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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
Spider Solitaire
The game offers significant strategic challenge, especially in 2- and 4-suit modes, rewarding skillful planning and…
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+4.0
Tales of Escape
Puzzles are challenging and require skillful problem solving, with some frustration reported due to obscure clues.
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+4.0
Temple Run
The game requires quick reflexes and hand-eye coordination with escalating difficulty and skill-based survival.
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+4.0
Temtem
Combat system is challenging and strategic with stamina mechanics and 2v2 battles, requiring skill and tactical…
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+4.0
Traffic Rider
The game challenges players with timing, reflexes, and skillful maneuvering through traffic, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit
The game requires mastery of complex boxing mechanics, timing, stamina management, and reading opponent styles…
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Game challenges players with complex tactical combat, resource management, and strategic positioning; AI is punishing…
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+4.0
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Games!
The game challenges players' reflexes and quick thinking with rapidly increasing speed and difficulty, providing…
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+4.0
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
The game requires strategic thinking, skill management, and tactical combat with feedback on performance; combat is…
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+4.0
World of Warships
Requires skill development, understanding mechanics, and tactical play; players report a learning curve and mastery…
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+4.0
FIFA 23
The game rewards skillful play with improved physics, realistic ball control, and tactical depth, offering a high skill…
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+4.0
Annihilate The Spance
Game offers challenging missions requiring strategic planning and resource management, with satisfying feedback from…
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+4.0
Anonymous Hacker Simulator
The game challenges players with problem-solving and realistic hacking tools, requiring skill and learning, especially…
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+4.0
Arthurian Legends
Combat requires skillful melee timing, blocking, and resource management; difficulty scales and rewards mastery.
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+4.0
Assembly Planter
The game challenges players to optimize production lines, manage resource flow, and solve logistic puzzles with…
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+4.0
Attack on Titan / A.O.T. Wings of Freedom
Game requires skillful use of 3D maneuver gear, aiming for titan weak points, and managing resources like gas and blade…
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+4.0
Bless Unleashed
Combat requires skillful dodging, timing, and combo execution; progression involves gear upgrades and mastering…
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+4.0
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®
Game offers skill-based multiplayer, challenging campaign modes (e.g. Realism difficulty), and progression systems that…
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+4.0
Calyx
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful micro, and overcoming challenging AI; difficulty ramps up and punishes…
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+4.0
Canabalt
Game challenges reflexes and timing with increasing speed and obstacles, rewarding skillful play and mastery.
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+4.0
Constructor Plus
The game has a steep learning curve, requires multitasking, strategic planning, and overcoming AI challenges, providing…
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+4.0
Eastside Hockey Manager
The game involves complex strategic planning, skillful management of trades, scouting, and tactics, providing…
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+4.0
ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
The game offers complex strategic challenges including managing resources, technology trees, diplomacy, and tactical…
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+4.0
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
Challenging hidden object scenes and puzzles provide skill tests and problem solving with feedback and achievements.
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