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+4.0
Mars First Logistics
The game challenges players to solve physics-based puzzles and optimize vehicle designs, providing skill feedback and…
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+4.0
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
The game offers a skill ceiling with drifting, gadget builds, and challenging rivals, rewarding mastery and providing…
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+4.0
STARIO: Haven Tower
The game challenges players with complex logistics puzzles, resource management, and optimization tasks that require…
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+4.0
Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian
The game offers a satisfying challenge in alchemy experimentation and strategic turn-based combat with skill trees and…
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+4.0
SILENT HILL f
Combat and puzzles provide a challenging experience, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful dodging…
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+4.0
Aethermancer
Game challenges players with strategic turn-based combat requiring skillful planning and adaptation to RNG and enemy…
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+4.0
Granvir
The game features challenging combat requiring skillful dodging, resource management, and tactical decision-making…
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+4.0
SWORN
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful play, learning enemy patterns, and build optimization, with…
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+5.0
Bloodthief
High skill ceiling with challenging movement and combat; players improve times and master mechanics.
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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
The Spike Cross
The game offers skill-based volleyball gameplay with a learning curve, timing challenges, and character progression…
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+4.0
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Combat system is mechanically complex and rewarding, with skillful use of arts, crafts, and turn bonuses.
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+4.0
BREAK ARTS III
High skill ceiling with challenging racing and combat modes requiring mastery of controls and mech design; feedback on…
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+4.0
After Long Night
The game features a steep difficulty curve and requires strategic planning and skillful management to survive…
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+4.0
Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum
The game features challenging combat and hacking mechanics requiring skill, experimentation, and mastery, with…
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+4.0
Platypus Reclayed
The game offers challenging bullet hell gameplay with skill-based dodging and shooting, especially on higher…
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+4.0
Dying Light: The Beast
Combat and parkour require skill and provide satisfying feedback; some grind but not mandatory; skill trees and…
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+4.0
Hellbrella
The game demands skillful movement, pattern recognition, and mastery of unique umbrella mechanics, with rewarding…
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+4.0
Ratatan
The game requires skillful rhythm input, dodging, and strategic army management with feedback on performance, and…
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+4.0
Formula Legends
The game requires skillful driving, learning tracks, mastering handling, and overcoming challenging AI, especially on…
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+4.0
Moros Protocol
Game offers challenging combat, boss fights, and skill-based dodging and stamina management with rewarding progression.
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+4.0
Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition
Game involves strategic skill in managing match-3 combos, spellcasting, and character progression with meaningful…
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+5.0
Strange Antiquities
Challenging puzzles requiring cross-referencing multiple books and clues, with rewarding problem solving and skillful…
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+4.0
BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT
The game challenges players with fast-paced combat, requiring skillful aiming and movement reminiscent of Quake, with…
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