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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Star Traders: Frontiers
Game demands skillful management of crew, ship, trading, and combat with meaningful feedback and progression.
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+4.0
Xenopurge
Game challenges players with tactical decision-making, quick command input, and adapting to evolving threats.
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+4.0
Zero Division
The game demands strategic thinking, planning, and skillful execution to overcome varied and challenging encounters.
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+4.0
The Age of Decadence
The game demands skillful specialization and mastery of complex mechanics; failure is common without competence.
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+4.0
Chromosome Evil 2
The game requires skillful resource management, tactical combat, and strategic planning with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Deceive Inc.
High skill ceiling with tactical gameplay, aiming, and deception; players report rewarding skill expression and…
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2022
The game offers a challenging learning curve, requires strategic thinking, and rewards skillful management and race…
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+4.0
Protolife
The game demands skillful execution, quick thinking, and mastery of complex tower-building patterns, with challenging…
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+4.0
Roots of Yggdrasil
The game offers challenging strategic puzzles, skillful building placement, deck management, and resource optimization…
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+4.0
Stuck In Time
Game involves skillful optimization, problem solving, and iterative improvement of loops with clear feedback.
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+4.0
The Legend of Bum-Bo
The game requires skillful planning and strategic thinking to overcome challenging enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
Executive Assault 2
Game offers significant skill and strategy challenges, with complex base building, resource management, and tactical…
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+4.0
Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
The game challenges players with strategic planning, skillful use of zombies and items, and overcoming escalating…
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+4.0
Morimens
Gameplay involves strategic deckbuilding, tactical combat, and overcoming challenging roguelike encounters, rewarding…
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+4.0
Rise of Legions
Game is easy to learn but hard to master with a high skill ceiling, requiring strategic thinking, deck building, and…
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+4.0
HEART of CROWN Online
Game rewards skillful deckbuilding, strategic planning, and timing; players learn card synergies and manage resources…
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+4.0
Marble Age
Game offers challenging strategic decisions and difficulty levels requiring skillful management and optimization.
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+4.0
Raiders of the North Sea
The game involves strategic planning, resource management, and tactical decisions with feedback through victory points…
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+4.0
Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
The game offers challenging tactical combat, skill progression, and requires strategic thinking, rewarding player skill…
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+4.0
Rogue Hex
Game is challenging with skillful resource and deck management required; players report difficulty and learning curve.
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+4.0
Six Days in Fallujah
Challenging AI and realistic combat require skillful play and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Space Empires IV Deluxe
High skill ceiling with complex micromanagement, tech tree mastery, and strategic planning required.
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+4.0
SUPER ROBOT WARS Y
Expert difficulty mode offers a challenging tactical gameplay requiring strategic planning and resource management.
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+4.0
Unexplored
The game is challenging with skill-based combat, puzzle solving, and requires learning item interactions and enemy…
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