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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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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
Alien Swarm
Game rewards skillful play, coordination, and mastery of different classes and weapons; higher difficulties provide…
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+4.0
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Combat system is skill-based with timing, combos, counters, and gadget use; puzzles and stealth require problem solving.
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+4.0
God of War
Combat requires skill, timing, and strategy; difficulty settings allow challenge scaling; progression and upgrades…
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+4.0
Iron Snout
Game is easy to learn but hard to master with skillful combos and timing required.
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+4.0
The Room
Challenging puzzles require observation, logic, and problem-solving skills with satisfying feedback on success.
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+4.0
Kenshi
Game features skill-based progression requiring players to learn and improve through repeated attempts and mastery of…
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+4.0
Super Mario Maker 2
The game offers skill challenges in both playing and designing levels, with feedback through level completion…
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+4.0
Idate: Online Interactive Dating
The game requires skillful rhythm-based dance battles with high APM and precision, rewarding mastery and technical…
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+4.0
Cities: Skylines
The game offers complex challenges like traffic management, budget balancing, and infrastructure planning that require…
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+4.0
FIFA 17
The game offers skill challenges, tactical gameplay, and training mini-games that improve player competence and mastery.
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+4.0
Five Nights at Frickbear's 3
The game challenges players with strategic resource management, pattern recognition, and skillful multitasking…
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+4.0
Gran Turismo 7
The game demands skillful driving and tuning; license tests and physics-based handling provide challenging feedback.
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+4.0
Identity V
Gameplay demands skill in movement, timing, strategy, and dexterity, with a steep learning curve and mastery of…
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+4.0
PUBG Mobile
Game rewards skillful play with a competitive ranking system and tactical combat, though early bot matches reduce…
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+4.0
Splatoon Raiders
The game features challenging missions with a satisfying learning curve and requires skillful adjustments and strategic…
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+4.0
Star Fox 64
The game challenges players to master precise controls, learn enemy patterns, and execute strategies especially in boss…
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+4.0
StarTropics
The game challenges players with difficult puzzles, strategic combat, and pattern memorization, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Peggle Deluxe
The game offers skill-based challenges, requiring precision aiming and mastery of power-ups to clear levels and achieve…
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+4.0
Risk of Rain 2
The game offers a high skill ceiling with challenging enemies, scaling difficulty, and mastery of different survivors…
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+4.0
Cube Escape: Paradox
Challenging puzzles requiring significant brain usage and problem solving, with feedback through puzzle completion and…
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+4.0
Resident Evil Requiem
The game offers skill-based combat, resource management, and puzzles that provide a satisfying challenge and feedback…
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+4.0
Muck
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skill to survive, fight bosses, and optimize progression.
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+4.0
Besiege
The game requires skillful engineering and problem solving to build functional siege machines; trial and error and…
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+4.0
Black Mesa
The game offers challenging combat, puzzles, and boss fights with improved AI and mechanics, requiring skill and…
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