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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
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
Stardom 3
The game challenges players with complex management systems, balancing training, schedules, and career development…
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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 Last Clockwinder
The game challenges players to optimize and master precise timing and throwing skills, with feedback on efficiency and…
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+4.0
The Last Salvage Squad
Gameplay requires skillful movement, aiming, and tactical use of weapons and upgrades; hard mode and EX missions…
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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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+4.0
Where Winds Meet
Combat is skill-based with timing, parrying, and combos; boss fights are challenging and rewarding; players receive…
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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
140
The game offers increasing difficulty, challenging boss fights, and requires skillful timing and rhythm mastery.
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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
Lara Croft GO
Puzzles increase in difficulty, requiring skillful thinking and problem solving, with feedback through puzzle…
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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
Resident Evil 5
The game offers challenging combat, boss fights, and skillful melee combos, requiring player skill and strategy…
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+4.0
Sonic Adventure 2
Game features skill-based platforming, ranking systems requiring mastery, and challenging missions that reward player…
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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
Billionaire Lovers
The game challenges players to understand scams and deception, requiring attention and learning through multiple…
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