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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Valdis Story: Abyssal City
The game is challenging with complex combat, boss fights requiring skill and pattern learning, and rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Vaporum: Lockdown
Combat requires tactical positioning and skillful use of weapons and gadgets; puzzles are challenging and require…
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+5.0
Welcome to the Game II
The game demands high skill, multitasking, and learning complex mechanics with permadeath and difficult puzzles.
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+5.0
Metroid Dread
The game is challenging with demanding boss fights and precise combat mechanics that reward mastery and skill.
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+5.0
Age of Empires
The game challenges players with complex resource management, tactical combat, and strategic planning, providing clear…
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+4.0
Alice's Patchwork
The game offers a range of puzzle difficulties and requires skillful placement and memorization to achieve perfect…
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+4.0
Amanda the Adventurer 2
Puzzles are challenging and require skillful thinking; some players found them difficult but rewarding.
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+4.0
Ben and Ed
The game is challenging with precise platforming and timing, requiring skill to overcome difficult obstacles and bosses.
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+4.0
Blazing Beaks
Game is challenging and skill-based with tactical combat, enemy patterns, and risk management; players report learning…
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+5.0
Bounty: Drag Racing
High skill ceiling with complex tuning and driving mechanics; players report satisfaction from mastering challenges.
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+5.0
Breachers™
High skill ceiling with precise gunplay, strategic gameplay, and rewarding tactical mechanics requiring player skill…
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+5.0
Capitalism 2
The game offers a steep learning curve with complex economic systems, requiring skillful management and strategic…
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+4.0
Chaos Galaxy
The game requires skillful management of resources, strategic planning, and tactical combat with unit positioning and…
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+4.0
Chip
Challenging puzzles with increasing difficulty and skill-based time and move limits provide strong competence feedback.
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+4.0
City Car Driving
The game challenges players with realistic driving physics, traffic rules, and a strict career mode requiring skill and…
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+5.0
Command Ops 2 Core Game
High skill and strategic planning required; steep learning curve with complex mechanics and realistic command…
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+4.0
CrossCells
The game challenges players with progressively harder puzzles requiring mental arithmetic and logical reasoning…
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+4.0
Drunken Robot Pornography
The game features challenging bullet hell mechanics requiring skillful dodging, aiming, and timing, with a steep…
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+5.0
Europa Universalis III Complete
High skill and strategic planning required to manage economy, diplomacy, military, and internal affairs effectively.
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+4.0
FIGHTING EX LAYER
The game offers a skill-based fighting system with combo execution, trials, and an expert mode that challenges players…
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+4.0
Formula Legends
The game requires skillful driving, learning tracks, mastering handling, and overcoming challenging AI, especially on…
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+4.0
Fortune Mill
Players feel effective as they progress and unlock upgrades.
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+4.0
Frederic: Resurrection of Music
Game requires skillful timing and coordination; mastering controls and achieving high scores is challenging.
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+4.0
Fruit Ninja
The game offers skill-based challenges with increasing speed and complexity, rewarding precision, combos, and mastery…
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