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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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+4.0
Power Fantasy
The game offers challenging runs, skill-based dodging, and requires strategic upgrade choices, with feedback on…
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+4.0
Verlet Swing
Game requires mastering challenging swinging mechanics and precise timing, with skill improvement rewarded by better…
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+4.0
Block N Load
High skill ceiling with tactical depth, mastery of unique classes, aiming, building, and strategic planning required.
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+4.0
Ricochet
Game requires skillful aiming, timing, and movement; described as easy to learn but hard to master with a high skill…
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+4.0
Terrorhedron Tower Defense
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve and requires skillful planning and adaptation to succeed.
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+4.0
Tyr
Game rewards skillful positioning, aiming, and strategic use of abilities with clear feedback on armor and penetration…
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+4.0
Armored Brigade
The game demands tactical skill, understanding of terrain, unit capabilities, and command delays; mistakes are punished…
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+4.0
Audio Trip
Game offers a challenging skill curve with increasing difficulty levels and requires coordination and full-body…
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+4.0
Eco
Requires skill development, specialization, and mastery of complex systems with feedback on performance
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+4.0
First Person Tennis - The Real Tennis Simulator
The game rewards skillful strokes, timing, and positioning with realistic physics and challenging AI, especially in…
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+4.0
Legend Bowl
The game has a learning curve with challenging passing and kicking mechanics, multiple difficulty levels, and requires…
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+4.0
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered
Game offers skill-based driving, challenging AI, and competitive multiplayer with leaderboards and achievements…
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+4.0
Nonogram - The Greatest Painter
The game offers a wide range of puzzles from easy to very challenging, requiring logical deduction and skill…
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+4.0
Tower Tag
Game offers skill-based shooting, strategic team play, and tactical movement with a high skill ceiling and ranked modes…
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+4.0
VRacer Hoverbike
Game offers a skill curve with challenging tracks, AI difficulty levels, time trials with ghost racers, and competitive…
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+4.0
WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship
Game offers challenging driving physics and skillful handling, rewarding mastery and setup tuning.
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+4.0
Arcane Trigger
The game rewards skillful build crafting, synergy mastery, and strategic planning with clear feedback and challenge…
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+4.0
Bing Bong XL
The game challenges players to improve reflexes and timing to beat high scores, with a skill ceiling in mastering the…
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+4.0
Breakout Garage
The game offers skill-based tuning and racing challenges, rewarding players for learning and improving their setups.
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+4.0
Bullets And More VR - BAM VR
Game features realistic gun mechanics, skill-based aiming and reloading, and various game modes that challenge player…
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+4.0
Cards & Tankards
Game involves strategic deck building, skillful play, and learning mechanics; players report challenging matches and…
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+4.0
Chinatris
Game requires skillful spatial reasoning and knowledge of Chinese character structure; players receive feedback from…
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+4.0
Crumble
Game challenges players with skillful swinging, momentum control, and timing; speedrunning and mastery are encouraged.
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+4.0
Dice & Fold
The game is challenging with skillful dice management and strategic planning required to overcome enemies and bosses.
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