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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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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
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
High skill ceiling with challenging combat and progression; players improve through mastering mechanics and builds.
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+4.0
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Combat requires skillful dodging, parrying, and timing; bosses provide challenging tests of player ability.
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+4.0
After the Fall®
Game offers skill challenges with manual reloading, weapon upgrades, and increasing difficulty levels.
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+4.0
Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!
The game has a high skill ceiling with complex mechanics like homing, arcana selection, and advanced combos…
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+4.0
Brickadia
The game offers a high skill ceiling with complex building, wiring, and physics challenges that provide satisfying…
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+4.0
Chinese Driving Test Simulator
The game challenges players with realistic driving maneuvers and strict test conditions requiring skill and precision.
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+4.0
Climber Animals: Together
Game requires skillful timing and precision in jumps and grabs; players report a steep learning curve and challenge in…
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+4.0
Emily Wants to Play Too
The game demands mastering complex enemy behaviors and survival mechanics, rewarding skillful observation and reaction…
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+4.0
Final Fantasy XI Online
The game features challenging combat, skill advancement, and complex missions requiring mastery and coordination…
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+4.0
Fraymakers
Gameplay is skill-based with a high skill ceiling, combo mechanics, and technical movement; players report rewarding…
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+4.0
Heart of Crown PC
The game requires strategic thinking, adapting to changing card markets, and managing deck building effectively to win.
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+4.0
LIFE EFFECT
Game is challenging with high skill demands, complex crafting, and difficult combat requiring learning and adaptation.
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+4.0
Line War
Game requires strategic thinking and planning, with a learning curve and skill development in managing macro-level RTS…
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+4.0
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition
The game offers challenging tactical puzzle battles requiring skillful planning and execution, with difficulty spikes…
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+4.0
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
The game offers a high skill ceiling with mechanical challenges, strategic depth, and frequent balance updates…
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+4.0
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Combat is challenging and requires strategic thinking; players feel rewarded by mastering mechanics and overcoming…
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+4.0
NBA 2K26
The game offers a challenging basketball simulation with skill-based shooting and strategic defense, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
Game challenges players to build effective drones, program logic, and optimize designs, requiring skill and problem…
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+4.0
Ninja Stealth 3
The game demands precise timing, memorization, and mechanical skill to succeed, providing a challenging test of player…
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+4.0
Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
Combat is challenging and rewarding, requiring skillful parrying, stamina management, and learning enemy patterns.
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+4.0
STRIDE
High skill ceiling with challenging parkour mechanics, aiming, and timing; players report learning curve and mastery…
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+4.0
Strike Suit Zero
The game has a learning curve, challenging missions, skill-based dogfighting, and rewards mastery of controls and…
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+4.0
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
Combat is challenging and rewarding, with skillful timing, boss pattern learning, and equipment optimization required.
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+4.0
Words for Evil
The game challenges players to quickly find words under time pressure and rewards skillful word formation and strategic…
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