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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
The game offers complex stealth mechanics, survival systems, and challenging boss fights requiring skill and strategy.
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+4.0
The Last of Us Remastered
The game offers challenging combat and survival mechanics requiring skillful resource management and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
ADEN
Gameplay requires skillful dodging, pattern recognition, and timing, especially in challenging boss fights that reward…
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+4.0
Arisen Force: Life Devotee - Initial Ver.
Combat requires skillful dodging, parrying, and timing; boss fights provide challenging tests of player ability.
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+4.0
Bills Must Be Paid
Game involves skillful aiming and timing, strategic upgrade choices, and overcoming increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
BIT.TRIP RERUNNER
The game offers challenging rhythm platforming with skill-based timing and difficulty options, plus a high skill…
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+4.0
BOMBANANA!
The game challenges players to solve complex puzzles under time pressure, requiring skillful communication and…
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+4.0
Bopl Battle
Game offers a high skill ceiling with complex ability interactions and strategic depth praised by players.
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+4.0
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
The game features challenging and clever puzzles requiring problem-solving skills and logical thinking.
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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
Deep Snake
The game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful maneuvering and mastery of unique controls.
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+4.0
DOOM + DOOM II
High skill required especially on harder difficulties; players overcome challenging enemies and complex levels.
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+4.0
Driving Rogue
Driving mechanics reward skillful drifting, near misses, and combo management; players improve through practice and…
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+4.0
DUSK
The game offers challenging combat, skillful movement (bunny hopping), and requires mastery of level layouts and enemy…
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+4.0
Echo Point Nova
High skill ceiling with challenging movement and combat mechanics, rewarding mastery and providing feedback through…
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+4.0
Emberward
The game challenges players with strategic tower defense and maze building requiring skill and planning.
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+4.0
Epic Battle Fantasy 4
Combat is strategic and challenging especially on higher difficulties; requires skillful use of elemental weaknesses…
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+4.0
Gears of War 3
The game offers challenging combat, tactical team play, and skill-based mechanics like active reload and positioning.
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+4.0
Idols of Ash
The game has a skill-based grappling mechanic with a learning curve and challenging movement requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Game offers challenging levels with strategic depth, requiring skillful tower placement, hero management, and…
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
The game offers increasing difficulty, strategic depth, and requires skillful tower placement and timing to overcome…
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+4.0
Lazerbait
Game offers skill-based challenges with AI difficulty levels and requires strategic multitasking and micromanagement.
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+4.0
MADNESS: Project Nexus
The game features challenging combat requiring skillful aiming, dodging, and weapon management, with a high skill…
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+4.0
Maiden and Spell
The game offers skill-based bullet hell combat with a learning curve, challenging boss fights, and multiplayer…
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