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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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+5.0
Age of Empires
The game challenges players with complex resource management, tactical combat, and strategic planning, providing clear…
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+5.0
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
The game is highly challenging, requiring skill mastery, learning boss patterns, and rewarding player improvement and…
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+5.0
DOOM Eternal
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, requiring mastery of weapon swapping, timing, and resource management…
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+5.0
Geometry Dash World
The game demands precise timing, pattern recognition, and skill mastery with increasing difficulty and immediate…
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+5.0
Hearts of Iron IV
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, strategic planning, and operational tactics requiring mastery and continuous…
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+5.0
GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R
High skill ceiling with technical combos, execution challenges, and rewarding mastery; players report learning curves…
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+5.0
Hexcells Infinite
High skill and logical reasoning required to solve puzzles; difficulty ramps up with challenging handcrafted levels and…
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+5.0
The Artisan of Glimmith
The game offers a wide range of handcrafted puzzles with increasing difficulty and logical complexity, providing strong…
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+5.0
TIS-100
The game challenges players with complex programming puzzles requiring skill, optimization, and logical thinking.
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+5.0
Monster Hunter: World
High skill ceiling with complex combat mechanics; players learn monster patterns and weapon mastery; rewarding…
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+5.0
Risk of Rain (2013)
High skill ceiling with challenging gameplay, requiring mastery of character abilities, timing, and strategic item use.
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+5.0
Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing
Strong emphasis on skill development, learning complex controls, and improving piloting ability with realistic physics…
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+5.0
Nine Sols
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring mastery of timing-based parrying and combat mechanics…
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+5.0
Lethal League Blaze
High skill ceiling with complex timing, angles, and mechanics; players feel effective as they master the fast-paced…
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+5.0
Door Kickers
High skill ceiling with complex tactical planning, execution, and learning from trial and error; game punishes mistakes…
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+5.0
Library Of Ruina
The game is challenging and rewards skillful planning, strategic thinking, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Civilization II
The game challenges players with complex strategy, micromanagement, and tactical combat requiring skill and thoughtful…
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+5.0
Demonic Mahjong
High skill ceiling with complex Mahjong mechanics, strategic deckbuilding, and challenging roguelike progression.
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+5.0
Monster Train 2
High skill ceiling with complex synergies, strategic planning, and challenging difficulty levels that reward mastery.
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+5.0
StarVaders
The game offers deep strategic challenges, complex combos, and skillful positioning with clear feedback rewarding…
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+5.0
Turing Complete
The game challenges players with complex puzzles that require skillful logic design, circuit building, and programming…
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+5.0
Teamfight Tactics
High skill ceiling with complex economy management, positioning, counter-picking, and adapting to RNG; mastery is…
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+5.0
Lies of P
The game demands skillful combat including parrying, dodging, and learning boss patterns, with satisfying feedback and…
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+5.0
TrackMania Nations Forever
High skill ceiling with challenging tracks, time trials, and competitive multiplayer requiring precision and mastery.
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