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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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Super Mario 64
The game offers a range of skill challenges from basic platforming to advanced moves requiring mastery and precision.
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+4.0
Super Mario Bros. 3
The game requires precise platforming skills, mastery of momentum and jump physics, and rewards skillful play and…
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+4.0
BattleBlock Theater®
The game offers challenging platforming and puzzles with increasing difficulty, requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Resident Evil 4
The game offers challenging combat, skill-based parrying, resource management, and progression through upgrades…
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+4.0
Team Fortress 2
The game has a high skill ceiling with varied classes and mechanics requiring practice and mastery, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Combat is challenging and strategic, rewarding skillful planning and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
The game offers challenging combat, puzzles, and skill-based encounters that require player effectiveness and mastery.
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+4.0
Half-Life: Alyx
The game offers challenging combat, puzzles, and skill-based mechanics like manual reloading and physics interactions.
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+4.0
Age of Empires II (Retired)
Game requires skillful micro-management, strategic planning, and resource management; AI difficulty scales and…
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+4.0
Brotato
Game requires skillful dodging, strategic item selection, and mastery of character builds with a steep learning curve.
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+4.0
DOOM
Challenging combat on higher difficulties requires skillful movement, aiming, and resource management with clear…
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+4.0
Phasmophobia
The game involves skillful use of tools, deduction, and learning ghost behaviors, providing a rewarding challenge and…
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+4.0
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Puzzles are more difficult and complex than the first game, requiring skillful problem solving and logical thinking…
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+4.0
PEAK
Challenging climbing mechanics and stamina management require skill and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Day of the Tentacle
The game features challenging puzzles requiring logical thinking and problem solving, providing a strong sense of skill…
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+4.0
Hearthstone
Game offers deep strategic challenges, skillful deck building, and tactical play with feedback through wins and losses.
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+4.0
Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III]
Combat involves skill mastery, learning enemy patterns, challenging boss fights, and progression through increasingly…
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+4.0
Kirby Air Riders
The game features a high skill ceiling with complex mechanics like mastering boost timing, machine handling, and…
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+4.0
Marvel's Wolverine
Combat requires skillful management of rage, timing of counters, and strategic use of techniques, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The game offers challenging platforming, boss fights, and combat mechanics that require skill and mastery, with…
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+4.0
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Combat system is skill-based with combos and counters; stealth and puzzle-solving add varied challenges; difficulty is…
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+4.0
HoloCure - Save the Fans!
The game offers challenging bullet-hell gameplay with skill-based dodging, unique character mechanics, and meta…
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+4.0
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
The game offers a wide range of puzzles with varying difficulty, requiring skillful logic, math, and pattern…
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+4.0
Alien Swarm
Game rewards skillful play, coordination, and mastery of different classes and weapons; higher difficulties provide…
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