.
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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
Help Will Come Tomorrow
The game challenges players with complex resource management, survival mechanics, and strategic planning, rewarding…
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+4.0
Horace
Challenging platforming and puzzles requiring skill and precision; difficulty ramps up and players receive feedback and…
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+4.0
HunterX
Combat requires skillful timing of parries, dodges, and attacks; bosses present challenging tests of player ability.
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+4.0
IGTAP: an Incremental Game That's Also a Platformer
The game demands skillful platforming and optimization of routes, rewarding mastery and mechanical improvement.
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+4.0
Injustice: Gods Among Us
The game offers a deep combat system with skill-based combos, juggling, and advanced mechanics like clash system and EX…
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+4.0
Leenie Boog
The game requires skillful listening, quick reactions, and learning enemy patterns to succeed, providing a challenging…
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+4.0
Metal Warriors
The game requires mastering different mech controls and strategies, with challenging missions and a high difficulty…
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