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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
Wild Animal Sports Day
The game is described as challenging with skill-based mini-games requiring practice and mastery, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Blood Strike
Game features skill-based gunplay, ranked modes with increasing difficulty, and rewards for improving performance.
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+4.0
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Combat requires skillful melee timing, blocking, and weapon choice; investigation tools add variety; enemies have…
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+4.0
Crysis Warhead®
Game offers skill-based combat, weapon customization, and challenging AI especially on higher difficulties.
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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
MINDNIGHT
Requires skill in deduction, deception, and strategic thinking; players improve by learning to read others and bluff…
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+4.0
Paddle Paddle Paddle
The game demands skillful coordination and precise timing, with challenging obstacles and difficulty spikes that test…
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+4.0
Styx: Master of Shadows
The game is challenging, requiring skillful stealth, timing, and planning; combat is punishing and best avoided.
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+4.0
Tomb Raider II (1997)
The game requires skillful platforming, combat, and puzzle solving with challenging jumps and enemy encounters.
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+4.0
360 No Scope Arena
The game emphasizes skillful aiming and timing of 360 no-scope shots, with a learning curve and improvement over time…
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+4.0
Angry Penguin
The game offers a challenging die-and-retry platforming experience requiring skill, timing, and learning from failures.
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+4.0
Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
The game offers challenging platforming and boss fights requiring skill and timing, with feedback on performance and…
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+4.0
Death Crown
Game offers a skill challenge with fast-paced RTS mechanics, requiring quick decisions and adaptation to AI and map…
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+4.0
Electronic Super Joy 2
The game is described as brutally hard with challenging platforming requiring skill and precision, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
In Falsus
The rhythm game is challenging with a high skill ceiling and complex controls, rewarding skill development and mastery.
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+4.0
Inside the Backrooms
Challenging puzzles requiring significant brain usage and skillful avoidance of entities provide a strong sense of…
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+4.0
Lithium City
Game challenges players with precise aiming, dodging, and strategic use of weapons; skillful play is rewarded.
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+4.0
MannaRites
The game features challenging combat with skill-based timing, combos, blocking, and positioning, requiring 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
The Light Brigade
Challenging combat with skill-based gunplay, boss fights, and progression systems that reward mastery.
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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
BRAIN / OUT
Game rewards skillful play, aiming, and tactical thinking; players report satisfying gunplay and challenging stealth…
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+4.0
Jets'n'Guns Gold
The game offers challenging gameplay with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful maneuvering and strategic weapon…
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