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+4.0
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
The game requires skillful resource management, planning, and learning enemy patterns; players feel effective as they…
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+4.0
Monday Night Combat
The game requires skillful aiming, strategic turret placement, and team coordination; players receive feedback through…
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+4.0
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
Game challenges players to build effective drones, program logic, and optimize designs, requiring skill and problem…
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+4.0
Nuclear Dawn
The game requires skillful FPS play, strategic RTS commanding, and team coordination, providing challenging and…
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+4.0
Rise of Piracy
The game offers challenging naval and land combat with tactical controls such as cannon angle and powder load…
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+4.0
SCP: Containment Breach 2
Game requires significant brain usage, skillful navigation, and overcoming challenges; players report difficulty and…
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+4.0
Six Days in Fallujah
Challenging AI and realistic combat require skillful play and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Skull Hotel
Game requires skillful observation, quick reactions, and learning from repeated attempts to succeed.
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+4.0
SMITE®
The game demands skillful aiming, timing, and strategic itemization; mastery of many gods and builds is encouraged.
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria-
Combat system is complex and rewarding, requiring skillful use of mechanics like ZOC, awakening, and chip commands…
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+4.0
The Matchless Kungfu
Combat and skill systems provide meaningful challenges and growth; players overcome complex mechanics and receive…
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+4.0
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
Game involves tactical combat, skillful shooting, build crafting, and progression systems that reward player…
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+4.0
Total War: WARHAMMER
Game challenges players with complex battles, unique faction mechanics, and strategic campaign management requiring…
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+4.0
Pokémon Platinum Version
The game offers challenging battles with smart AI, strategic team-building, and a balanced difficulty curve, especially…
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+4.0
3089 -- Futuristic Action RPG
Game involves skill point allocation, weapon crafting, and challenging combat requiring player skill.
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+4.0
Albion Online
Game requires skillful combat, strategic decision-making, and mastery of complex crafting and gathering systems.
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+4.0
ALL WILL FALL
Game challenges players with complex resource management, physics-based building, and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
Game offers skill challenges, multiple difficulty levels including Extreme mode, and feedback through combat and…
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+4.0
Banjo-Kazooie
The game offers a gradual difficulty curve with skill-based platforming challenges and puzzles that require mastering…
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+4.0
Bureau of Contacts
The game challenges players with complex evidence gathering, AI ghost behavior, and requires skillful coordination and…
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+4.0
Chroma: Bloom And Blight
The game offers deep strategic gameplay with complex mechanics, rewarding skillful deckbuilding and tactical play.
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+4.0
Dead by Daylight
High skill ceiling with mind games, mechanical skill, and strategic thinking required; players report learning curves…
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+4.0
FEED THE QUEEN
The game requires strategic thinking, optimization, and skillful management to overcome progression challenges and…
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+4.0
GeoGuessr
The game challenges players to develop and apply geographical knowledge and observational skills, with clear feedback…
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