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+4.0
Retrograde Arena
Game is easy to learn but hard to master, requiring skillful control of recoil and physics to outmaneuver opponents.
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+4.0
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Challenging AI and varied enemy types require skillful shooting and tactical play; quick save/load supports mastery.
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+4.0
Rhythm Sprout: Sick Beats & Bad Sweets
The game offers a challenging skill curve with precise timing and mastery required, especially for 100% completion and…
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+5.0
Risk of Rain (2013)
High skill ceiling with challenging gameplay, requiring mastery of character abilities, timing, and strategic item use.
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+5.0
Rogue Fable III
High skill ceiling with challenging gameplay, requiring tactical thinking, mastery of mechanics, and overcoming…
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+5.0
Rogue Voltage
The game demands skillful planning, strategic thinking, and mastery of complex mechanics with meaningful feedback on…
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+5.0
Samurai GUNN
The game demands quick reflexes, precise timing, and strategic use of limited ammo and sword clashes, providing a high…
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+4.0
Shatter
The game requires skillful control and mastery of mechanics to achieve high scores and defeat bosses, providing…
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+4.0
Showgunners
Combat challenges require skillful tactical decisions; players receive feedback and progression through skill trees and…
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+5.0
Siralim Ultimate
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, theorycrafting, and build optimization requiring deep understanding and…
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+4.0
Sky Rogue
Challenging combat requiring skillful flying, aiming, and tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
Soda Crisis
The game offers challenging platforming and combat with skill-based boss fights and responsive controls, rewarding…
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+4.0
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection
Game offers challenging AI, skill-based drifting and boosting mechanics, and rewards mastery, especially at higher…
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+4.0
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
The game offers a skill ceiling with drifting, gadget builds, and challenging rivals, rewarding mastery and providing…
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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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+4.0
SpiderHeck
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, parkour, and wave survival modes; players experience satisfying mastery and…
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+4.0
SSX Tricky
The game offers a rewarding skill progression system with challenging courses and complex trick mechanics requiring…
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+5.0
Suit for Hire
High skill ceiling with challenging combat mechanics, requiring mastery of shooting, melee, counters, and timing to…
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+4.0
The Messenger
Gameplay is challenging but fair, with skill-based platforming and boss fights that reward mastery.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®
The game offers challenging stealth mechanics, AI that reacts to noise and visibility, and rewards skillful play…
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+5.0
Total War: WARHAMMER II
High skill ceiling with complex strategic and tactical gameplay requiring mastery of diverse factions and battle…
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+4.0
TROLEU
The game requires skillful multitasking, quick reflexes, and mastery of mechanics to achieve high ranks and manage…
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+4.0
Unium
Challenging puzzles with increasing difficulty and achievements rewarding skillful solutions.
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+5.0
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
The game demands high skill in micromanagement, strategic planning, and hero usage, with clear feedback and a steep…
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