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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
Game requires skillful resource management, strategic planning, and unit control with a high skill ceiling.
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+4.0
Aimtastic
Challenging drills and scoring system provide feedback and skill improvement opportunities.
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+4.0
Alien: Isolation
High skill required to survive unpredictable alien AI, manage resources, and use stealth effectively; challenging…
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+4.0
Attack on Titan 2 - A.O.T.2
Combat requires skillful use of ODM gear and targeting titan weak points; gameplay is easy to learn but hard to master…
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+4.0
Braid
The game features challenging puzzles that require skillful timing, problem solving, and mastery of unique time-based…
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+4.0
Death Howl
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, deckbuilding, and learning enemy behaviors.
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+4.0
Discussion Over Dinner
The game challenges players to quickly form coherent responses under pressure, multitask, and manage timing, requiring…
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+4.0
DOOM 64
The game offers challenging combat, intricate level design, and puzzle solving that require skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Double Action: Boogaloo
Game rewards skillful stunts, stylish kills, and mastery of movement mechanics; players report a learning curve and…
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+4.0
Driftwood
Game features a learning curve with skill mastery required for drifting and speed control; players receive feedback via…
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+4.0
EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe
The game requires skillful management and strategic thinking, with a learning curve described as easy to learn but hard…
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+4.0
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
The game requires skillful listening, timing, and quick reactions to survive, with increasing difficulty and challenges…
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+4.0
Hyper Chess
Game involves skillful real-time decision making and strategic planning with a novel chess variant, providing…
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+4.0
Ion Fury
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful aiming, weapon management, and strategy, especially on higher…
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+4.0
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
The game offers challenging gameplay requiring skillful multitasking, coordination, and mastery of controls.
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+4.0
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The game offers a steep learning curve with skill-based mechanics like drifting, mini-turbo, and item management; time…
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+4.0
Metro Gravity
The game offers challenging puzzles, rhythm-based combat requiring timing and skill, and boss fights that reward…
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+4.0
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Combat requires skillful use of combos, dodging, and exploiting enemy weaknesses; Nemesis system adds strategic depth…
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+4.0
Midnight Heist
Game involves skillful stealth, hacking mini-games, and managing entity threats with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Combat requires skillful dodging, pattern learning, and timing; bosses are challenging and reward mastery.
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+4.0
Muck
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skill to survive, fight bosses, and optimize progression.
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+4.0
Myst III: Exile
Challenging puzzles require skill, logic, and observation; players receive clear feedback and rewarding puzzle…
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+4.0
Octogeddon
The game offers a challenging skill curve with strategic weapon choices and reflex-based gameplay, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
PIPE by BMX Streets
Game has a steep learning curve with nuanced controls and physics that reward skill mastery and trick execution.
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