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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Growth
A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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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
ElecHead
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill and clever thinking, with rewarding feedback on puzzle solutions.
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+4.0
Freshly Frosted
Puzzles progressively increase in difficulty, requiring skillful planning and logical thinking with feedback from…
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+4.0
HITMAN World of Assassination
The game challenges players with complex stealth mechanics and strategic planning, rewarding skillful execution and…
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+4.0
HOLE
Game features challenging gunplay with mechanics like weapon jamming, heat management, and stamina; skillful play…
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+4.0
Kemono Friends Cellien May Cry
The game features a high skill ceiling with challenging combat, boss fights, and mastery of enemy patterns, rewarding…
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+4.0
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
The game features complex mechanics, high skill ceilings, and competitive online play with ranked modes, rewarding…
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+4.0
Nocturne: Prelude
The rhythm combat system offers a challenging skill test with multiple difficulty levels and feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®
The game presents challenging platforming and puzzles requiring skill, timing, and strategy, with quicksave reducing…
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+4.0
Overcooked
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful coordination and mastery of mechanics.
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+4.0
Parcel Simulator
The game offers skill-based challenges in sorting, inspecting, and optimizing automation with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Reus 2
Game involves complex puzzle-like optimization, strategic placement, and mastering synergies with feedback on…
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+4.0
Rock Bottom
Game provides a satisfying sense of progression and skill improvement through upgrades and mining efficiency.
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+4.0
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit
The game offers complex strategic and tactical challenges requiring skillful planning and execution, with feedback…
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+4.0
Root
The game offers a high skill ceiling with complex asymmetric factions and strategic depth, rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Game involves skillful management of economy, trade, military, and resource allocation with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Slider
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill, observation, and thinking outside the box, with a…
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+4.0
sobosuba
The game offers skill-based challenges with strategic depth, requiring planning and mastery of physics to optimize…
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+4.0
Sprocket
The game involves mastering complex mechanics like transmissions, engines, armor design, and tank physics, providing a…
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+4.0
Stellaris
The game offers complex strategic challenges, requiring skillful management of resources, diplomacy, warfare, and…
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+4.0
The Political Process
The game involves complex skillful decision-making, campaign management, legislative strategy, and adapting to dynamic…
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+4.0
Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
Engages players in logical deduction, puzzle solving, and courtroom challenges with feedback and increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
Vermillion - VR Painting
The game offers a realistic oil painting simulation with a learning curve, skill development, and feedback through…
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