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Game is challenging, requires skill mastery, timing, and precision to complete levels and challenges.
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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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+5.0
Meridian 59
Game is challenging with skill-based progression, harsh death penalties, and requires mastery of complex PvP and PvE…
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+4.0
Alien Hominid Invasion
The game is challenging with a high skill ceiling, requiring dodging, aiming, and strategic build choices; players…
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+4.0
Melatonin
Game offers skill challenges with tight timing windows, hard modes, and perfect score goals.
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+4.0
Fury Unleashed
Game is challenging with skill-based combat, combo systems, and requires mastery of mechanics to progress.
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+4.0
Dear Magical Girls
Gameplay is challenging especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful positioning and tactical decisions.
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+4.0
Mission Zigloton
The game challenges players with tricky jumps, puzzles, and boss fights requiring skill and precision, with feedback…
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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
Orborun
Game requires skillful timing, memorization, and precise control to overcome challenging levels.
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+4.0
Mega City Force
The game is challenging, requiring skillful dodging, aiming, and strategic weapon use; players improve through repeated…
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+4.0
Banjo-Kazooie
The game offers a gradual difficulty curve with skill-based platforming challenges and puzzles that require mastering…
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+4.0
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection
Game offers challenging AI, skill-based drifting and boosting mechanics, and rewards mastery, especially at higher…
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+4.0
TTV2
The game is challenging and tests player skill, reflexes, and memorization, rewarding mastery and precision.
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+4.0
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
The game offers skill-based challenges with a scoring system rewarding mastery, precise combos, and boss pattern…
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+4.0
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
The game offers challenging mechanics, especially on later nights, requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
The Deadseat
The game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful multitasking, quick reflexes, and strategic…
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY® XI: Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition
Challenging gameplay with skillchains, job mastery, and complex gear optimization; progression requires learning and…
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+4.0
Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
The game challenges players with complex mechanics, skillful training, and strategic battles requiring mastery and…
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+5.0
Pike and Shot : Campaigns
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful planning and mastery of complex mechanics; AI…
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+4.0
House of Necrosis
The game challenges players with difficult bosses, strategic combat, and resource management, rewarding skillful play…
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+4.0
Bounty of One
Game offers skill-based challenges with unique mechanics like shooting only when stationary and dodging, plus a…
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+4.0
UFO 50
Games range from challenging to very challenging, requiring skill mastery and rewarding player progression and…
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+5.0
BLACKHOLE
Game is highly challenging, requiring precision platforming and puzzle solving, with frequent feedback through deaths…
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+4.0
Quest for Glory 1-5
The game challenges players with puzzles, combat, and skill progression requiring mastery and provides feedback through…
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