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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
ARK: Survival Evolved
Game involves mastering complex survival mechanics, crafting, building, and dinosaur taming requiring skill and…
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+4.0
ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
Gameplay is challenging with skill-based dogfighting and mission objectives; difficulty ramps and mastery is rewarded.
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+4.0
Chrono Ark
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, challenging bosses, and rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
The game demands skillful combat combos, precise platforming, and strategic use of abilities, especially in Hard mode…
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+4.0
Mount & Blade
Players develop skills in combat, strategy, and management, with challenging battles and progression systems.
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+4.0
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
The game involves complex D&D 3e mechanics, character builds, tactical combat, and problem solving, providing skill…
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+4.0
NieR:Automata™
Combat is described as smooth, fun, and challenging with a high skill ceiling; players engage in varied gameplay…
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+4.0
WGT Golf
The game offers realistic physics and challenging putting mechanics requiring skill and practice to master, with…
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+4.0
Wuthering Waves
Combat is skill-based with dodging, parrying, combos, and character synergy requiring mastery; players receive feedback…
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+4.0
Charlie in the Moistverse of Madness
The game features challenging boss fights comparable to Dark Souls, requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Chronoquartz
The game challenges players with puzzles requiring logical thinking and mastery of mechanics, rewarding skillful…
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+4.0
Freedom Planet 2
Game features challenging bosses, skill-based combat with guard mechanics, and a ranking system rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Garbanzo Quest
The game offers a well-balanced challenge with skill-based platforming and boss fights that reward mastery.
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+4.0
Intravenous 3: Borderline
High skill ceiling with challenging stealth mechanics, enemy AI improvements, and tactical combat requiring precise…
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+4.0
ROBOBEAT
The game features skill-based parrying, timing, and combo systems with a high skill ceiling and rewarding feedback…
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+4.0
Super Woden: Rally Edge
Game offers skill-based driving challenges, leaderboard competition, and progression through mastering tracks and car…
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
Combat is strategic and challenging, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful use of character abilities…
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+4.0
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
The game challenges players with complex logic puzzles and mysteries requiring skillful reasoning and interpretation.
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+4.0
Legend of Keepers: Prologue
The game involves strategic planning, skillful monster and trap management, and tactical combat requiring player skill…
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+4.0
Zombie Night Terror
The game offers challenging puzzles requiring skillful timing and strategic planning, with increasing difficulty and…
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+4.0
Antonball Deluxe
Game is challenging with skill-based platforming and ball control; players report difficulty spikes and satisfaction…
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+4.0
Banjo-Kazooie
The game offers a gradual difficulty curve with skill-based platforming challenges and puzzles that require mastering…
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+4.0
Cats Love Boxes
The game features challenging Sokoban-style puzzles that require skillful planning and problem solving, with difficulty…
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+4.0
Eslabong
Game involves strategic team building, skill customization, and tactical decision-making with feedback from combat…
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