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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
Crumble
Game challenges players with skillful swinging, momentum control, and timing; speedrunning and mastery are encouraged.
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+4.0
DEATH NOTE Killer Within
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, role-specific abilities, and strategic mind games requiring learning and…
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+4.0
Dice & Fold
The game is challenging with skillful dice management and strategic planning required to overcome enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
Fairy Bloom Freesia
Challenging combat with skill-based combos, boss fights, and technical mechanics like perfect guard and dodging.
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+4.0
GRIME II
Combat is challenging and skill-based with parrying, dodging, and timing; platforming requires precision and mastery…
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+4.0
Gun Wings
The game is challenging, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful dodging and mastery of mechanics; core…
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+4.0
Inertial Drift: Sunset Prologue
High skill ceiling with challenging controls and rewarding mastery, as players improve lap times and climb leaderboards.
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+4.0
Inkshade
The game features challenging tactical combat requiring skill and strategic planning, with a steep difficulty curve and…
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+4.0
Inside My Radio
The game requires skillful timing to perform actions on beat, with challenging boss fights and time attack modes…
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+4.0
LABYRINTH OF TOUHOU - GENSOKYO AND THE HEAVEN-PIERCING TREE
The game features challenging boss fights requiring skillful planning and execution, with feedback from combat and…
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+4.0
Lakehopper
Flight mechanics and plane assembly require skill and learning, with feedback on performance and navigation challenges.
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+4.0
Leap of Fate
The game is skill-based with challenging combat and randomized skill trees requiring player mastery and adaptation.
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+4.0
Mashinky
Game requires skillful planning of track layouts, signaling, resource management, and train routing to avoid jams and…
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+4.0
MOGGED: Looksmaxx or Die
The game rewards learning mechanics and skillful play; players improve through mastering complex appearance stats and…
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+4.0
Nightmare: The Lunatic
The game emphasizes skillful combat including dodging, parrying, and weapon switching, with boss fights requiring…
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+4.0
Savara
Combat requires skillful timing, stamina management, pattern recognition, and build optimization; players feel…
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+4.0
Shadows of Adam
Combat requires strategic use of AP and abilities, puzzles are challenging but intuitive, and boss fights demand…
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+4.0
Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL
The game offers a challenging skill curve with dynamic lane changes and complex patterns, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Skala
The game challenges players with difficult puzzles requiring logical thinking and skillful manipulation of objects.
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+4.0
Slash It
Game tests and improves typing skills and reflexes with increasing difficulty and feedback via scores and achievements.
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+4.0
Spy Chameleon - RGB Agent
The game offers a challenging learning curve with skill-based stealth, timing, and puzzle solving that rewards mastery…
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+4.0
Struggling
The game is challenging with difficult physics-based controls and boss fights, rewarding skill and persistence.
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+4.0
This Grand Life 2
The game involves managing complex systems like careers, finances, businesses, and personal needs, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach (Classic)
Game requires tactical skill, positioning, and understanding of unit abilities; challenging AI and mission objectives
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