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Competence
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
Plains of Pain
Game is challenging with skill trees, survival mechanics, combat, and crafting requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Scavland
The game is challenging and punishing, requiring skillful resource management, combat tactics, and survival strategies.
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+4.0
Drakensang
Complex RPG mechanics with tactical real-time combat with pause, requiring strategic planning and skillful management.
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+4.0
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, resource management, and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
The game offers challenging AI, complex logistics, and tactical combat requiring skill and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
The game features challenging tactical combat, boss fights requiring strategy, and skill upgrades that reward mastery…
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+4.0
Offworld Trading Company
Game requires mastering complex economic systems, market timing, and strategic planning with challenging AI and…
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+4.0
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
High skill ceiling with complex combos, strategic decision-making, and a steep learning curve; players receive feedback…
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+4.0
Battle Shapers
Game is challenging with skill-based combat, boss fights require mastery, and players receive feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Burden of Command™
The game challenges players with complex tactical combat and leadership mechanics requiring skill and adaptation.
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+4.0
CASE 2: Animatronics Survival
The game is described as challenging and requiring skill to overcome animatronics and puzzles, with some players…
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+4.0
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
The game features challenging combat and platforming requiring skill mastery, timing, and strategic positioning.
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+4.0
Free Fire
The game offers skill-based shooting, strategic Gloo Wall placement, and character ability mastery, rewarding effective…
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+4.0
Meow Express
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful timing and reflexes to progress through stages.
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+4.0
Slither.io
The game demands skillful navigation, split-second decisions, and strategic trapping of opponents, with feedback…
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+4.0
STALZONE
Game offers skill-based PvP, tactical combat, and progression requiring mastery; some quests are frustrating but…
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+4.0
CrocoMars
The game offers a challenging experience requiring skillful ammo management and boss strategies.
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+4.0
Earthling's Undertaking
The game demands mastering complex systems, strategic combat, and long-term planning, providing strong skill challenges…
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+4.0
SHOCK TROOPERS
The game challenges players with fast-paced action, requiring skillful dodging, aiming, and strategic use of character…
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+4.0
Sniper Elite
The game requires skillful sniping with realistic ballistics, managing wind, gravity, heartbeat, and precise aiming…
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+4.0
Summum Aeterna
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful dodging, timing, and mastery of enemy patterns, with meaningful…
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+4.0
The spy who shot me™
The game requires skillful aiming, memorization of levels, and overcoming challenging platforming and timed sections.
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+4.0
Back 4 Blood
The game offers challenging difficulties, skill-based gunplay, strategic deck building, and requires coordination to…
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+4.0
Darkest Dungeon® II
Combat is challenging and tactical with a token system reducing RNG, requiring skillful planning and execution; players…
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