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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
POLYGON
Game offers skill-based gunplay, tactical team play, and a rewarding progression system with weapon upgrades.
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+4.0
Reus
The game involves mastering complex resource synergies, managing greed and war mechanics, and unlocking new abilities…
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+4.0
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Combat is skill-based with deep combos and responsive controls; platforming offers challenge but some frustration.
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+4.0
Strikers Club
Skill-based gameplay with emphasis on passing, positioning, and mechanical mastery; players report a high skill ceiling…
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+4.0
TeraBlaster
Gameplay requires skillful maneuvering and shooting with increasing difficulty and fast reflexes to survive and improve…
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+4.0
Tooth and Tail
Game requires strategic thinking, adapting to random maps, and mastering unit combinations; skillful play rewarded…
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+4.0
Tower of Time
Combat requires tactical thinking, positioning, and skill management; character builds and itemization add depth and…
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+4.0
Xenonauts 2
Game is challenging, requires tactical thinking, planning, and skillful execution; players receive feedback and must…
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+4.0
Achilles: Survivor
The game offers skill-based combat, weapon upgrades, and strategic building mechanics that challenge players to improve…
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+4.0
Apokerlypse
The game rewards skillful play, strategic decision-making, and mastery of complex combos and character abilities.
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+4.0
Chip
Challenging puzzles with increasing difficulty and skill-based time and move limits provide strong competence feedback.
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+4.0
CREATION OF THE GODS: Rebellion at Five Passes
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful use of mechanics like elemental strengths and positioning.
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+4.0
EVERSPACE™
The game requires skillful piloting, aiming, and tactical use of weapons and consumables, with a learning curve and…
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+4.0
Fallback
Skill-based combat and platforming with punishing difficulty; players improve through learning enemy patterns and…
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+4.0
FIGHTING EX LAYER
The game offers a skill-based fighting system with combo execution, trials, and an expert mode that challenges players…
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+4.0
Fogpiercer
The game offers challenging tactical puzzles requiring skillful positioning, deck management, and planning; players…
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+4.0
我来自江湖 From Jianghu
Combat is described as deep and strategic, requiring skill and tactical thinking; players improve through training and…
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+4.0
Hero's Hour
Game offers skillful play through strategic army building, hero skill specialization, and tactical spellcasting in…
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+4.0
HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™
The game has a noticeable skill ceiling, challenging AI, and requires mastering drifting and boosting mechanics.
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+4.0
IXION
The game is challenging and requires skillful management of resources, planning, and balancing multiple systems to…
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+4.0
Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold
The game offers challenging combat with realistic ballistics, tactical team play, and skill-based vehicle and weapon…
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+4.0
Kagura Survivors: Endless Night
The game offers skill-based challenges, including managing upgrades, dodging enemies, and maintaining combos, with…
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+4.0
LUNARK
The game challenges players with precise platforming, combat timing, and puzzle solving, rewarding skill and mastery of…
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+4.0
Oriental Empires
The game requires strategic planning, managing complex systems like economy, unrest, diplomacy, and tactical battle…
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