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+4.0
Spark in the Dark
The game is punishing and requires mastery of combat timing, enemy patterns, and resource management, rewarding skill…
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+4.0
The Brookhaven Experiment
The game requires skillful aiming, resource management, and strategic prioritization of enemies, with increasing…
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+4.0
Divekick
Despite simple controls, the game requires skillful timing, spacing, and strategy to master, offering a high skill…
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+4.0
Fork Parker's Holiday Profit Hike
The game is challenging and requires skillful timing and precision, with players overcoming difficult platforming…
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+4.0
HELLDIVERS™ 2
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, requiring teamwork, strategic use of stratagems, and mastery of mechanics…
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+4.0
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, especially on higher difficulties; players improve through practice and…
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+4.0
Armored Brigade
The game demands tactical skill, understanding of terrain, unit capabilities, and command delays; mistakes are punished…
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+4.0
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Game requires skillful planning, timing, and mastery of controls; missions are challenging and reward effective…
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+4.0
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 3
The game involves complex strategy, unit management, and skill mastery, requiring players to learn unit counters, use…
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+4.0
Kusan: City of Wolves
The game demands skillful play, fast reflexes, parrying, and learning enemy patterns to succeed.
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+4.0
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful play and pattern memorization to progress and…
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+4.0
Teslagrad
The game offers challenging puzzles and boss fights requiring skill, precision, and learning through trial and error.
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+4.0
Tower Tag
Game offers skill-based shooting, strategic team play, and tactical movement with a high skill ceiling and ranked modes…
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+4.0
Ben and Ed
The game is challenging with precise platforming and timing, requiring skill to overcome difficult obstacles and bosses.
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+4.0
SCP: Labrat
The game is described as difficult with significant brain usage, requiring skill to survive and progress, with feedback…
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+4.0
a pet shop after dark
Challenging puzzles requiring problem-solving skills and interaction with game files provide strong feedback and skill…
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+4.0
Armored Brigade II
Game challenges players with complex tactical decisions, realistic unit behavior, and requires skillful planning and…
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+4.0
DEATH NOTE Killer Within
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, role-specific abilities, and strategic mind games requiring learning and…
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+4.0
GRIME II
Combat is challenging and skill-based with parrying, dodging, and timing; platforming requires precision and mastery…
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+4.0
Gun Wings
The game is challenging, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful dodging and mastery of mechanics; core…
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+4.0
LABYRINTH OF TOUHOU - GENSOKYO AND THE HEAVEN-PIERCING TREE
The game features challenging boss fights requiring skillful planning and execution, with feedback from combat and…
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+4.0
Leap of Fate
The game is skill-based with challenging combat and randomized skill trees requiring player mastery and adaptation.
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+4.0
MOGGED: Looksmaxx or Die
The game rewards learning mechanics and skillful play; players improve through mastering complex appearance stats and…
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+4.0
Nightmare: The Lunatic
The game emphasizes skillful combat including dodging, parrying, and weapon switching, with boss fights requiring…
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