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+4.0
Samurai Bringer
The game offers a challenging combat system with skill-based progression, experimentation, and boss fights requiring…
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+4.0
Scapewatch: Idle MMO
The game offers skill development through managing tasks, optimizing routes, and progressing through complex systems…
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+4.0
Sinister Night 2
Game involves complex social deduction, strategic item use, and skillful deception requiring attentive observation and…
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+4.0
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Game requires tactical skill, strategic planning, and mastery of rank and flank mechanics with dice-based combat…
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+4.0
SpellForce 3 Fallen God
Engages players with skill-based RTS battles, RPG character development, and meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
SpellRogue
The game offers a high skill ceiling with strategic dice management and synergy building, rewarding player mastery and…
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+4.0
Stoneshard: Prologue
The game is challenging with complex mechanics, requiring skillful play and strategic decision-making to overcome…
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+4.0
Super Fantasy Kingdom
The game challenges players with resource management, strategic planning, and micromanagement, rewarding skillful play…
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+4.0
Unrailed 2: Back on Track
The game offers skill-based challenges, including coordination, quick reactions, and strategic planning, with feedback…
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+4.0
变量 Variables
The game requires skillful planning of tower placement, path design, and build optimization with complex upgrade and…
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+4.0
Zeno Clash
Combat requires skillful timing, blocking, dodging, and counterattacking; AI is challenging and adaptive.
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+4.0
Pokémon Blue Version
The game offers challenging gym battles and strategic turn-based combat requiring skill and planning.
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+4.0
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout
The game requires mastering a deep crafting/alchemy system and a hybrid real-time turn-based combat system with…
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+4.0
Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
The game features a high skill ceiling with complex mazing, tower synergies, and strategic upgrades that challenge…
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+4.0
Backpack Hero
Game challenges players to optimize inventory management and combat tactics, rewarding skillful arrangement and…
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+4.0
Bean
The game challenges players with skill-based parkour and grappling mechanics that require practice and mastery.
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+4.0
Blazing Sails
Game is easy to learn but hard to master with skill-based ship combat, aiming, and teamwork.
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+4.0
Blue Prince
Game challenges players with complex puzzles and strategic resource management requiring skill and learning.
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+4.0
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
The game offers a well-balanced challenge with skill-based combat, boss fights requiring pattern recognition, and…
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+4.0
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Combat requires skillful use of powers and weapons, with challenging boss fights and strategic enemy encounters.
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+4.0
Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition
High skill ceiling with meaningful combat, itemization, and build optimization; players overcome challenging content.
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+4.0
Dungeon Master
The game demands skillful real-time combat, puzzle solving, and resource management, providing meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Eastside Hockey Manager
The game involves complex strategic planning, skillful management of trades, scouting, and tactics, providing…
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+4.0
EVERSPACE™ 2
Combat is skill-based with tight controls and a high skill ceiling; players receive feedback and can improve through…
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