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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Mudborne: Frog Management Sim
The game involves challenging genetic puzzles, math-based breeding mechanics, and problem solving with feedback.
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+4.0
Pseudoregalia
The game features challenging platforming requiring skillful use of movement mechanics with a high skill ceiling.
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+4.0
Slaughter Horse 2
The game challenges players to master complex mechanics, strategic planning, and information management to succeed.
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+4.0
Slider
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill, observation, and thinking outside the box, with a…
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+4.0
Star Fetchers
Gameplay features a low skill floor but high skill ceiling, rewarding mastery of fast-paced, precise combat and room…
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+4.0
Super Video Golf
Game offers skill-based shot making, wind and terrain effects, and a progression system rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Touhou Kikamu ~ Elegant Impermanence of Sakura
The game rewards skillful play, with a high learning curve especially on harder difficulties and puzzle-like stage…
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+4.0
Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
Engages players in logical deduction, puzzle solving, and courtroom challenges with feedback and increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
UNDERDOGS
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful movement and timing, with feedback on hits and damage, and boss…
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+4.0
Unsorted Horror
Games require learning and mastering various mechanical tasks under time pressure, providing skill challenges and…
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+4.0
Wax Heads
The game involves skillful deduction and puzzle solving to match records to customers, rewarding knowledge and…
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+4.0
Angeline Era
Combat requires skillful bump-slash mechanics and dodging; bosses and levels provide challenging tests of player…
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+4.0
Arco
Combat is challenging, requiring skillful tactics and strategic planning with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Combat system is skill-based with timing, combos, counters, and gadget use; puzzles and stealth require problem solving.
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+4.0
DRAINUS
The game offers skill-based challenges with multi-phase bosses and a flexible difficulty curve rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
DYO
Challenging puzzles that require skillful thinking and coordination; players report brain-melting difficulty and…
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+4.0
ElecHead
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill and clever thinking, with rewarding feedback on puzzle solutions.
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+4.0
Escape from Ever After: Onboarding
Combat involves timing-based action commands and strategic planning; puzzles require use of character skills; players…
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+4.0
Eslabong
Game involves strategic team building, skill customization, and tactical decision-making with feedback from combat…
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE
Combat is challenging and strategic, especially on expert difficulty, rewarding skillful play and mastery of mechanics.
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+4.0
FISHGUN
Game offers challenging combat and movement mechanics with skill-based dodging, weapon combos, and boss fights…
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+4.0
Half-Life 2: Episode One
The game offers challenging combat and physics-based puzzles requiring skill and problem solving.
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+4.0
Lords of the Realm II
Players engage in skillful management of economy and tactical battles requiring strategic thinking and execution.
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+4.0
Mayonnaise Simulator
Gameplay involves skillful dodging, aiming, and shooting with a skill gap and challenge increasing over time.
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