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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Growth
A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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+4.0
Walkabout Mini Golf VR
Game offers skill-based putting mechanics, challenging courses, and progression through harder modes and collectibles.
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+4.0
Arknights
The game offers challenging tactical tower defense and real-time combat requiring skillful positioning, timing, and…
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+4.0
Chef Showdown
The game involves skillful matching puzzles and strategic cooperation, with progression tied to leveling recipes and…
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+4.0
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
The game offers challenging platforming, skill-based boss fights, and time trials that reward mastery and precision.
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+4.0
FIFA Soccer 12
The game challenges players with skill-based mechanics like tactical defending, precision dribbling, and strategic…
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+4.0
Mega Man X2
The game offers challenging platforming and boss fights requiring skill mastery, pattern recognition, and precise…
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+4.0
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Combat requires skillful lock-on, dodging, and exploiting enemy weaknesses; boss fights demand pattern recognition and…
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+4.0
ANIMAL WELL
The game offers challenging puzzles and platforming that require skill and problem solving, with feedback through…
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+4.0
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
The game features satisfying gunplay, skill upgrades, challenging duels, and rewards precision and combo building…
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+4.0
Darkwood
Requires skillful resource management, combat timing, and strategic barricading; challenging gameplay with meaningful…
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+4.0
Dead as Disco
Players feel effective in their actions, especially when timing attacks to the beat.
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+4.0
Murders on the Yangtze River
Challenging mysteries requiring logical reasoning and puzzle solving with feedback on correctness
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+4.0
UNBEATABLE [white label]
The game offers a range of difficulties from beginner to unbeatable, with skill improvement and challenging beatmaps…
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+4.0
Diablo
Combat is challenging and skill-based with a high skill ceiling; players engage in strategic planning and reaction…
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+4.0
Pseudoregalia
The game features challenging platforming requiring skillful use of movement mechanics with a high skill ceiling.
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+4.0
The Powder Toy
The game offers complex physics simulations and advanced mechanics that reward skill and understanding, though…
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+4.0
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
The game requires skillful management of armies, battles, and diplomacy with meaningful feedback and challenge.
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+4.0
Transistor
Combat requires skillful planning and execution, with a high skill ceiling and meaningful feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Bloody Hell
The game offers challenging bullet hell combat and boss fights that require skill and pattern learning.
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+4.0
Crusader Kings II
The game requires mastering complex mechanics, strategic planning, and adapting to unpredictable events.
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+4.0
PC Building Simulator
Game involves skill in diagnosing issues, assembling PCs, and managing business tasks with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Against the Storm
Game offers a steep but satisfying learning curve with complex resource management and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Dead Space™ 2
Game requires skillful aiming, limb dismemberment, resource management, and quick reactions, with challenging combat…
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+4.0
DYO
Challenging puzzles that require skillful thinking and coordination; players report brain-melting difficulty and…
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