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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
Knightmare Tower
Game challenges players to master timing, reflexes, and skillful play, with increasing difficulty and boss fights.
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+4.0
MOLDRISE
Players improve through learning and mastering survival and navigation mechanics, with skillful route optimization and…
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+4.0
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Combat requires skillful timing of parries, deflections, dodges, and counters; boss fights are challenging and…
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+4.0
Petal Crash
The game features a high skill ceiling with challenging combos and strategic depth, rewarding player improvement and…
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+4.0
Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
The game offers strategic depth with tower placement, upgrades, and active repositioning, requiring skillful planning…
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+4.0
Rush Royale
Game requires strategic thinking, quick decision-making, and mastery of deck upgrades and merges to succeed.
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+4.0
東方催狐譚 ~ Servants of Harvest Wish
The game offers challenging bullet hell gameplay with skill-based dodging and resource management, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Slaughter Horse 2
The game challenges players to master complex mechanics, strategic planning, and information management to succeed.
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+4.0
Stay Out of the House
The game requires skillful stealth, puzzle solving, and resource management with challenging AI and consequences for…
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+4.0
Super Mario 64 FPS
High skill ceiling due to speedrunning challenges, glitches exploitation, and precise movement/shooting mechanics.
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+4.0
System Shock
The game requires skillful inventory management, combat tactics, and puzzle solving with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Touhou Kikamu ~ Elegant Impermanence of Sakura
The game rewards skillful play, with a high learning curve especially on harder difficulties and puzzle-like stage…
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+4.0
Gravity Circuit
The game offers challenging platforming and boss fights requiring skill, precision, and mastery of mechanics; players…
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+4.0
ibb & obb
Challenging puzzles and platforming require skill, coordination, and timing; players receive clear feedback and…
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+4.0
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
The game features challenging tactical combat requiring strategic planning, positioning, and skillful use of spells and…
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+4.0
Kingsway
The game involves skillful real-time clicking, managing multiple moving windows, and strategic combat requiring…
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+4.0
Mortal Kombat X
The game features a high skill ceiling with complex combos, frame data options, and challenging AI, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
PULSAR: Lost Colony
Game requires skillful coordination, managing complex ship systems, and tactical combat, with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
RUINER
Challenging combat requiring skillful dodging, aiming, and tactical use of abilities; punishing difficulty encourages…
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+4.0
Sky Force Reloaded
The game offers a challenging skill curve with progressively harder levels, boss fights, and mastery of objectives…
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™
The game requires skillful lightsaber combat, force power mastery, and tactical shooting, with challenging enemies and…
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+4.0
Tainted Grail: Conquest
The game offers a steep learning curve with complex mechanics, challenging enemies, and skillful deckbuilding; mastery…
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+4.0
The King is Watching
The game offers challenging strategic gameplay requiring skillful multitasking, planning, and adaptation to RNG and…
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+4.0
BIT.TRIP RERUNNER
The game offers challenging rhythm platforming with skill-based timing and difficulty options, plus a high skill…
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