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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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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
Vagrant Story
The game demands mastery of complex mechanics, strategic combat timing, and deep understanding of weapon affinities and…
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+5.0
DEADBOLT
High skill requirement with one-hit deaths, demanding precise aiming, timing, and strategic planning; players improve…
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+5.0
Bitburner
The game requires skillful coding, optimization, and problem solving, with clear feedback on script effectiveness and…
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+5.0
GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2
High skill ceiling with complex combos, execution demands, and rewarding mastery; players feel effective as they…
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+5.0
Long Live The Queen
The game requires mastering many skills and strategic planning to survive; failure leads to death and replay.
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+5.0
Slice & Dice
High skill ceiling with strategic dice manipulation, synergy building, and tactical decision-making rewarded.
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+5.0
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
The game offers complex mechanics, skill-based gem crafting, strategic planning, and scaling difficulty that challenges…
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+5.0
Shogun Showdown
The game is challenging and rewards skillful play, strategic planning, and mastery of mechanics; mistakes are clearly…
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+5.0
BlazBlue Centralfiction
High skill ceiling with complex combos and mechanics; players report steep learning curve and rewarding mastery.
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+5.0
Chronigma
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful planning and logical thinking, with a well-paced difficulty…
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+5.0
Spelunky
High skill ceiling with precise platforming, strategic resource management, and learning enemy and trap mechanics.
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+5.0
Spelunky 2
The game is highly skill-based with a steep learning curve, rewarding mastery of mechanics and knowledge of enemy…
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+5.0
The Long Dark
Game demands skillful management of resources, survival mechanics, and environmental challenges with steep learning…
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+5.0
Intravenous 2
High skill required to master stealth, combat, and tactical decision-making; challenging AI and difficulty.
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+5.0
Total Annihilation
High skill ceiling with complex resource management, unit control, and strategic planning; players report challenging…
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+5.0
Victoria II
The game demands mastering complex economic, political, and military systems with a steep learning curve and detailed…
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+5.0
14 Minesweeper Variants
The game challenges players with complex logic puzzles requiring skillful deduction and problem-solving, with feedback…
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+5.0
Brutal Orchestra
High skill ceiling with challenging tactical combat requiring strategic planning and mastery of pigment system.
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