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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Combat is challenging and strategic, rewarding skillful planning and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
Fallout: New Vegas
The game offers complex RPG mechanics, skill checks, and strategic combat requiring player skill and decision-making…
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+4.0
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
The game offers challenging combat, puzzles, and skill-based encounters that require player effectiveness and mastery.
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+4.0
Half-Life: Alyx
The game offers challenging combat, puzzles, and skill-based mechanics like manual reloading and physics interactions.
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+4.0
Age of Empires II (Retired)
Game requires skillful micro-management, strategic planning, and resource management; AI difficulty scales and…
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+4.0
Brotato
Game requires skillful dodging, strategic item selection, and mastery of character builds with a steep learning curve.
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+4.0
DOOM
Challenging combat on higher difficulties requires skillful movement, aiming, and resource management with clear…
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+4.0
Half-Life
The game challenges players with varied combat, puzzles, and strategic weapon use, rewarding skill and problem solving.
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+4.0
Phasmophobia
The game involves skillful use of tools, deduction, and learning ghost behaviors, providing a rewarding challenge and…
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+4.0
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Puzzles are more difficult and complex than the first game, requiring skillful problem solving and logical thinking…
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+4.0
PEAK
Challenging climbing mechanics and stamina management require skill and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Chaos Zero Nightmare
The game offers deep strategic combat with complex mechanics, skillful deck management, and meaningful feedback on…
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+4.0
Day of the Tentacle
The game features challenging puzzles requiring logical thinking and problem solving, providing a strong sense of skill…
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+4.0
Hearthstone
Game offers deep strategic challenges, skillful deck building, and tactical play with feedback through wins and losses.
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+4.0
Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III]
Combat involves skill mastery, learning enemy patterns, challenging boss fights, and progression through increasingly…
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+4.0
Kirby Air Riders
The game features a high skill ceiling with complex mechanics like mastering boost timing, machine handling, and…
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+4.0
Marvel's Wolverine
Combat requires skillful management of rage, timing of counters, and strategic use of techniques, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The game offers challenging platforming, boss fights, and combat mechanics that require skill and mastery, with…
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+4.0
Project Zomboid
The game requires mastering complex survival mechanics, combat tactics, crafting, and resource management, providing a…
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+4.0
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Combat system is skill-based with combos and counters; stealth and puzzle-solving add varied challenges; difficulty is…
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+4.0
Half-Life 2: Episode One
The game offers challenging combat and physics-based puzzles requiring skill and problem solving.
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+4.0
HoloCure - Save the Fans!
The game offers challenging bullet-hell gameplay with skill-based dodging, unique character mechanics, and meta…
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+4.0
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
The game challenges players to solve puzzles, find contradictions, and think critically, providing satisfying feedback…
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+4.0
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
The game offers a wide range of puzzles with varying difficulty, requiring skillful logic, math, and pattern…
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