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+5.0
GTR 2 FIA GT Racing Game
High skill ceiling with realistic physics, driving school tutorials, and challenging AI requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
The game demands skillful combat combos, precise platforming, and strategic use of abilities, especially in Hard mode…
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+5.0
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
The game offers challenging gameplay modes including Legendary difficulty and speedruns, requiring skill mastery and…
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+4.0
I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine
Challenging puzzles requiring skill and problem-solving; players receive feedback and feel effective when overcoming…
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+5.0
Insurgency
High skill ceiling with realistic gunplay, tactical positioning, and team coordination; deaths are quick and…
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+4.0
Ittle Dew
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful problem solving and mastery of item mechanics, especially in…
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+5.0
Jupiter Hell
The game is challenging and punishing, requiring skillful tactical decisions and mastery of mechanics to succeed.
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+4.0
Kaizen: A Factory Story
Engages players in challenging puzzles requiring skillful optimization and problem solving.
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+4.0
Kingsway
The game involves skillful real-time clicking, managing multiple moving windows, and strategic combat requiring…
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+4.0
Last Call BBS
The game features challenging puzzles requiring skill, optimization, and problem solving, with feedback and histograms…
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+4.0
Level Devil
The game challenges players with difficult, unpredictable platforming and requires skill, patience, and learning from…
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+5.0
Lies of P
The game demands skillful combat including parrying, dodging, and learning boss patterns, with satisfying feedback and…
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+4.0
LIMBO
The game features challenging puzzles and platforming that require skill, timing, and problem-solving, rewarding player…
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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
Logic Town
The game offers a range of puzzle difficulties, tests logical deduction skills, and provides feedback on mistakes…
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+4.0
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
Game offers skill-based challenges, time trials, trick mastery, and nuanced controls rewarding player improvement and…
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+4.0
Mad Bullets
Game tests player reflexes, aiming skill, and precision with scoring based on headshots and combos; upgrades enhance…
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+4.0
Mega Hasan
Challenging platforming with precise timing and reaction required; players experience a rewarding sense of…
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+4.0
Mini Airways - ATC simulator
Challenging gameplay requiring skillful multitasking and quick decision-making to avoid crashes and optimize traffic.
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+4.0
MO:Astray
The game offers challenging puzzles and boss fights that require skill and mastery of mechanics, with difficulty spikes…
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+4.0
Mosaic of the Strange
The game offers logical deduction puzzles with increasing complexity and multiple difficulty settings that challenge…
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+4.0
MudRunner
Game demands skillful driving, problem solving, and mastery of realistic physics to overcome difficult terrain and…
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+4.0
New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering
The game involves mastering complex climbing mechanics and physics, with a significant learning curve and skill…
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+4.0
New York Mysteries: Secrets of the Mafia Collector's Edition
The game offers a variety of puzzles with moderate to challenging difficulty, requiring problem solving and puzzle…
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