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+4.0
Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
Players engage in problem solving and programming challenges with feedback from robot automation success.
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+4.0
The Crust
The game involves complex factory building, resource optimization, and overcoming technical challenges with drones…
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+4.0
Forsworn
The game offers challenging tactical combat with skill-based ability management and meaningful progression, rewarding…
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+4.0
Golden Swirl
The game challenges players with complex deck synergies, real-time combat with pause, timing, positioning, and resource…
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+4.0
Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD-
The game offers challenging roguelike gameplay requiring skillful play, learning monster patterns, and item management…
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+4.0
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Game offers high skill challenge with bullet hell patterns; practice mode and challenge mode support skill improvement.
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+4.0
In Falsus
The rhythm game is challenging with a high skill ceiling and complex controls, rewarding skill development and mastery.
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+5.0
Code: Terraform
The game challenges players with complex coding puzzles, requiring skillful problem solving, debugging, and…
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+4.0
SPRAWL zero
Combat requires skillful use of weapons and abilities, quick reflexes, and strategic resource management; enemies have…
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+4.0
Alchemy Factory
The game offers complex automation challenges, requiring skillful factory design, optimization, and problem solving…
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+4.0
Veterum
Combat is described as tactically deep and challenging, requiring skillful positioning and unit synergy, with…
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+4.0
Worming from Home
The game involves overcoming awkward physics controls and mastering worm movement to complete office tasks and…
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+4.0
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Combat requires skillful timing of parries, deflections, dodges, and counters; boss fights are challenging and…
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+4.0
The Dandelion Endures.
The game challenges players with timing-based parry mechanics and resource management, requiring skill and attention.
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+4.0
Scavland
The game is challenging and punishing, requiring skillful resource management, combat tactics, and survival strategies.
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+5.0
Beetleball
High skill ceiling with momentum-based movement, class mastery, and technical gameplay; players receive feedback and…
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+4.0
Rogue Blight
Combat requires skillful timing, learning enemy patterns, and mastering boss fights; progression and difficulty scaling…
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+4.0
Friendly Steps
The game has a steep skill curve with challenging physics-based controls and rewarding mastery, especially in…
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+4.0
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
The game offers challenging combat, strategic inventory management, and meaningful progression with feedback on…
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+4.0
BOMBANANA!
The game challenges players to solve complex puzzles under time pressure, requiring skillful communication and…
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+4.0
Tyr
Game rewards skillful positioning, aiming, and strategic use of abilities with clear feedback on armor and penetration…
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+4.0
Grail
The game offers deep strategic complexity, skill expression, and meaningful decision-making in deck construction and…
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+4.0
Divinum
Combat is skill-based with fluid combos, parrying, dodging, and boss fights requiring mastery; challenge ramps up…
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+4.0
Big Ambitions
Game involves skillful management of logistics, pricing, employee scheduling, and business growth with meaningful…
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