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+4.0
Star Realms
Game requires skillful deck building, strategic card purchasing, and tactical play to overcome opponents and…
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+4.0
Stardeus
The game involves managing complex systems, optimizing production, and overcoming technical challenges like power…
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+4.0
Starship Troopers: Terran Command
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, micromanagement, and strategic use of unit…
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+4.0
Tales of ARISE
Combat is skill-based with a high skill ceiling; boss fights require strategy and mastery of mechanics, though some…
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+4.0
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Combat is challenging and tactical, requiring skillful positioning and strategy, especially on higher difficulties.
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+4.0
TO THE TOP
Game challenges players with skill-based jumping, timing, and speedrunning; mastery improves performance and unlocks.
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
Game requires significant brain usage, tactical planning, and skillful positioning to succeed.
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+4.0
When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
The game offers challenging physics puzzles requiring skillful construction and optimization, with difficulty ramping…
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+4.0
Forza Horizon 2
The game rewards skillful driving with points and perks; driving dynamics require finesse and mastery; rewind feature…
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+4.0
Banner of the Maid
Gameplay is challenging with tactical depth, requiring skillful planning and adaptation to enemy reinforcements and…
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+4.0
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
The game features technical fighting mechanics with skill-based combos and a learning curve, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Blood Card 2: Dark Mist
Requires strategic planning, deck building, and tactical decision-making with a steep but fair difficulty curve.
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+4.0
Deathstate: Abyssal Edition
The game is challenging with a high skill ceiling in dodging bullet hell patterns and managing abilities, rewarding…
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+4.0
Diplomacy is Not an Option
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful resource management, strategic planning, and…
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+4.0
Disciples Sacred Lands Gold
Game involves overcoming challenging AI, tactical combat, and strategic resource management with meaningful feedback on…
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+4.0
Dying Light: The Beast
Combat and parkour require skill and provide satisfying feedback; some grind but not mandatory; skill trees and…
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+4.0
ELDERBORN
Combat is skill-based with parrying, dodging, and timing; players report satisfying mastery and challenge especially on…
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+4.0
Flashback
Game requires skillful platforming, precise timing, and puzzle solving; rewind feature helps but does not remove…
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+4.0
Fling to the Finish
Game has a high skill ceiling with challenging physics-based mechanics and level mastery rewarding player skill.
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+4.0
Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds
Combat is challenging and strategic, requiring skillful positioning and ability use; progression and upgrades provide…
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+4.0
Hand Simulator: Survival
High skill ceiling with challenging hand controls and survival mechanics requiring practice and mastery.
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+4.0
Happy's Humble Burger Cult
Game challenges players with complex multitasking, skillful coordination, and quick reactions, especially in co-op and…
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+4.0
HEART of CROWN Online
Game rewards skillful deckbuilding, strategic planning, and timing; players learn card synergies and manage resources…
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+4.0
HELLCARD: Prologue
Requires skillful deck management, tactical positioning, and strategic planning; players report a challenging but…
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