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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Arma 3
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, realistic ballistics, and challenging gameplay requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Crusader Kings II
The game requires mastering complex mechanics, strategic planning, and adapting to unpredictable events.
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+4.0
Epic Arena
Game requires strategic thinking, planning, and tactical skill to succeed, especially in PvP and mission puzzles.
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+4.0
Against the Storm
Game offers a steep but satisfying learning curve with complex resource management and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
Game offers challenging levels, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful strategy and mastery of mechanics.
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+4.0
OpenTTD
Game is easy to start but hard to master, with complex signaling and optimization challenges.
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+4.0
Stronghold HD (2012)
The game offers challenging AI, complex economy and military management, and skillful castle defense and siege…
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+4.0
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
Game requires skillful resource management, strategic planning, and unit control with a high skill ceiling.
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+4.0
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Gameplay rewards skillful stealth, combat, and strategic planning with adaptive AI providing challenging encounters.
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+4.0
DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine
The toolset helps players overcome technical challenges and manage complex systems effectively, improving skillful play…
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+4.0
Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
The game challenges players with strategic depth, skillful unit management, and tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
The game is challenging with tactical turn-based combat requiring skill, strategy, and learning; deaths are frequent…
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+4.0
Legends of Runeterra
The game rewards skillful play and strategic synergy, with a high skill ceiling and meaningful tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Combat is strategic and challenging, requiring skillful planning and execution; difficulty spikes and tactical depth…
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+4.0
Dungeon Defenders
The game features skill-based tower defense and combat mechanics, with a high skill ceiling especially at higher…
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+4.0
BLACK SOULS II
Combat requires strategic thinking, build customization, and mastery of mechanics; bosses and DLC content present…
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+4.0
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Skill progression and augmentations provide meaningful character development and mastery challenges.
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+4.0
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Game involves skill development, strategic combat, and problem solving with feedback on performance; early game…
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+4.0
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
The game offers challenging stealth mechanics, skill-based movement, and strategic planning with feedback through…
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+4.0
Wingspan
Game involves strategic planning, engine building, and skillful resource management with feedback on performance and…
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+4.0
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
Game requires strategic planning, resource management, and skillful execution with increasing difficulty and complex…
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+4.0
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
The game offers challenging turn-based combat requiring strategic thinking and skillful use of abilities, especially on…
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+4.0
Path of Achra
The game challenges players to master complex synergies and build optimization, rewarding skillful theorycrafting and…
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+4.0
觅长生
The game involves mastering complex combat mechanics, managing cultivation progress, and optimizing builds, providing…
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