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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
ElecHead
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill and clever thinking, with rewarding feedback on puzzle solutions.
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+4.0
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful melee and ranged attacks, learning enemy patterns, and managing…
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+4.0
Endoparasitic
The game demands skillful mouse control, reaction speed, and mastery of unique mechanics like manual reloading and…
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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
Gooba Ball
Game challenges players to skillfully combine balls and manage physics to achieve high scores, with feedback via combos…
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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
Ion Fury
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful aiming, weapon management, and strategy, especially on higher…
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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
METAL SLUG 3
High skill requirement with challenging bosses and precise controls; players improve through practice.
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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
Pizza Frenzy Deluxe
The game challenges players with escalating speed, combo chaining, memory modes, and multitasking, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Quell
Puzzles increase in difficulty, requiring logical thinking and skillful planning to achieve perfect solutions.
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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
Serious Sam 3: BFE
High skill ceiling with challenging hordes, weapon management, and strategic use of melee and ranged attacks.
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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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