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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
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
Granny: Chapter Two
The game challenges players to learn AI behaviors, memorize item locations, and solve puzzles under pressure, providing…
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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
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
The game offers skill-based platforming challenges, puzzles, and precise timing, with difficulty ramping up and…
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+4.0
Lords of the Realm II
Players engage in skillful management of economy and tactical battles requiring strategic thinking and execution.
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+4.0
My Friendly Neighborhood
The game offers challenging puzzles, resource management, and combat requiring skill and strategy, with feedback…
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+4.0
Onimusha: Warlords
Combat involves skillful timing for parries, counters, and weapon mastery; boss fights require learning attack patterns…
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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
Void War
The game challenges players with strategic ship and crew management, tactical combat, and mastery of complex mechanics…
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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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+4.0
DEATH IN UNISON
The game requires significant brain usage, multitasking, skillful communication, and overcoming escalating challenges…
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+4.0
Deathsmiles
Requires skillful dodging and mastery of unique mechanics like shooting left and right, with a high skill ceiling…
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+4.0
Distance
The game has a high skill ceiling with challenging tracks, requiring mastery of complex controls and physics, rewarding…
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+4.0
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Combat is skill-based with unique enemy weaknesses and climbing mechanics; players feel rewarded mastering complex…
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+4.0
Dreams of Aether
Game challenges player reflexes and quick thinking with increasing difficulty and unique mechanics, especially in later…
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