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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
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful movement, weapon use, and resource management with clear feedback.
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+4.0
Overland
Requires skillful planning, tactical problem solving, and learning enemy behaviors to succeed.
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+4.0
Strategic Mind: The Pacific
The game requires skillful tactical planning, managing resources, unit positioning, and understanding complex mechanics…
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+4.0
CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
Game requires skillful aiming, dodging, and mastering enemy patterns with a steep learning curve.
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+4.0
Diehard Dungeon
Game is challenging with skill-based combat and difficulty scaling; players report learning curve and satisfaction from…
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+4.0
Earth 2160
The game offers complex mechanics, tactical depth, and requires skillful micromanagement and strategic planning…
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+4.0
Rogue Lords
The game requires skillful planning and mastery of complex mechanics, including resource management, skill recharge…
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+4.0
Section 13
The game is challenging, requiring skillful dodging, aiming, and tactical decisions, with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Spin Rush
Game tests reflexes and coordination with increasing difficulty; players feel skill growth and mastery over modes.
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+4.0
The Hong Kong Massacre
The game is challenging, requiring skillful dodging, aiming, and timing; players receive feedback through repeated…
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+4.0
Glory To The Heroes™
Game challenges players with tactical combat, realistic gunplay, and complex mechanics requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Hand Simulator: Horror
High skill challenge due to difficult controls and puzzles; players feel effective when overcoming these technical…
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+4.0
The Red Solstice
The game has a steep learning curve, requires tactical skill, teamwork, and mastery of classes and mechanics; players…
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+4.0
Kitchen Crisis
Game requires strategic thinking, optimization, and skillful management of resources and kitchen layout to succeed.
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+4.0
Cuban Missile Crisis
The game is described as difficult and requiring careful tactics, planning, and micro-management, rewarding skillful…
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+4.0
Democracy 3 Africa
Game requires strategic thinking, planning multiple turns ahead, and managing complex systems with feedback.
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+4.0
Every Day We Fight
The game challenges players with tactical combat requiring skillful aiming and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Loopmancer
The game features challenging combat requiring skillful dodging, parrying, and timing, with a learning curve and…
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+4.0
Serious Sam: Tormental
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful dodging, pattern recognition, and strategic use of…
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+4.0
Supreme Ruler 1936
Game is complex and challenging, requiring skill in managing multiple systems and strategic decisions; players report a…
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+4.0
The Coma 2B: Catacomb
Game features challenging stealth, stamina management, QTEs, and difficult puzzles requiring skill and memorization.
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+4.0
The Watchers
The game involves challenging puzzles and stealth mechanics that require skill, timing, and problem solving, with…
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+4.0
UFO: Aftershock
The game offers a steep learning curve, complex resource management, tactical combat requiring skillful positioning and…
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+4.0
Unto The End
Combat is challenging, skill-based, and requires learning enemy patterns and timing; players report satisfaction…
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