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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Growth
A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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+4.0
Please, Don’t Touch Anything
The game challenges players with puzzles requiring observation, logic, and deduction, rewarding skillful problem…
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+4.0
Ring of Pain
The game is challenging and rewards skillful play, learning enemy behaviors, and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
SUPERVIVE
High skill ceiling with movement-based combat, skill expression, and strategic teamplay; players report rewarding…
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+4.0
ΔV: Rings of Saturn
Game requires skillful piloting, managing physics-based controls, and mastering complex ship systems with meaningful…
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+4.0
Angeline Era
Combat requires skillful bump-slash mechanics and dodging; bosses and levels provide challenging tests of player…
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+4.0
Atelier Meruru ~The Apprentice of Arland~ DX
The game involves mastering complex alchemy systems, strategic combat, and time/resource management with clear feedback…
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+4.0
Dressmaker
The game involves skillful pattern placement, sewing mechanics with optional assist, and strategic resource management…
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+4.0
House of Necrosis
The game challenges players with difficult bosses, strategic combat, and resource management, rewarding skillful play…
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+4.0
Lab Rat
Puzzles provide challenging, skill-testing logic problems with satisfying solutions and feedback.
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+4.0
Merge Maestro
The game challenges players with complex synergies, strategic planning, and skillful resource management, rewarding…
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+4.0
Orbox C
The game offers a steady difficulty curve with increasingly complex puzzles that require skillful planning and logical…
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+4.0
Spirits Abyss
The game features challenging gameplay requiring skillful platforming, combat, and strategic use of items, with a steep…
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+4.0
Stellar Code
The game challenges players with science-based puzzles and reasoning, requiring skillful interpretation of clues and…
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+4.0
TetherGeist
The game provides challenging precision platforming that requires skillful execution and mastery of mechanics, with…
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+4.0
TR-49
The game challenges players to solve complex puzzles and make logical deductions, rewarding skillful pattern…
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+4.0
Aethermancer
Game challenges players with strategic turn-based combat requiring skillful planning and adaptation to RNG and enemy…
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+4.0
Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
Game challenges players with hordes of enemies, weapon management, and tactical positioning, providing skill feedback…
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+4.0
Braid, Anniversary Edition
Puzzles require skillful problem solving and timing; some puzzles are challenging and require precise execution.
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+4.0
Dig or Die
Game requires skillful resource management, building with physics constraints, and combat tactics.
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+4.0
Gaokao.Love.100Days
Game involves skillful balancing of stats and decision making to achieve different endings and overcome challenges.
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+4.0
Helen's Mysterious Castle
Combat requires skillful planning and understanding of enemy patterns, with strategic use of timing and equipment…
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+4.0
Lonely Mountains: Downhill
Game offers challenging skill-based gameplay with time trials, leaderboards, and mastery of controls and tracks.
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+4.0
LONESTAR
Game requires skillful planning, resource management, and strategic thinking to optimize builds and overcome challenges.
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+4.0
Potionomics
The game challenges players with complex time management, potion crafting ratios, and strategic deckbuilding with…
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