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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Long Live Santa!
High skill ceiling with emphasis on aiming, timing, and strategic use of limited weapons; players report intense…
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+4.0
Mafia
Gameplay involves skillful driving with realistic physics and challenging combat requiring tactical play and recoil…
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+4.0
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1
The games involve skillful real-time tactical combat and strategic deck-building, with challenging bosses and post-game…
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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
SULFUR
The game challenges players with skill-based gunplay, weapon upgrades, and tactical decision-making, rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Super Woden GP 2
The game offers a challenging driving experience with a skill curve, especially at higher power classes, rewarding…
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+4.0
Tales of Graces f Remastered
Combat system is skill-based with depth, requiring mastery of timing, combos, and character abilities.
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+4.0
The Scouring
The game offers skill-based RTS mechanics including micro and macro management, unit positioning, and strategic…
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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
Town of Salem
High skill ceiling involving social deduction, lying, and strategic thinking with feedback from player interactions.
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+4.0
Tropico Reloaded
Game offers complex challenges in balancing economy, politics, and citizen needs, requiring skillful management and…
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance
Typing speed and accuracy are challenged, with increasing difficulty and skill-based feedback like ranks.
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+4.0
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® – Winter Assault
Challenging missions with difficulty spikes and tactical gameplay requiring skill and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
WarriOrb: Prologue
The game offers challenging platforming and combat requiring skill and precision, with a steep learning curve.
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+4.0
Witch Hunt
The game is challenging with skill-based combat, resource management, and tracking mechanics requiring player mastery.
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+4.0
Wizards
Game requires skillful aiming, strategic planning, and mastery of spells; players report a high skill ceiling and…
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+4.0
As We Descend
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful management of stagger mechanics, unit positioning, and…
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+4.0
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™
The game challenges players with tactical combat requiring skillful squad management and precise timing, especially on…
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+4.0
Cards & Tankards
Game involves strategic deck building, skillful play, and learning mechanics; players report challenging matches and…
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+4.0
Contra: Operation Galuga
The game offers challenging run-and-gun gameplay with skill-based platforming, boss fights, and a perk system that…
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+4.0
DAVIGO: VR vs. PC
Game features a high skill ceiling with challenging asymmetric gameplay requiring mastery of VR controls and PC tactics.
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+4.0
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
Combat is easy to learn but hard to master with skill-based parrying and combos; players report satisfying challenge…
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+4.0
Devil Spire
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful dodging, parrying, and tactical use of spells and equipment…
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+4.0
Dominion
Challenging AI and strategic depth provide skill-based gameplay and learning opportunities.
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