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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
Nightmare: The Lunatic
The game emphasizes skillful combat including dodging, parrying, and weapon switching, with boss fights requiring…
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+4.0
Devil Slayer - Raksasi
Combat is skill-based with timing, stamina management, and learning enemy patterns; players feel rewarded for mastering…
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+4.0
Increlution
Progression through skill leveling and overcoming incremental challenges provides a strong sense of effectiveness.
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+4.0
Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered
Combat requires skillful use of positioning, combos, and resource management; players feel challenged and rewarded by…
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+4.0
Toki Tori 2+
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful reasoning and mastery of mechanics, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Orb of Creation
The game requires skillful management of many interlocking systems and optimization of spell combos, providing…
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+4.0
The Bloodline
Skill trees, combat mechanics, and minigames provide challenging and varied gameplay requiring player skill.
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+4.0
Cultist Simulator
The game challenges players to master complex mechanics and overcome obscure, difficult puzzles with feedback through…
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+4.0
Soulash 2
Game involves skill progression, learning mechanics, overcoming challenges, and mastering complex systems like crafting…
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+4.0
Epigraph
The game challenges players with complex linguistic puzzles requiring skillful deduction and reasoning; progress is…
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+4.0
Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
The game features challenging skill-based combat with a steep learning curve rewarding mastery and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Across the Obelisk
Game is easy to learn but hard to master with complex deckbuilding, strategic combat, and meta progression.
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+4.0
Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
The game features a high skill ceiling with fast-paced combat, strategic use of weapons, and skill tree upgrades that…
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+4.0
ZomDay
Game offers challenging waves, boss fights, skill upgrades, and weapon mastery; players report satisfying combat and…
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+4.0
Heretical
Game challenges players with difficult combat, boss fights, and strategic build choices requiring skill and adaptation.
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+4.0
Karate Master 2 Knock Down Blow
The game requires skillful timing, strategic fighting, and mastering mini-games for training, providing a satisfying…
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+4.0
Phantom Brave PC
The game involves complex mechanics, strategic positioning, and skillful management of limited-turn phantoms, providing…
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+4.0
Scapewatch: Idle MMO
The game offers skill development through managing tasks, optimizing routes, and progressing through complex systems…
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+4.0
Flyout
The game has a steep learning curve requiring skill and knowledge of aerodynamics and aircraft design, rewarding…
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+4.0
Star Traders: Frontiers
Game demands skillful management of crew, ship, trading, and combat with meaningful feedback and progression.
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+4.0
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
Combat system rewards skill mastery and experimentation; players learn complex combos and weapon skills.
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+4.0
Noun Town Language Learning
The game provides skill challenges like voice recognition, vocabulary tests, and mini-games that give feedback and…
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+4.0
Stuck In Time
Game involves skillful optimization, problem solving, and iterative improvement of loops with clear feedback.
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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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