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+4.0
Delete
The game challenges players with increasingly complex puzzles requiring logical deduction and skillful reasoning…
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+4.0
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
The game offers challenging tower defense gameplay with a large tech tree, requiring skillful strategy and optimization…
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+4.0
Just Hit The Button
Game challenges players with skill tests involving timing, precision, and puzzle-like mechanics, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Pavlov
Game requires skillful gunplay, reloading, and tactical thinking; described as easy to learn but hard to master.
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+4.0
Poly Bridge
The game challenges players with increasingly difficult puzzles requiring skillful engineering and problem solving…
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+4.0
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
High skill ceiling with demanding drifting, boosting, and vehicle handling mechanics; AI is challenging but fair.
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+4.0
The House of the Dead 4
Requires skillful aiming, precision headshots, and mastering enemy patterns; combo scoring rewards effective play.
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+4.0
SpiderHeck
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, parkour, and wave survival modes; players experience satisfying mastery and…
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+4.0
Farm Frenzy
Game provides skill challenges through time-limited levels, requiring efficient multitasking and strategic planning to…
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+4.0
Gnomes
The game offers a challenging tower defense experience with skillful resource management, mazing, and adapting to…
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+4.0
Scalak
Puzzles require spatial reasoning and problem solving with increasing complexity and feedback on success.
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+4.0
ScooterFlow
Game involves mastering realistic physics and skill-based trick execution, with players reporting learning curves and…
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+4.0
ElecHead
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill and clever thinking, with rewarding feedback on puzzle solutions.
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+4.0
Gooba Ball
Game challenges players to skillfully combine balls and manage physics to achieve high scores, with feedback via combos…
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+4.0
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
The game features complex mechanics, high skill ceilings, and competitive online play with ranked modes, rewarding…
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+4.0
Parcel Simulator
The game offers skill-based challenges in sorting, inspecting, and optimizing automation with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Pizza Frenzy Deluxe
The game challenges players with escalating speed, combo chaining, memory modes, and multitasking, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Rock Bottom
Game provides a satisfying sense of progression and skill improvement through upgrades and mining efficiency.
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+4.0
sobosuba
The game offers skill-based challenges with strategic depth, requiring planning and mastery of physics to optimize…
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+4.0
Sprocket
The game involves mastering complex mechanics like transmissions, engines, armor design, and tank physics, providing a…
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+4.0
Vermillion - VR Painting
The game offers a realistic oil painting simulation with a learning curve, skill development, and feedback through…
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+4.0
140
The game offers increasing difficulty, challenging boss fights, and requires skillful timing and rhythm mastery.
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+4.0
Lara Croft GO
Puzzles increase in difficulty, requiring skillful thinking and problem solving, with feedback through puzzle…
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+4.0
Mount & Blade
Players develop skills in combat, strategy, and management, with challenging battles and progression systems.
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