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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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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
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
Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe
The game challenges players with timed combat and puzzle cooking requiring skillful combos and strategic equipment…
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+4.0
CAPTURED
The game requires skillful observation, memory, and quick reactions to avoid enemies and correctly identify anomalies…
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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
Destiny
Combat is highly praised for tight controls and skill-based shooting; boss fights and raids provide challenging tests…
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+4.0
Ducks Can Drive
Game offers skill-based driving, challenging time trials, and progression through upgrades.
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+4.0
Dynomite Deluxe
Game has a high skill ceiling with challenging modes like Fossil Challenge and Endless Puzzle requiring precision and…
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+4.0
EA Sports UFC 6
The game rewards skillful play with strategic striking, stamina management, and timing; grappling is less refined but…
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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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+4.0
.Forty-Five
The game offers strategic depth, skillful deckbuilding, and tactical combat challenges that require player mastery and…
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+4.0
Friday Night Funkin'
The game challenges players with increasingly complex note patterns requiring skillful timing and hand-eye…
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+4.0
GeoGuessr
The game challenges players to develop and apply geographical knowledge and observational skills, with clear feedback…
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+4.0
HyperRogue
The game requires skillful tactical movement and planning several turns ahead to avoid being cornered, with a steep…
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+4.0
Iron Meat
Game offers skill-based challenges with responsive controls, boss fights requiring pattern recognition, and difficulty…
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+4.0
Jeopardy!
Players engage in challenging trivia questions requiring knowledge and quick recall, with feedback on correctness.
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+4.0
Linelight
Puzzles progressively increase in difficulty, requiring skillful timing, planning, and problem solving.
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+4.0
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
The game offers a wide variety of challenging puzzles that require skillful pattern recognition, logic, and deduction…
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+4.0
MARDEK
Combat involves timing-based reactions and strategic skill mastery, providing satisfying challenges and feedback.
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+4.0
Mega Serval
The game offers challenging platforming and boss fights requiring skill, with feedback through progression and…
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+4.0
Meridian 157: Chapter 3
The game features challenging and logical puzzles that require skill and problem-solving, with feedback and progression…
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+4.0
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
The game offers challenging stealth mechanics and level designs that require skill and planning, with a learning curve…
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+4.0
Party Hard
The game is challenging, requiring skillful planning, stealth, and execution to clear levels without being caught.
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+4.0
东方试闻广纪 ~ Perfect Memento of Touhou Question
The game challenges players with difficult and obscure trivia questions, requiring skill and knowledge to succeed.
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+4.0
Police Stories: The Academy
The game requires significant brain usage, tactical planning, and skillful execution with feedback on performance.
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