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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Shape of Dreams
The game offers challenging combat, skill mastery, and build optimization with feedback through boss fights and…
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+4.0
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
High skill ceiling with demanding drifting, boosting, and vehicle handling mechanics; AI is challenging but fair.
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+4.0
The House of the Dead 4
Requires skillful aiming, precision headshots, and mastering enemy patterns; combo scoring rewards effective play.
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+4.0
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
The game offers challenging combat, including a Nightmare difficulty, requiring skill and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Patch Quest
Challenging bullet hell gameplay with skill progression, mastery of mounts, and strategic use of abilities.
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+4.0
StormEdge: Wind of Change
Game offers skill-based combat with dodging, timing, and shield-breaking mechanics that reward mastery and provide…
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+4.0
VOIN
Combat is skill-based, fast-paced, and rewarding with meaningful feedback; players overcome challenging enemies and…
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+4.0
Age of Mythology: Retold
The game offers significant brain usage, strategic depth, and skill-based challenges in both singleplayer and…
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+4.0
Antimatter Dimensions
The game requires skillful optimization, problem solving, and understanding complex mechanics to progress efficiently.
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+4.0
Apewar
Game features skill-based combat, movement mechanics like bhopping, and strategic planning that challenge player…
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+4.0
BioShock® 2
Combat is challenging and skill-based with dual wielding plasmids and weapons, strategic enemy encounters, and upgrades.
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+4.0
Death Must Die
The game requires skillful aiming, dodging, and strategic build crafting, with difficulty spikes and responsive combat…
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+4.0
Limbus Company
Combat requires strategic thinking, skillful resource management, and overcoming challenging bosses with meaningful…
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+4.0
Monster Sanctuary
The game offers challenging combat requiring strategic thinking and skillful team building.
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+4.0
PAPERHEAD EP.0
The game offers challenging fast-paced combat, boss fights, and skill-based movement requiring mastery and providing…
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+4.0
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
Challenging stealth gameplay requiring skillful planning, timing, and execution; players receive feedback through…
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+4.0
SpiderHeck
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, parkour, and wave survival modes; players experience satisfying mastery and…
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+4.0
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
The game offers deep tactical combat with complex mastery systems and character customization that challenge player…
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+4.0
TUNIC
The game features challenging combat and puzzles that require skill and mastery, rewarding player effectiveness and…
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
The game offers tactical challenges requiring strategic use of cognition points and positioning, with difficulty…
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+4.0
A Monster's Expedition
Puzzles range from approachable to very challenging, requiring skillful problem solving and logical thinking.
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+4.0
Bladesong
The game offers a skillful crafting system with detailed mechanics and player feedback, requiring attention and…
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+4.0
Blood Typers
The game challenges players with skill-based typing under pressure, requiring mastery of mechanics and providing…
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+4.0
Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands
Combat requires strategic thinking, managing buffs/debuffs, and experimenting with builds; boss fights test player…
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