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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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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Occupy Mars: The Game
The game involves technical challenges, resource management, and skill progression through research and crafting.
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+4.0
Oxygen
The game offers challenging resource management, survival mechanics, and strategic planning that require skill and…
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+4.0
PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2
The game demands skillful routing, fast reflexes, and mastery of new mechanics like ghost trains and bumping ghosts.
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+4.0
甜点恋人 / Pastry Lovers
The game involves skill tests, stat management, and quizzes that challenge players to meet goals and unlock endings.
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+4.0
Skautfold: Usurper
Combat requires skillful timing of attacks, dodges, and guard management; bosses are challenging and reward mastery.
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+4.0
Solstice Chronicles: MIA
Game challenges players with managing ammo, threat levels, and tactical drone skills; higher difficulties require…
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+4.0
THE LAST BLADE
The game rewards skillful timing, countering, and mastery of combos; players experience a steep learning curve and…
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+4.0
Felix The Reaper
Puzzles require skillful spatial reasoning and precise sequencing, with optional harder challenges demanding mastery
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+4.0
Terroir
Game challenges players with complex management tasks, learning curves, and skillful balancing of variables like…
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+4.0
TWINKLE STAR SPRITES
High skill ceiling with emphasis on timing, combos, and counterplay; players feel effective when mastering mechanics.
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+4.0
Ryzom
The game offers complex skill trees, challenging combat and crafting systems, and requires learning and mastery…
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+4.0
The Manga Works
Players improve skills, manage resources, and face strategic challenges in manga creation and career progression.
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+4.0
Beware Planet Earth
The game offers a challenging experience, especially in Veteran mode, requiring skillful management of towers, zapper…
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+4.0
Dead In Bermuda
Game challenges players to manage complex interrelated stats and make strategic decisions to survive.
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+4.0
Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast
Combat requires learning enemy movesets, timing, and strategic use of weapons and abilities; boss fights are…
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+4.0
Looterkings
Game is challenging, requires skill and tactics especially in multiplayer; players report learning enemy patterns and…
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+4.0
Wargroove 2
Players feel effective with new mechanics and unit strategies, but some missions can feel overly simplistic.
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+4.0
Black Forest
The game challenges players with resource management, defense building, and surviving relentless attacks, requiring…
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+4.0
Cubetractor
Game demands skillful timing, dexterity, and puzzle-solving to master levels and achieve high ranks, with difficulty…
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+4.0
Day D: Tower Rush
The game offers challenging levels requiring strategic tower placement and upgrade management, with difficulty…
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+4.0
Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone
The game features a steep learning curve, challenging AI, skill-based gunplay, and progression systems that reward…
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+4.0
Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD-
The game offers challenging roguelike gameplay requiring skillful play, learning monster patterns, and item management…
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+4.0
SHRAPNEL
Game demands skillful gunplay, positioning, and tactical decision-making with quick time-to-kill and punishing mistakes.
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+4.0
Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn
The game demands skillful platforming, precise timing, and mastery of complex controls, rewarding player improvement…
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