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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Risk of Rain 2
The game offers a high skill ceiling with challenging enemies, scaling difficulty, and mastery of different survivors…
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+4.0
Resident Evil Requiem
The game offers skill-based combat, resource management, and puzzles that provide a satisfying challenge and feedback…
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+4.0
Muck
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skill to survive, fight bosses, and optimize progression.
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+4.0
Besiege
The game requires skillful engineering and problem solving to build functional siege machines; trial and error and…
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+4.0
Black Mesa
The game offers challenging combat, puzzles, and boss fights with improved AI and mechanics, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Duck Game
High skill ceiling with complex weapon mechanics and fast-paced gameplay requiring quick reflexes and strategic…
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+4.0
Left 4 Dead
Game challenges players with dynamic AI, requiring skillful shooting, teamwork, and survival tactics, especially on…
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+4.0
Noita
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics and emergent gameplay; players learn through repeated failure and…
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+4.0
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
The game offers a well-balanced challenge with skill-based combat, boss fights requiring pattern recognition, and…
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+4.0
Dungeon Master
The game demands skillful real-time combat, puzzle solving, and resource management, providing meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The game features challenging puzzles and boss fights that require skill and strategic use of items, rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
World of Warcraft
The game offers challenging endgame content like Mythic+ dungeons and raids that require skill and coordination…
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+4.0
Cube Escape Collection
The game offers challenging puzzles that require significant brain usage and problem-solving skills, providing feedback…
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+4.0
Timberborn
The game challenges players with complex water and resource management, requiring skillful planning and adaptation to…
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+4.0
Abiotic Factor
Game challenges players with skill-based combat, crafting complexity, and strategic base building.
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+4.0
PRAGMATA
Combat involves skillful shooting and hacking mechanics with boss fights that challenge player mastery.
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+4.0
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Challenging puzzles requiring logic, deduction, and problem solving provide a strong sense of accomplishment.
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+4.0
Streets of Rogue
The game offers challenging gameplay with skill-based combat, stealth, and problem solving, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
The Case of the Golden Idol
The game challenges players with logical deduction puzzles that require skillful observation and reasoning.
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+4.0
VTOL VR
The game features a steep but rewarding learning curve with complex flight and weapon systems that challenge player…
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+4.0
BOMBANANA!
The game challenges players to solve complex puzzles under time pressure, requiring skillful communication and…
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+4.0
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
The game challenges players with difficult night survival mechanics, strategic resource management, and mastering…
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+4.0
shapez 2 - Factory
Game offers increasing complexity and skill challenges in factory design and optimization with clear feedback.
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+4.0
Super Smash Bros.
The game rewards skillful play with nuanced mechanics, combo potential, and strategic spirit team building, offering a…
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