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+4.0
Drift86
Drifting mechanics have a learning curve and skill ceiling; players report mastering controls and improving performance.
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+4.0
Epigraph
The game challenges players with complex linguistic puzzles requiring skillful deduction and reasoning; progress is…
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+4.0
Exodus Borealis
Game challenges players with resource management, strategic tower defense, and balancing city needs, requiring skill…
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+4.0
Fashion Police Squad
The game challenges players with complex enemy combinations and weapon switching mechanics, rewarding skillful play and…
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+4.0
Fast Food Simulator
Game challenges players with multitasking, time management, and skillful order preparation, especially at higher…
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+4.0
Fishing Planet
Game involves skillful fishing mechanics, equipment management, and learning fish behavior; players receive feedback…
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+4.0
GRIME II
Combat is challenging and skill-based with parrying, dodging, and timing; platforming requires precision and mastery…
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+4.0
GTTOD
The game challenges players with skillful fast-paced movement and precise gunplay, rewarding mastery and tactical…
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+4.0
Hellbound: Survival Mode
Gameplay involves skillful aiming, movement (bunny hopping, strafing), and surviving increasingly difficult waves, with…
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+4.0
Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5
The game features challenging puzzles and stealth mechanics requiring skill and problem solving, with AI that punishes…
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+4.0
Invisigun Reloaded
Game requires skill development, quick thinking, and strategic prediction; described as easy to learn but hard to…
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+4.0
Legend Bowl
The game has a learning curve with challenging passing and kicking mechanics, multiple difficulty levels, and requires…
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+4.0
Max Payne 3
The game offers challenging gunplay, skillful use of bullet time, and tactical cover mechanics requiring player skill.
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+4.0
Men of War: Assault Squad
The game demands skillful micromanagement, tactical thinking, and mastery of complex controls, providing challenging…
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+4.0
Mortal Glory
The game offers strategic depth, skill-based turn-based combat, and meaningful progression, rewarding player mastery…
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+4.0
Murky Divers
The game involves skillful submarine navigation, sonar decoding, and cooperative diving challenges with enemy…
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+4.0
Nebulock
The game offers challenging bullet hell boss fights requiring skillful dodging and precise aiming, with a steep…
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+4.0
No Man's Home
Challenging AI requiring tactical thinking and skillful combat; players receive meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2020
The game demands skillful management of tactics, rider form, and race strategies with detailed feedback, though some AI…
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+4.0
Propagation: Paradise Hotel
The game challenges players with tense combat, resource management, and puzzle solving requiring skill and strategy.
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+4.0
Red Eclipse
High skill ceiling with challenging movement and aiming mechanics; players report rewarding skill development and…
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+4.0
Resident Evil 5
The game offers challenging combat, boss fights, and skillful melee combos, requiring player skill and strategy…
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+4.0
Shadow Warrior 2
The game offers a high skill ceiling with fast-paced combat, complex weapon upgrades, elemental resistances, and…
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+4.0
Solasta: Crown of the Magister
Combat is challenging and skill-based with tactical depth, requiring strategic thinking and mastery of D&D 5e…
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