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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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High competence scores, with story at +0 or below.
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+5.0
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
The game demands mastering complex combat mechanics, monster behavior, and strategic preparation, providing strong…
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+5.0
Replicube
Strong emphasis on skill development in programming, math, and optimization with clear feedback and leaderboards…
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+5.0
Tametsi
The game is highly challenging, requiring advanced logical reasoning and rewarding skillful puzzle solving.
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+5.0
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection
The game offers challenging solitaire variants requiring skill, strategic thinking, and problem solving, with feedback…
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+5.0
Cyber Hook
The game emphasizes skill mastery, precision, and improving times with clear feedback and leaderboards.
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+5.0
N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
The game is highly skill-based with precise controls and a steep learning curve, rewarding mastery and persistence.
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+5.0
DiRT Rally 2.0
The game is highly challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skill mastery and precision driving, rewarding…
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+5.0
Stormworks: Build and Rescue
High skill ceiling with complex engineering, logic programming, and vehicle building challenges.
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+5.0
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
The game demands high skill and mastery of complex systems, rewarding players who overcome technical challenges and…
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+5.0
Evil Egg
High skill ceiling with fast-paced, chaotic gameplay requiring quick reflexes, pattern recognition, and mastery of…
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+5.0
Just Go
Strong emphasis on skill development through tutorials, puzzles (tsumego), career progression, and AI analysis tools.
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+5.0
Quaver
The game emphasizes skill mastery, precision, and improvement with detailed feedback and challenging maps.
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+5.0
Until You Fall
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, requiring learning enemy patterns, timing blocks, dodges, and combos.
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+5.0
BallisticNG
High skill ceiling with challenging tracks, difficult AI, and rewarding mastery; players report steep learning curve…
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+5.0
Endless ATC
Game challenges players to manage increasing traffic complexity and maintain separation, requiring skill and…
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+5.0
Parking Garage Rally Circuit
High skill ceiling with challenging drifting mechanics, leaderboard competition, and mastery of physics-based controls.
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+5.0
Rocket Boots Mania
The game demands skill mastery, precision, and continuous improvement to achieve better times and rankings.
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+5.0
Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲
High skill ceiling with challenging bullet patterns requiring pattern memorization and hand-eye coordination
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+5.0
Gentoo Rescue
The game offers a high skill ceiling with complex puzzles and requires logical reasoning and mastery of mechanics.
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+5.0
McOsu
Focus on skill improvement, challenging maps, and detailed performance feedback supports feeling effective and…
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+5.0
Toribash
High skill ceiling with complex physics and a steep learning curve requiring mastery of detailed controls.
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+5.0
Eleven Table Tennis
The game offers a challenging AI with multiple difficulty levels and realistic physics that require skillful play and…
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+5.0
UBERMOSH
High skill requirement with fast-paced action, reflex challenges, and mastery of sword and gun mechanics.
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+5.0
Ultra Street Fighter® IV
High skill ceiling with complex combos, frame-perfect inputs, and continuous learning; players experience gradual…
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