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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
Call of the Elder Gods
Puzzles are challenging and require logical thinking, environmental observation, and deduction, providing satisfying…
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+4.0
CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story™
The game offers challenging platforming and combat, especially on higher difficulties, with skill-based mechanics like…
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+4.0
Demeo
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful card and movement management, and overcoming challenging AI and boss fights.
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+4.0
FPV LOGIC
High skill ceiling with realistic physics that require practice; players improve real-life flying skills through…
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+4.0
Grail
The game offers deep strategic complexity, skill expression, and meaningful decision-making in deck construction and…
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+4.0
GTTOD
The game challenges players with skillful fast-paced movement and precise gunplay, rewarding mastery and tactical…
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+4.0
Hade
The game offers a rising difficulty curve with challenging puzzles that require skillful logical thinking and problem…
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+4.0
Jets'n'Guns Gold
The game offers challenging gameplay with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful maneuvering and strategic weapon…
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+4.0
MagiCat
The game offers challenging platforming and puzzle mechanics, with a steep difficulty curve especially for 100%…
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+4.0
Ninjin: Clash of Carrots
Game challenges players with skill-based combat, stamina management, and positioning; difficulty ramps up and mastery…
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+4.0
Origins Trading Card Game
Game offers strategic depth and skill-based play with deck building and tactical decisions.
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+4.0
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
The game features strategic turn-based combat with class combinations and timing mechanics that challenge player skill…
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+4.0
Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
The game offers progressively challenging puzzles requiring skillful thinking and platforming, with feedback through…
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+4.0
Requiem of Reuinis
The game challenges players with strategic planning, optimization, and resource management, rewarding skillful build…
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+4.0
Slipstream
The game is challenging to master drifting and slipstream mechanics, rewarding skillful play and track memorization.
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+4.0
Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
The game involves complex logistics, resource optimization, and strategic planning requiring skill and learning.
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+4.0
SpellRogue
The game offers a high skill ceiling with strategic dice management and synergy building, rewarding player mastery and…
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+4.0
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
The game challenges players with complex logistics, supply management, combat tactics, and strategic planning…
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+4.0
Super 3-D Noah's Ark
The game is challenging with difficult enemies and bosses requiring skillful play and resource management.
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+4.0
Tales of Graces f Remastered
Combat system is skill-based with depth, requiring mastery of timing, combos, and character abilities.
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+4.0
Tempest of the Heavens and Earth
The game offers challenging boss fights requiring skillful dodging, pattern recognition, and combo mastery.
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+4.0
The Bell Echoes
The game challenges players with complex tactical combat, requiring skillful use of terrain, positioning, and character…
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+4.0
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
The game offers challenging puzzles requiring skillful timing and coordination, with feedback on performance and…
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+4.0
The Scouring
The game offers skill-based RTS mechanics including micro and macro management, unit positioning, and strategic…
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