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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Wanderer
Challenging puzzles and problem solving require skill and thought; players receive feedback and hints to support…
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
The game emphasizes skillful melee and ranged combat, tactical thinking, and teamwork, with a steep learning curve and…
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+4.0
Warlords Battlecry III
The game offers complex mechanics, unique races with distinct units, hero progression, and strategic combat requiring…
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+4.0
Diablo
Combat is challenging and skill-based with a high skill ceiling; players engage in strategic planning and reaction…
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+4.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Game emphasizes skillful combat, tactical play, and mastery of Specialist abilities with feedback through killstreaks…
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+4.0
5089: The Action RPG
Game offers skill tests, character development, weapon crafting, and challenging combat with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Apokerlypse
The game rewards skillful play, strategic decision-making, and mastery of complex combos and character abilities.
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+4.0
ARK: Survival Evolved
Game involves mastering complex survival mechanics, crafting, building, and dinosaur taming requiring skill and…
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+4.0
DeathSprint 66
High skill ceiling with challenging tracks, precise movement, and mastery of abilities required; players report…
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+4.0
ENDLESS Legend™
The game offers deep strategic challenges, tactical combat, and complex empire management requiring skill and learning.
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+4.0
ENDLESS Space™ 2
Complex 4X mechanics with strategic depth, tech trees, ship design, and political systems challenge player skill
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+4.0
Etherlords II
The game challenges players with complex deckbuilding, strategic battles, and requires skillful adaptation to enemy…
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+4.0
Evochron Legacy SE
High skill ceiling with complex flight physics, detailed ship management, and challenging combat.
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+4.0
Fortnite
The game features a steep skill ceiling especially with building mechanics and aiming, rewarding mastery and skillful…
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+4.0
Gladio Mori
The game offers a high skill ceiling with complex physics-based combat and a challenging moveset editor that rewards…
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+4.0
IGNOBLE
The game provides satisfying progression and skill upgrades, rewarding player effectiveness and mastery over runs.
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+4.0
Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
The game challenges players with strategic planning, skillful use of zombies and items, and overcoming escalating…
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+4.0
Labyrinth of Touhou Tri -The Dreaming Girls & The Mysterious Orbs-
The game features challenging boss fights requiring strategic thinking and mastery of complex mechanics, rewarding…
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+4.0
Last Dream
The game offers challenging combat, puzzles, and skill customization with rewarding feedback and progression.
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+4.0
Maelstrom
Skill-based ship combat with strategic positioning, aiming, and ability use; learning curve and progression system…
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+4.0
Main Assembly
The game offers a steep learning curve with complex programming and engineering challenges that reward skill and…
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+4.0
My Lands: Black Gem Hunting
Game requires strategic thinking, planning, and skillful management of resources and armies; players report learning…
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+4.0
Old School RuneScape
The game offers skill mastery, challenging quests, boss fights, and complex mechanics rewarding player skill and effort.
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+4.0
Out of the Park Baseball 27
The game offers deep strategic challenges, complex statistics, and skillful management tasks that require learning and…
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