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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Game rewards skillful tracking, shot placement, and understanding of animal behavior; missions provide challenges.
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+4.0
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill and creativity, with feedback through progression and…
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+4.0
V Rising
Challenging boss fights requiring skill and strategy; progression through defeating bosses and upgrading gear.
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+4.0
Warriors of the Nile 2
The game challenges players to master tactical positioning, synergy combos, and resource management, with a learning…
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+4.0
Wireworks
High skill ceiling with complex build crafting and optimization; beating higher difficulties requires strategic…
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+4.0
X-COM: Apocalypse
The game offers complex tactical challenges, strategic management, and adaptive AI requiring skillful play and…
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Civilization
The game challenges players with complex strategic planning, managing multiple systems, and adapting to evolving game…
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+4.0
Age of Fear: The Undead King
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning and unit management with meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
Battle Dome
Gameplay requires skillful aiming, strategic positioning, and teamwork; players experience challenges and receive…
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+4.0
Breach Wanderers
The game offers challenging combat and strategic deckbuilding with skillful synergy and character mastery required.
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+4.0
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30™
Requires skillful squad management, tactical thinking, and precise shooting under challenging conditions
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+4.0
Buriedbornes - Dungeon RPG
Game requires skillful decision making, adapting to RNG, and mastering complex mechanics to progress.
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+4.0
Chaos Zero Nightmare
The game offers deep strategic combat with complex mechanics, skillful deck management, and meaningful feedback on…
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+4.0
Chess Ultimate
The game offers a high skill ceiling with complex strategic depth and requires learning new piece mechanics and…
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+4.0
Cinderia
Game challenges players with skill-based combat, boss fights, and build optimization; feedback is clear and progression…
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+4.0
Crashlands 2
Combat is engaging and skillful with varied weapon types and builds; crafting and research provide meaningful…
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+4.0
Cronos: The New Dawn
Combat requires skillful aiming, resource management, and strategic use of charged shots and environment, providing…
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+4.0
Deadly Days: Roadtrip
Game offers challenging combat, strategic inventory puzzles, and skill-based progression with meaningful feedback on…
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+4.0
Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
The game challenges players with complex logistics, command relationships, and tactical decisions requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Depth
The game requires skillful aiming, teamwork, and strategic use of equipment and abilities, with a notable learning…
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+4.0
Dice Gambit
The game offers challenging tactical combat with skill expression, strategic depth, and progression through character…
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+4.0
Disciples II: Rise of the Elves
The game challenges players with tactical combat, character progression, and resource management requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Disgaea 4 Complete+
The game involves overcoming challenging tactical battles and mastering complex mechanics, with feedback on performance…
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+4.0
DOOM: The Dark Ages
The game offers satisfying combat mechanics with skill-based parrying, weapon mastery, and challenging enemies…
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