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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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High competence scores, with story at +0 or below.
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+4.0
Meet Your Maker
High skill expression in raiding difficult player-built bases; requires quick reflexes, strategic thinking, and…
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+4.0
Snooker 19
Game provides a challenging skill curve with realistic physics and aiming mechanics that reward mastery.
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+4.0
Space Hulk (Classic)
Requires careful planning, positioning, and resource management with meaningful feedback on success or failure.
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+4.0
Zeal
High skill ceiling with emphasis on timing, positioning, and counterplay; players report learning curve and rewarding…
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+4.0
Patchwork
The game involves strategic planning, spatial reasoning, and resource optimization with a skill curve that is easy to…
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+4.0
!AnyWay!
The game demands skillful timing and precision in platforming, with challenging parkour levels requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
Duel Corp.
Combat is challenging and skill-based with directional attacks, parrying, and timing requiring mastery; progression…
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+4.0
Headbangers: Rhythm Royale
Game challenges players with rhythm, memorization, and reaction mini-games requiring skill and improvement.
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+4.0
Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
The game demands skillful movement, aiming, and dodging in fast-paced combat with challenging enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
One More Line
Requires skillful timing and reflexes; players strive to improve high scores and master challenging mechanics.
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+4.0
Oxygen
The game offers challenging resource management, survival mechanics, and strategic planning that require skill and…
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+4.0
PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2
The game demands skillful routing, fast reflexes, and mastery of new mechanics like ghost trains and bumping ghosts.
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+4.0
Volleying
The game features challenging AI and skill-based physics mechanics requiring timing and strategy, with achievements…
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+4.0
Death Fungeon
Challenging platforming and stealth puzzles requiring skill, timing, and mastery of controls.
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+4.0
Terroir
Game challenges players with complex management tasks, learning curves, and skillful balancing of variables like…
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+4.0
TWINKLE STAR SPRITES
High skill ceiling with emphasis on timing, combos, and counterplay; players feel effective when mastering mechanics.
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+4.0
Overstep
High skill ceiling with challenging parkour and shooting mechanics; players report learning curve and skill mastery.
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+4.0
Solace Crafting
The game involves skill tests in combat, crafting, building, and exploration with meaningful progression and feedback.
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+4.0
COH 2 - The Western Front Armies: US Forces
Requires skillful micro-management and tactical decision-making to effectively use infantry blobs and combined arms.
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+4.0
Epic Auto Towers
The game challenges players with difficult bosses and scaling enemies requiring skill and strategic thinking to…
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+4.0
Looterkings
Game is challenging, requires skill and tactics especially in multiplayer; players report learning enemy patterns and…
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+4.0
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD: Typing of The Net
Challenging typing and platforming sections with skill-based S-rank achievements and boss fights.
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+4.0
Zombillie
The game requires skillful navigation and puzzle solving with increasing difficulty and challenges, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
Orborun
Game requires skillful timing, memorization, and precise control to overcome challenging levels.
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