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The game has a steep learning curve, requires skillful management of limited skill uses, strategic planning, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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+4.0
Mech Armada
Game rewards skillful tactical play and strategic decision-making; players improve through learning and experimentation
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+4.0
CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
Game requires skillful aiming, dodging, and mastering enemy patterns with a steep learning curve.
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+4.0
Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition
The game requires skillful aiming, strategic planning, and hand-eye coordination, with increasing difficulty and…
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+4.0
Driftwood
Game features a learning curve with skill mastery required for drifting and speed control; players receive feedback via…
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+4.0
SlipSlop: World's Hardest Platformer Game
Game requires skillful timing and mastery of slippery physics to progress; players report challenge and learning curve.
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+4.0
Godrop
The game requires skillful momentum management, timing, and strategic build choices to succeed, with clear feedback on…
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+4.0
Book of Demons
Game requires skillful timing, positioning, interrupting enemy spells, and strategic card management with clear…
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+4.0
IGTAP: an Incremental Game That's Also a Platformer
The game demands skillful platforming and optimization of routes, rewarding mastery and mechanical improvement.
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+4.0
Fraymakers
Gameplay is skill-based with a high skill ceiling, combo mechanics, and technical movement; players report rewarding…
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+4.0
Fancy Skulls
Game rewards skillful aiming, learning enemy weak points, and strategic use of items and weapons.
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+4.0
The Magus Circle
The game requires skillful drawing of spells and strategic build choices, with feedback on performance and a high skill…
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+4.0
The Castles of Burgundy
The game requires skillful planning, managing randomness, and optimizing moves to score points effectively.
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+4.0
MXGP 2021 - The Official Motocross Videogame
Challenging AI and physics require skill development; players report a steep learning curve and rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Mabinogi
Skill-based progression with a high learning curve and complex mechanics; players feel effective as they master diverse…
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+4.0
Chronicon
Game offers deep skill trees, complex item crafting, and challenging endgame content requiring skill and strategy.
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+4.0
RaceRoom Racing Experience
The game offers realistic physics, challenging AI that adapts to player skill, and requires skillful driving and setup…
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+4.0
Project Starship
The game is challenging with precise controls and requires skillful dodging and mastery of power-ups; players report a…
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+4.0
The Spell Brigade
Game offers skill-based dodging, spell combination mastery, and challenge scaling; players feel effective when managing…
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+4.0
Art of War: Red Tides
Game is easy to learn but hard to master with a significant skill gap and strategic depth in unit selection and timing.
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+4.0
Creatures of Aether
Game is easy to learn but hard to master, with strategic depth and skillful decision-making praised by players.
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+4.0
Clatter
Game features a high skill ceiling with strategic depth, challenging AI, and competitive multiplayer with ranking…
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+5.0
BULT: Hunting simulator
High skill and knowledge required to succeed; realistic ballistics, bird behavior, and environmental factors challenge…
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+4.0
Phantom Squad
Game demands skillful tactical planning, precise execution, and mastery of equipment; mistakes are punished, requiring…
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+4.0
FortressCraft Evolved!
The game involves mastering complex automation, logistics, and survival mechanics with a steep learning curve and skill…
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