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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Kingdom: Classic
Game is challenging with a learning curve based on trial and error, rewarding skillful planning and execution.
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+4.0
Kuro survival
The game offers skill-based combat with timing and dodging challenges, rewarding player improvement and mastery.
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+5.0
Legend of Grimrock 2
The game is challenging with complex puzzles, strategic combat, and character progression requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Lonely Mountains: Downhill
Game offers challenging skill-based gameplay with time trials, leaderboards, and mastery of controls and tracks.
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+4.0
Lost Lives
Game demands skillful shooting, tactical thinking, and equipment management; players improve over time and face…
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+5.0
MENACE
High skill ceiling with tactical combat requiring careful planning, positioning, and resource management; mistakes are…
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+4.0
Military Conflict: Vietnam
The game features challenging gunplay, skillful bot AI, and tactical gameplay requiring aiming, positioning, and class…
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+4.0
MURI
Game offers a challenge with multiple difficulty levels, boss fights, and score chasing encouraging skillful play and…
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+4.0
MXGP 2019 - The Official Motocross Videogame
Game offers challenging physics, AI difficulty settings, and skill-based riding mechanics rewarding mastery.
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+5.0
*NEW* SCUFFED EPIC BHOP SIMULATOR 2023 (POG CHAMP)
High skill ceiling with challenging levels and rewarding mastery; players report improving bhop skills and overcoming…
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+4.0
Ninjin: Clash of Carrots
Game challenges players with skill-based combat, stamina management, and positioning; difficulty ramps up and mastery…
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+4.0
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
Game rewards skillful combo execution and mastery of mechanics; steep difficulty curve especially for final boss.
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+4.0
Pixel Cafe
Gameplay is challenging with skill mastery required especially in nightmare levels; players receive clear feedback and…
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+4.0
Platypus
The game is challenging with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful dodging and shooting, and mastery is rewarding.
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+4.0
Poetry of Blood: Eclipse
The game emphasizes skillful combat, precision dodging, and mastery of weapon timing, rewarding player effectiveness.
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+4.0
Police Stories: The Academy
The game requires significant brain usage, tactical planning, and skillful execution with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Prison Run and Gun
The game is challenging with a steep difficulty curve requiring skillful execution and puzzle solving, rewarding…
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+4.0
RUNGORE: Beginner Experience
The game challenges players with fast-paced real-time card play requiring skillful timing and strategic planning to…
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+4.0
Sensorium
Puzzles vary in difficulty with a good learning curve; some puzzles are challenging and require note-taking and problem…
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+4.0
Silly Polly Beast
The game is challenging with skill-based combat, resource management, and boss fights requiring learning enemy patterns…
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+4.0
Sparkle 2
The game offers a well-balanced difficulty curve with increasing challenges and skill mastery opportunities.
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+5.0
Stormworks: Build and Rescue
High skill ceiling with complex engineering, logic programming, and vehicle building challenges.
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+4.0
Taiji
Puzzles require logical deduction and skillful application of learned rules, with a balanced difficulty curve.
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+4.0
The Bleakest Keep
Challenging combat with parry mechanics and boss fights requiring skill and timing; players improve with practice.
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