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+4.0
POPULATION: ONE
Game requires skillful aiming, climbing, flying, and strategic play with a significant learning curve and rewarding…
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+4.0
Project Unknown
The game features a steep learning curve, skill trees, and requires strategic use of character abilities and equipment…
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+4.0
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Challenging combat and boss fights require skill and mastery; players receive feedback and improve over runs.
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+4.0
Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages
Gameplay requires skillful piloting with Newtonian physics, mastery of complex controls, and strategic ship…
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+4.0
SOULCALIBUR VI
The game offers challenging combat mechanics, skill-based fighting, and a learning curve that rewards mastery and…
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+4.0
Star Ruler
Steep learning curve and challenging AI provide tests of skill and mastery, rewarding strategic planning and ship…
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+4.0
Star Traders: Frontiers
Game demands skillful management of crew, ship, trading, and combat with meaningful feedback and progression.
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+4.0
Starship EVO
The game challenges players with complex building, logic wiring, and optimization of ship systems, rewarding skill and…
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+4.0
SUPER ROBOT WARS Y
Expert difficulty mode offers a challenging tactical gameplay requiring strategic planning and resource management.
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+4.0
The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
The game involves skill leveling, combat challenges, crafting, and progression with meaningful feedback and achievement…
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+4.0
The Bloodline
Skill trees, combat mechanics, and minigames provide challenging and varied gameplay requiring player skill.
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+4.0
Valgrave: Immortal Plains
High skill ceiling with fluid combat, aiming, movement, and combo mastery emphasized.
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+4.0
Wizards and Warlords
The game involves mastering complex mechanics, managing multiple systems, and overcoming strategic challenges with…
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+4.0
X2: The Threat
Steep learning curve and complex mechanics require skill and mastery to be effective.
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+4.0
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
The game offers strategic depth and skill-based dueling with feedback and ranking systems, rewarding effective play and…
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+4.0
Anno 1404 - History Edition
Game requires managing complex economic systems, supply chains, and city building with a significant learning curve and…
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+4.0
ARC Raiders
The game offers skill-based combat, strategic positioning, and mastery of mechanics with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
The game offers tactical depth, skillful positioning, and strategic deck management with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
AWAKEN - Astral Blade
Combat is skill-based with timing, combos, and parrying; boss fights require learning patterns and quick reflexes…
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+4.0
Backpack Jianghu
The game requires skillful inventory management, strategic planning, and understanding of complex item synergies to…
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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
Dark Hours
Game involves skillful cooperation, puzzle solving, and monster evasion with feedback on performance; some monsters…
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+4.0
Earthling's Undertaking
The game demands mastering complex systems, strategic combat, and long-term planning, providing strong skill challenges…
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+4.0
Fantasy Grounds VTT
The game requires learning a complex interface and mastering automation tools, rewarding skillful use and technical…
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