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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
Golfing Over It with Alva Majo
The game requires skill mastery and precise control of the golf ball; players improve through practice and receive…
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+4.0
Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
Game requires skillful management of squads, tactical planning, and micromanagement; players experience challenge and…
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+4.0
Manhunt
The game is challenging with difficult stealth mechanics, AI opponents, and requires skillful execution and strategy to…
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+4.0
Motorbike Evolution 2024
Game features skill-based racing with a learning curve, rewarding player improvement and mastery of controls.
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+4.0
Nine Treasures of Liuyin
Combat rewards skillful blocking, parrying, and timing; boss fights require mastery of mechanics despite some balance…
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+4.0
Railroad Corporation
Game offers challenging economic and logistical puzzles with skillful planning and optimization rewarded.
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+4.0
Sixty Four
The game involves skillful optimization and problem solving with feedback on efficiency and resource management.
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+4.0
The Gate Must Stand
The game demands skillful multitasking between action combat and strategic management, with a steep learning curve and…
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+4.0
The Impossible Quiz
The game requires skillful memory, quick reflexes, lateral thinking, and problem solving to progress, providing…
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™
Gameplay requires skillful use of stealth, cover, squad coordination, and weapon handling with challenging AI and…
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+4.0
Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager
Game involves managing complex systems, balancing budgets, training staff, and planning missions requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Else Heart.Break()
The game teaches programming concepts and challenges players to learn and apply coding to progress and manipulate the…
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+4.0
Engine Evolution 2021
Game features skill-based racing with a learning curve, challenging physics, and progression through tiers requiring…
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+4.0
Final Upgrade
The game involves complex logistics puzzles, optimization of production chains, and skillful management of resources…
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+4.0
Headquarters: World War II
Game offers tactical challenges, unit management, and requires skillful planning to succeed; AI punishes mistakes and…
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+4.0
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
Game requires skillful multitasking between RTS commands and direct vehicle control; AI competent but player skill…
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+4.0
KitHack Model Club
The game offers a challenging building and piloting experience with skill-based physics and scenario challenges.
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+4.0
Knightica
Game offers challenging difficulty, requiring skillful strategic thinking and learning to overcome bosses and scaling…
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+4.0
Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial
Game offers challenging tactical combat with skill-based progression and boss fights requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Mushroom Wars
Game is easy to learn but hard to master, requiring skillful management of units and buildings, with challenging AI and…
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+4.0
NeuroVoider
The game offers challenging combat, skill-based dodging, and strategic resource management with clear feedback on…
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+4.0
Penimorta
The game is challenging with complex boss patterns requiring skill and learning, though some difficulty spikes feel…
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2024
The game demands strategic planning and skillful management with detailed feedback, though some AI issues reduce…
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+4.0
RC Cars
Game requires skillful control of sensitive RC cars and mastering tricky physics and tracks.
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