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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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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
The Ship: Murder Party
Requires skillful stealth, tracking, and strategic planning to succeed; players receive feedback through arrests…
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+4.0
TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity
High skill requirement for precise platforming, timing, and route memorization; players improve through trial and error.
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+4.0
War Brokers
Skill-based combat with varied weapons and vehicles; players report satisfying mechanics and a high skill ceiling.
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+4.0
Witch Hunt
The game is challenging with skill-based combat, resource management, and tracking mechanics requiring player mastery.
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+4.0
X-COM: Apocalypse
The game offers complex tactical challenges, strategic management, and adaptive AI requiring skillful play and…
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+4.0
12 is Better Than 6
Game requires skillful aiming, reloading mechanics mastery, and strategic planning to overcome challenging one-hit kill…
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+4.0
Albion Online
Game requires skillful combat, strategic decision-making, and mastery of complex crafting and gathering systems.
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+4.0
Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!
Rhythm gameplay offers a high skill ceiling with challenging note patterns and precise timing; ranked and co-op modes…
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+4.0
Isonzo
High skill ceiling with realistic gunplay, tactical gameplay, and progression system rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Marvel Rivals
The game involves skillful play, learning hero mechanics, and improving over time; competitive ranked mode requires…
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+4.0
Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
The game features challenging puzzles requiring attention and logical reasoning, plus skillful QTEs under pressure…
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+4.0
Rule34dle
The game challenges players to improve their knowledge and prediction skills, rewarding streaks and accuracy.
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+4.0
SUPERHOT VR
Game challenges players with skillful aiming, timing, and strategic movement; requires learning mechanics and improving…
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+4.0
Transport Fever
Game requires learning complex logistics, supply chains, signaling, and economic management with skill feedback.
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+4.0
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
High skill ceiling with technical movement (bunny hopping, trick jumps), class mastery, and strategic team play…
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+4.0
Adventure Escape Mysteries
Puzzles range from easy to difficult, requiring skill and problem solving, with feedback and hints available.
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+4.0
Before the Echo
The game requires skillful multitasking and timing to succeed in battles, with increasing difficulty levels and…
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+4.0
Bladed fury
Combat requires skillful timing, parrying, and learning boss patterns, with challenge modes to test player ability.
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+4.0
[Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント
The game is challenging with puzzles and survival mechanics requiring skill and learning.
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+4.0
Comanche 4
Game is challenging with skillful flying and combat required; missions can be difficult and demand precision.
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+4.0
Containment Initiative
The game requires skillful weapon handling, realistic reload mechanics, and strategic cooperation, providing…
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+4.0
CounterAttack: Uprising
Game is challenging with skill-based shooting and dodging, and players improve through unlocking and experimenting with…
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+4.0
Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition
Challenging gameplay with skillful resource and unit management; difficulty spikes require mastery and strategic…
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+4.0
Cyberhunt
Game offers skill-based twin-stick shooter mechanics with increasing difficulty and many achievements requiring mastery.
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