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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
Battlefield 1942
The game offers skill-based vehicle control, class roles, and strategic objectives that challenge player effectiveness.
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+4.0
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
The game features a deep and complex fighting system with tutorials, challenge modes, and skill-based combo execution…
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+4.0
Chained Together
Game requires skillful platforming, timing, and coordination; players receive feedback through success/failure and…
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+4.0
Circle Empires Rivals
Game offers strategic depth, skillful unit management, and tactical decision-making with varied difficulty levels.
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+4.0
Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ and Firestorm™
The game offers challenging AI, complex unit management, and strategic depth requiring skill and planning.
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+4.0
Crush the Industry
The game offers skillful deckbuilding, strategic combat, and resource management with a learning curve and challenge…
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+4.0
Diner Bros
The game offers increasing difficulty, requiring coordination and skill to manage cooking, serving, and customer…
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+4.0
DRACOMATON
The game offers challenging bullet-hell combat requiring skillful dodging and mastery of weapon synergies, with…
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+4.0
Escape the Backrooms
Game involves challenging puzzles, significant brain usage, and skillful navigation; players report satisfaction from…
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+4.0
Gears of War 2
The game challenges players with refined combat mechanics, enemy variety, and skill-based cover and shooting systems…
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+4.0
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
The game offers challenging puzzles, especially in hard mode where players must rotate pieces themselves, providing…
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+4.0
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Combat is skill-based with timing, combos, dodging, and boss mechanics requiring mastery; players receive feedback and…
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+4.0
In Sink: A Co-Op Escape Prologue
Puzzles require significant brain usage and problem solving, with feedback through progression and hints.
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+4.0
Intruder
High skill ceiling with emphasis on map knowledge, communication, tactical movement, and mastering gadgets; players…
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+4.0
Kingdoms Reborn
Game offers complex resource logistics, city management, and strategic challenges with difficulty levels from easy to…
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+4.0
军团战棋Legion War
Game requires strategic thinking, tactical positioning, and managing complex systems with feedback on unit upgrades and…
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+4.0
Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
The game is challenging and strategic, requiring careful planning and skillful play to overcome complex puzzles and…
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+4.0
My Garage
The game involves complex mechanical tasks requiring skill and knowledge, with realistic feedback on repairs and…
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+4.0
Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy
The game features challenging puzzles that require logic and research, with rewarding problem-solving and feedback…
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+4.0
Nonogram - The Greatest Painter
The game offers a wide range of puzzles from easy to very challenging, requiring logical deduction and skill…
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+4.0
Overcooked
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful coordination and mastery of mechanics.
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+4.0
Overcooked! 2
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful multitasking and coordination; players receive…
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+4.0
Pirate Fighting Simulator
Combat requires skillful aiming, quick swapping, and mastery of mechanics; players report challenging PvP and…
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+4.0
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
The game offers challenging platforming, puzzles, and combat requiring skill and timing, with feedback through level…
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