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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Distant Worlds 2
The game offers deep, complex mechanics requiring skillful management of economy, fleets, and technology, with…
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+4.0
Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
The game challenges players with complex resource chains, defense setup, and combat mechanics requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Eximius: Seize the Frontline
The game involves skillful FPS combat and strategic RTS commanding with meaningful feedback and challenge.
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+4.0
Flesh Eaters
The game requires skillful micro and macro management, strategic planning, and overcoming challenging waves of zombies…
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+4.0
MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
The game demands high skill and strategic planning with punishing difficulty and complex layered mechanics, rewarding…
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+4.0
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
The game offers complex city and castle management, strategic planning, and tactical battles requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Afghanistan '11
The game demands skillful management of logistics, combat tactics, and political resources with challenging AI and…
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+4.0
Redemption Reapers
Combat is challenging and requires strategic positioning and skill management; players feel rewarded by mastering…
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+4.0
Check vs Mate
The game offers challenging AI, puzzles, campaigns with unique objectives, and skill-based combat mini-games requiring…
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+4.0
Creatures of Aether
Game is easy to learn but hard to master, with strategic depth and skillful decision-making praised by players.
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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
NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics
The game challenges players with complex turn-based bullet hell mechanics requiring skillful planning and execution.
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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
Master of Magic
Game involves strategic depth, skillful management of units, spells, and resources, with challenging AI and tactical…
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+4.0
OH! RPG!
The game requires strategic thinking and skillful use of limited resources and hero calls to overcome challenging…
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+4.0
SolForge Fusion
Game offers strategic depth, skill-based play, and challenges in deck building and tactical combat.
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+4.0
The Lost Glitches
Game offers strategic depth, skill-based play, and tactical challenges with complex card interactions and…
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+4.0
Full Spectrum Warrior
Requires tactical thinking, positioning, and managing limited resources; mistakes are punished, providing skill…
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+4.0
Godhood
The game involves strategic planning, managing multiple stats and classes, and optimizing disciple builds to succeed in…
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+4.0
Nowhere Prophet
The game is challenging with tactical combat and strategic deckbuilding requiring skill and learning.
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+4.0
Wulin Chess
The game offers deep strategic challenges and requires skillful planning and adaptation, with a steep learning curve…
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+4.0
Möbius Front '83
Game challenges players to master unit capabilities, positioning, and combined arms tactics; requires skillful planning…
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+4.0
Knights in Tight Spaces
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, combo management, and strategic planning.
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