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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Growth
A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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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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+4.0
MARDEK
Combat involves timing-based reactions and strategic skill mastery, providing satisfying challenges and feedback.
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+4.0
Traditional Chinese Medicine Simulator
Success depends on understanding complex medical concepts and applying knowledge effectively.
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+4.0
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
The game involves mastering complex rice farming mechanics and skillful combat, with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Salt and Sanctuary
Challenging combat requiring skillful dodging, parrying, and boss pattern learning; progression through leveling and…
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+4.0
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R
Game offers deep skill systems, crafting, and combat mastery with feedback and challenges, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Dicevaders
The game offers complex strategic depth, skillful dice and resource management, and meaningful feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Hoop Land
Game offers skill-based gameplay with adjustable difficulty, shot timing mechanics, and deep management challenges that…
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+4.0
Cauldron
The game offers skill-based minigames that evolve and require mastery, plus strategic turn-based combat with meaningful…
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+4.0
Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't
The game offers challenging puzzles and strategic decision-making with escalating difficulty and skillful play rewarded.
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+4.0
Lootun
The game offers complex systems requiring skillful min-maxing, build optimization, and tactical planning, with…
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+4.0
Terraformental
The game rewards skillful planning, optimization, and learning, with feedback through faster actions and progression.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
The game offers strategic turn-based combat with skillful use of abilities and character growth; challenging bosses and…
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+4.0
Horizon's Gate
The game features deep tactical combat with many classes and skills, rewarding skillful play and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Quest for Glory 1-5
The game challenges players with puzzles, combat, and skill progression requiring mastery and provides feedback through…
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+4.0
Astro Prospector
The game provides skill-based bullet hell challenges with rewarding feedback and progression.
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+4.0
Talented
The game offers skill-based challenges with mastery levels and requires strategic decision-making and reflexes to…
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+4.0
Dragon Cliff
Game involves skillful team building, gear optimization, and strategic decisions with feedback from progression and…
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+4.0
Piano Glow
The game provides skill challenges such as rhythm, sight reading, and pitch training, with feedback and statistics that…
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+4.0
Risen
Combat is challenging and skill-based, requiring mastery of blocking, parrying, and timing; progression is meaningful…
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+4.0
Shining Soul II
The game demands skillful real-time combat, strategic stat and skill point allocation, and mastery of charge attacks…
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+4.0
Siralim 3
The game offers deep strategic challenges, complex mechanics, and skillful team building with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Circadian Dice
The game offers deep strategic choices and skillful dice management, rewarding effective play and learning over time.
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+4.0
Dunjungle
The game is challenging with skill-based dodging and combat; players improve through learning enemy patterns and…
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