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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
Blood of Steel
Game rewards skillful combat, positioning, and strategy with a noticeable learning curve and skill-based outcomes.
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+4.0
Chromosome Evil
Game requires skillful resource management, tactical control, and decision-making with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Defend Your Life: TD
Game offers increasing difficulty, strategic tower upgrades, and hero leveling requiring skillful play and adaptation.
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+4.0
Five Nations
The game offers challenging AI that adapts and requires skillful micro and macro management, with a steep learning…
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+4.0
Road Not Taken
Challenging puzzles requiring skillful planning and mastery of mechanics; difficulty ramps up significantly.
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+4.0
Romancing SaGa 3™
Combat requires skillful use of formations, sparking new techniques, and adapting strategies especially for challenging…
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+4.0
Rome: Total War™ - Alexander
The campaign is challenging with a 100-turn limit and tough AI, requiring skillful tactics and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
Game offers challenging naval and land battles requiring skillful micromanagement and tactical planning.
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+4.0
Cards and Castles 2
Game offers challenging strategic gameplay with tactical board positioning and deckbuilding depth, rewarding skill and…
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+4.0
Conquest of Elysium 3
The game offers complex strategic choices, diverse units, and requires skillful management of resources and army…
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+4.0
Drakensang: The River of Time
The game features complex tactical combat, skill progression, and challenging boss fights requiring strategic thinking…
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+4.0
Hexguardian
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve and requires skillful strategic planning and adaptation to RNG…
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+4.0
Legioncraft
Game demands strategic thinking, understanding complex rune and unit interactions, and overcoming challenging boss…
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+4.0
Making History II: The War of the World
The game has a steep learning curve and requires skillful management of economy, military, and diplomacy to succeed.
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+4.0
Passant: A Chess Roguelike
The game challenges players to think strategically and adapt to complex chess variants and roguelike elements…
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+4.0
Plutocracy
The game involves complex economic and political mechanics requiring skillful management and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2019
The game involves complex management tasks, tactical decisions, and skillful race control, rewarding players for…
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+4.0
Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
Game is challenging with complex systems requiring skillful management of economy, espionage, and combat.
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+4.0
Tomb of Tyrants
The game has a steep learning curve and requires skillful matching, resource management, and strategic planning to…
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+4.0
ZeroSpace
Game demands skillful micro and tactical decision-making, with responsive controls and meaningful unit abilities.
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+4.0
Active DBG: Brave's Rage
The game demands skillful timing, strategic card play, and mastery of real-time mechanics, with a learning curve and…
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+4.0
ALL WILL FALL
Game challenges players with complex resource management, physics-based building, and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
The game requires strategic thinking, learning unit roles, and mastering complex mechanics, providing skill challenges…
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+4.0
THYSIASTERY
The game requires skillful tactical combat, resource management, and strategic skill development to overcome…
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