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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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High competence scores, with relaxation at +0 or below.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Out of Ammo
Game offers skill-based shooting mechanics with manual reloading and strategic placement, rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Six Days in Fallujah
Challenging AI and realistic combat require skillful play and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Space Empires IV Deluxe
High skill ceiling with complex micromanagement, tech tree mastery, and strategic planning required.
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+4.0
Bendy: Lone Wolf
Game involves skillful combat, strategic resource management, and puzzle solving with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
The game offers challenging platforming and boss fights requiring skill mastery and precise inputs, with feedback on…
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+4.0
Jump Off The Bridge
The game is challenging and requires skill and precision, rewarding mastery and perseverance.
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+4.0
No Man's Home
Challenging AI requiring tactical thinking and skillful combat; players receive meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
STRIKEVOID
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, rewarding skill mastery and pattern recognition, especially in…
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+4.0
Super Hydorah
The game is challenging but fair, rewarding skillful play, pattern memorization, and mastery of weapon combinations.
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+4.0
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)
High skill ceiling with complex rules, strategic planning, and risk management; players improve through learning and…
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+4.0
Not Tonight
The game challenges players to spot discrepancies in IDs and documents under time pressure, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
TeraBlaster
Gameplay requires skillful maneuvering and shooting with increasing difficulty and fast reflexes to survive and improve…
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+4.0
Xenonauts 2
Game is challenging, requires tactical thinking, planning, and skillful execution; players receive feedback and must…
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+4.0
CREATION OF THE GODS: Rebellion at Five Passes
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful use of mechanics like elemental strengths and positioning.
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+4.0
Fallback
Skill-based combat and platforming with punishing difficulty; players improve through learning enemy patterns and…
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+4.0
IXION
The game is challenging and requires skillful management of resources, planning, and balancing multiple systems to…
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+4.0
Outcast Tales: The First Journey
Combat is challenging and requires tactical planning; players receive feedback through success or failure, and must…
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+4.0
Paper Planet
Game involves skillful dodging, blocking, and managing chaotic bullet hell scenarios with complex item synergies.
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+4.0
Roguelands
The game is challenging with skillful combat, requiring learning enemy patterns and mastering controls; players receive…
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+4.0
SCP: Containment Breach 2
Game requires significant brain usage, skillful navigation, and overcoming challenges; players report difficulty and…
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+4.0
Slash or Die
Game is challenging with skill-based combat and progression system rewarding mastery and upgrades.
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+4.0
The Way
Game offers challenging puzzles and precise platforming requiring skill and problem-solving, with frequent feedback…
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+4.0
ARMA: Cold War Assault
The game is challenging and requires tactical skill, patience, and mastery of complex controls, rewarding effective…
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+4.0
Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic)
High skill ceiling with complex rules, strategic planning, and risk management required to succeed.
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