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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
The Room 4: Old Sins
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful observation and problem-solving, providing rewarding feedback…
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+4.0
Trombone Champ
High skill ceiling with challenging rhythm gameplay and rewarding improvement.
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+4.0
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
Game rewards skillful prediction, frame advantage knowledge, and strategic thinking; players improve through learning…
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+4.0
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Challenging puzzles requiring logic, deduction, and problem solving provide a strong sense of accomplishment.
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+4.0
CarX Drift Racing Online
The game offers a challenging learning curve with skill-based drifting mechanics and rewarding mastery, supported by…
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+4.0
Hi-Fi RUSH
The game offers a high skill ceiling with challenging rhythm-combat mechanics, parries, and boss fights that reward…
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+4.0
Streets of Rogue
The game offers challenging gameplay with skill-based combat, stealth, and problem solving, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
The Case of the Golden Idol
The game challenges players with logical deduction puzzles that require skillful observation and reasoning.
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+4.0
Thronefall
The game offers a challenging experience with a steep learning curve, rewarding skillful play, strategic planning, and…
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+4.0
VTOL VR
The game features a steep but rewarding learning curve with complex flight and weapon systems that challenge player…
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+4.0
Frostpunk
The game challenges players with complex resource management, strategic planning, and balancing multiple survival…
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+4.0
BOMBANANA!
The game challenges players to solve complex puzzles under time pressure, requiring skillful communication and…
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+4.0
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
The game challenges players with difficult night survival mechanics, strategic resource management, and mastering…
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
The game offers increasing difficulty, strategic depth, and requires skillful tower placement and timing to overcome…
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+4.0
Mini Motorways
The game challenges players to optimize traffic flow and manage increasing complexity, requiring skillful planning and…
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+4.0
Monster Train
The game offers a challenging skill curve with strategic depth in deck building and combat, rewarding effective play…
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+4.0
PlateUp!
The game offers a challenging skill curve with complex multitasking, optimization, and progression that rewards mastery.
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+4.0
SANABI
The game features a high skill ceiling with challenging platforming and boss fights that reward mastery and precision.
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+4.0
shapez 2 - Factory
Game offers increasing complexity and skill challenges in factory design and optimization with clear feedback.
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+4.0
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Game offers challenging AI opponents, strategic resource management, and skillful castle defense and siege mechanics.
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+4.0
The Riflemen
Game has a skill ceiling with emphasis on aiming and positioning; bots provide challenging AI; some players note…
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+4.0
Call of Duty: Warzone
High skill ceiling with emphasis on gunplay, positioning, and tactical decision-making; steep learning curve noted.
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+4.0
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Combat requires skillful timing for combos and blocks; forensic investigations require careful observation and logical…
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+4.0
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The game rewards skillful driving, power-sliding, and strategic item use, especially in higher speed classes and…
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