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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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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
SpiderHeck
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, parkour, and wave survival modes; players experience satisfying mastery and…
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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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+4.0
DRAINUS
The game offers skill-based challenges with multi-phase bosses and a flexible difficulty curve rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Farm Frenzy
Game provides skill challenges through time-limited levels, requiring efficient multitasking and strategic planning to…
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+4.0
Gnomes
The game offers a challenging tower defense experience with skillful resource management, mazing, and adapting to…
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+4.0
HackHub: Free Trial
The game challenges players with realistic terminal commands and hacking puzzles that require skill and problem solving.
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+4.0
Papa's Mocharia Deluxe
The game features a challenging learning curve with precise mechanics requiring skillful multitasking and timing to…
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+4.0
Railbound
The game provides increasing difficulty and complex puzzles that challenge players' problem-solving skills.
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+4.0
Scalak
Puzzles require spatial reasoning and problem solving with increasing complexity and feedback on success.
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+4.0
ScooterFlow
Game involves mastering realistic physics and skill-based trick execution, with players reporting learning curves and…
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+4.0
Pokémon Platinum Version
The game offers challenging battles with smart AI, strategic team-building, and a balanced difficulty curve, especially…
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+4.0
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Game challenges reflexes and timing with increasing difficulty and skill mastery; players receive feedback and can…
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+4.0
Bullet Heaven 2
Game challenges players to improve skill in dodging complex bullet patterns and mastering character abilities; high…
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+4.0
Cursed 3
The game features challenging combat requiring skillful blocking, shooting, and spellcasting, as well as puzzles that…
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+4.0
Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
The game challenges players with puzzles, clue detection, and mini-games that require skill and problem solving, with…
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