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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
The Bug Butcher
Game requires skillful timing, aiming, and combo management with increasing difficulty and strategic use of upgrades.
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+4.0
The House of Da Vinci 2
The game offers a range of challenging puzzles requiring skill and logical thinking, with feedback through puzzle…
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+5.0
The Last Spell
The game is challenging and rewards skillful play, strategic thinking, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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+5.0
The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king
The game is a demanding test of skill and endurance, requiring precise and sustained mouse control with increasing…
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+5.0
This is a Ghost
High skill ceiling with challenging ghost behaviors, complex evidence gathering, and punishing difficulty requiring…
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+4.0
Ubinota
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful thinking, spatial reasoning, and understanding of physics to…
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+4.0
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late
The game offers a skill-based fighting system with a high skill ceiling, rewarding mastery of combos and strategic use…
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+5.0
Understand
The game strongly challenges players' logical reasoning and puzzle-solving skills, with complex and varied rulesets…
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+5.0
Vintage Story
The game features a steep learning curve, complex crafting systems, and realistic survival challenges that require…
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+4.0
War Brokers
Skill-based combat with varied weapons and vehicles; players report satisfying mechanics and a high skill ceiling.
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+5.0
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
The game demands high skill and mastery of complex systems, rewarding players who overcome technical challenges and…
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+5.0
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
The game is highly challenging with complex tactical combat, research management, and resource allocation requiring…
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+4.0
X-Morph: Defense
Game challenges players with varied enemy types, boss fights, and requires skillful multitasking between tower…
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+5.0
XF Extreme Formula
High skill ceiling with challenging AI, complex mechanics like boost chaining and strafing, and rewarding mastery of…
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+4.0
You Have 10 Seconds 2
The game challenges player skill with precise platforming and timing under a 10-second limit, requiring mastery of…
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+4.0
YuuYuu Jiteki no Yuukarin
High skill ceiling with challenging platforming and combat requiring precision and mastery of mechanics.
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+5.0
Zardy's Maze
High difficulty and skill-based gameplay requiring learning enemy behaviors and strategic use of tools.
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+5.0
Zorbus
High difficulty with complex mechanics, requiring skillful play, strategic planning, and mastery of systems; deaths…
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+5.0
30XX
High skill ceiling with challenging bosses, precise platforming, and complex power synergies requiring mastery.
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+4.0
360 No Scope Arena
The game emphasizes skillful aiming and timing of 360 no-scope shots, with a learning curve and improvement over time…
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+5.0
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring tactical skill in turn-based combat and strategic empire…
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+4.0
ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN
Game is skill-based with increasing difficulty, requiring mastery of patterns and precise timing to progress.
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+4.0
Blood West
Game rewards skillful stealth, precise aiming, and tactical planning with meaningful progression and feedback.
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+4.0
BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
High skill ceiling with challenging rhythm-based FPS mechanics and roguelike progression.
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