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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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+4.0
State of War : Warmonger / 蓝色警戒 (Classic 2000)
The game requires skillful management of units, strategic use of upgrades, and micromanagement of the Advancer unit to…
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+4.0
DEFCON
The game requires skillful strategy, anticipation, and micromanagement to succeed in complex nuclear war scenarios.
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+4.0
Knights and Merchants
The game requires skillful management of complex economic chains and tactical combat, with challenging missions and…
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+4.0
MINDNIGHT
Requires skill in deduction, deception, and strategic thinking; players improve by learning to read others and bluff…
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+4.0
SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
The game offers complex city management challenges requiring skillful balancing of budgets, services, and growth.
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+4.0
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Game requires tactical skill, strategic planning, and mastery of rank and flank mechanics with dice-based combat…
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+4.0
Cosmic Star Heroine
Combat system is strategic and challenging, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful planning and…
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+4.0
Disgaea 4 Complete+
The game involves overcoming challenging tactical battles and mastering complex mechanics, with feedback on performance…
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+4.0
Grim Nights
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful resource management and tactical defense to succeed.
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+4.0
Istanbul: Digital Edition
Game requires strategic planning, route optimization, and tactical decisions to succeed, with AI providing a…
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+4.0
Journey to Incrementalia
Game challenges players with skill trees, build optimization, and overcoming increasingly complex walls.
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+4.0
MoteMancer
The game challenges players with complex logistics puzzles, unique hex grid mechanics, and managing entropy, requiring…
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+4.0
Pawnbarian
The game challenges players with strategic puzzles requiring skillful planning and execution, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Sinister Night 2
Game involves complex social deduction, strategic item use, and skillful deception requiring attentive observation and…
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+4.0
Super Sanctum TD
The game offers increasing difficulty, skill upgrades, and strategic challenges that require effective planning and…
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+4.0
The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An
The game offers challenging difficulty levels with strategic depth, requiring skillful planning and tactical execution.
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+4.0
Tropico Reloaded
Game offers complex challenges in balancing economy, politics, and citizen needs, requiring skillful management and…
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+4.0
Warriors of the Nile 2
The game challenges players to master tactical positioning, synergy combos, and resource management, with a learning…
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+4.0
Old World
The game offers deep strategic challenges, requiring skillful management of resources, units, and political…
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+4.0
Antihero
Game offers tactical depth and strategic challenges, rewarding skillful planning and execution.
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+4.0
Demeo
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful card and movement management, and overcoming challenging AI and boss fights.
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+4.0
Grail
The game offers deep strategic complexity, skill expression, and meaningful decision-making in deck construction and…
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+4.0
Origins Trading Card Game
Game offers strategic depth and skill-based play with deck building and tactical decisions.
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+4.0
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
The game features strategic turn-based combat with class combinations and timing mechanics that challenge player skill…
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