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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
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R
Game offers deep skill systems, crafting, and combat mastery with feedback and challenges, rewarding player…
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+4.0
1982
The game offers challenging gameplay with skill expression, requiring players to learn enemy patterns and strategize…
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+4.0
Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)
Challenging gameplay with difficult bullet-hell levels requiring skill and mastery; players receive feedback and can…
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+4.0
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
The game offers complex alchemy puzzles, strategic turn-based combat, and progression through skillful crafting and…
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+4.0
Boomerang X
The game challenges players with skill-based aiming, movement mastery, and combo execution.
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+4.0
Contract Rush DX
Gameplay is skill-based with challenging boss fights and tests of mastery; players improve through learning patterns…
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+4.0
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
The game offers complex tactical challenges, skill trees, and requires strategic planning and execution, rewarding…
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+4.0
D&D Lords of Waterdeep
The game challenges players to manage resources, plan strategies, and outmaneuver opponents, with AI providing a decent…
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+4.0
DEMON'S TILT
Game rewards skillful play, learning complex mechanics, and mastering fast-paced pinball action with boss fights and…
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+4.0
Dicevaders
The game offers complex strategic depth, skillful dice and resource management, and meaningful feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Harbinger
Game challenges players with skill-based shooting and movement; missing shots causes health loss, requiring precision…
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+4.0
Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
The game offers challenging tactical gameplay requiring skillful squad management, aiming, stealth, and strategy, with…
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+4.0
Hoop Land
Game offers skill-based gameplay with adjustable difficulty, shot timing mechanics, and deep management challenges that…
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+4.0
Kitty Powers' Matchmaker Makeover
The game challenges players with memory-based minigames, strategic matchmaking, and reputation management, providing…
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+4.0
Levelhead
The game features challenging platforming requiring skill mastery, with a steep learning curve and rewarding…
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+4.0
Mayonnaise Simulator
Gameplay involves skillful dodging, aiming, and shooting with a skill gap and challenge increasing over time.
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+4.0
Nocturne
Rhythm combat requires skill and timing, with multiple difficulty levels and build strategies to master
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+4.0
Overload
The game offers challenging AI, skill-based aiming and navigation in 6DOF environments, with multiple difficulty levels.
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+4.0
pureya
The game features skill-based minigames with scaling difficulty and achievements requiring mastery, providing players…
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+4.0
Rodland of Pipes
The game requires skillful navigation, puzzle solving, and resource management with a challenging difficulty curve and…
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+4.0
Shigatari
Combat system is deep and skill-based with timing, stance mastery, and strategic decisions; players feel rewarded…
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+4.0
Stardust Skate
The game has a high skill ceiling with challenging mechanics like bouncing combos and special moves, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
The Bard's Tale Trilogy
Game involves skillful party management, tactical combat, puzzle solving, and progression through challenging dungeons…
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+4.0
Timelie
The game offers challenging puzzles requiring skillful planning, precise timing, and problem solving with clear…
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