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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
High skill ceiling with fast-paced strategy and tactical gameplay; players improve through practice and face…
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+4.0
Gatekeeper
Game offers challenging difficulty scaling, skill-based combat, and meaningful progression with feedback on performance.
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+5.0
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
High skill and tactical knowledge required to manage complex systems, command and control, ballistics, morale, and…
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+4.0
Krush Kill 'N Destroy Xtreme
Game challenges players with difficult AI, tactical micromanagement, and resource management; veterancy system rewards…
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+4.0
Last Group Out
Game offers challenging AI, skill-based combat, weapon mastery, and progression systems that reward player…
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+4.0
Marble Skies
Game challenges players with skill-based physics, speedrunning, and precision control, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Moonscars
Combat is challenging and skill-based with parrying, dodging, and timing; players feel rewarded for mastering mechanics.
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+4.0
Morbid Metal
Combat is skill-based, challenging, and rewarding mastery; players overcome difficult bosses and improve through…
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+4.0
Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
Game involves overcoming technical challenges in automation, logistics, and combat with feedback on performance and…
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+4.0
Only Up: LIZARDS MUST FALL
Game demands precision, timing, and skillful parkour; players feel rewarded by mastering difficult jumps.
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+4.0
Pid
Game is challenging with skill-based platforming, puzzle solving, and boss fights requiring precision and strategy.
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+5.0
Quasimorph
The game is highly skill-based, rewarding strategic thinking, careful planning, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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+4.0
Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR
Game offers challenging AI opponents with increasing difficulty and feedback through stars and progression, supporting…
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+5.0
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
High skill ceiling with bullet hell mechanics, pattern recognition, and strategic dungeon runs requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
Ricochet
Game requires skillful aiming, timing, and movement; described as easy to learn but hard to master with a high skill…
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+4.0
SHOCK TROOPERS
The game challenges players with fast-paced action, requiring skillful dodging, aiming, and strategic use of character…
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+4.0
Squishy the Suicidal Pig
The game features challenging puzzles and platforming that require skill, precision, and problem-solving, with a high…
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+4.0
Steel Phantom
Gameplay involves skillful mech combat with challenging missions and tactical decision-making, rewarding player…
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+5.0
Sword of the Stars: The Pit
High difficulty requiring skillful play, strategic resource and inventory management, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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+5.0
Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
High skill ceiling with complex micromanagement, tactical positioning, and resource balancing; challenging gameplay…
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+4.0
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION
The game has a high skill ceiling with technical combos, training modes, and competitive online play, rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
Requires skillful rhythm input and strategic management of abilities and party composition; challenging at higher…
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+4.0
The Ratline
The game challenges players with complex deduction puzzles requiring skillful analysis and logical reasoning.
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+4.0
The spy who shot me™
The game requires skillful aiming, memorization of levels, and overcoming challenging platforming and timed sections.
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