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Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim
Game involves mastering complex systems like inventory management, appraisal, crafting, and multiple interlinked…
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+4.0
Geoplanetical
The game demands understanding complex systems, managing budgets, research, and military strategies, providing skill…
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+4.0
Origins Trading Card Game
Game offers strategic depth and skill-based play with deck building and tactical decisions.
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+4.0
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4
Game requires skillful gunplay, tactical movement, and weapon customization; multiplayer is competitive with…
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE
Combat is challenging and strategic, especially on expert difficulty, rewarding skillful play and mastery of mechanics.
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+4.0
Bruisers 2D Boxing
The game features a steep learning curve with skill-based boxing mechanics and feedback, rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Stella Sora
Combat requires skillful dodging, timing, and strategic team building; players receive feedback through challenging…
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+5.0
Flipping is Hard
High skill ceiling with challenging physics-based platforming, requiring precision and mastery; players receive clear…
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+4.0
Chained Beasts
The game demands skillful combat, dodging, and strategic use of chain mechanics, with difficulty ramping up…
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+4.0
Dupery: A Game of Solo Deduction
The game challenges players with complex logic puzzles and deduction requiring skillful analysis and memory.
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+4.0
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Combat and platforming are challenging and require skill and timing, with boss fights demanding learning enemy patterns.
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2
The game offers challenging combat with skill-based gunplay, tactical enemy encounters, and difficulty modes that…
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+4.0
Legion Was Here
The game challenges players with complex deduction and reasoning tasks, rewarding skillful analysis and memory.
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+4.0
Burn With Me
The game challenges players to master unique mechanics per chapter, requiring skillful sequencing and synergy of cards…
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+4.0
Glory To The Heroes™
Game challenges players with tactical combat, realistic gunplay, and complex mechanics requiring skill and mastery.
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+5.0
Order of the Sinking Star
The game offers a vast number of challenging, carefully designed puzzles that require skill, logic, and mastery of…
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+4.0
STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™
Racing requires skillful control, managing two boost types, and learning tracks; AI is challenging and punishing but…
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+4.0
Intravenous 3: Borderline
High skill ceiling with challenging stealth mechanics, enemy AI improvements, and tactical combat requiring precise…
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+4.0
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE
The game offers challenging dogfights, skill-based maneuvers, and a progression system rewarding mastery and tactical…
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+4.0
MOGGED: Looksmaxx or Die
The game rewards learning mechanics and skillful play; players improve through mastering complex appearance stats and…
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+4.0
ShipCrafter
Game challenges players to master ship building, buoyancy, armor placement, and combat mechanics with skill feedback.
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+4.0
Transport Fever 3
The game challenges players with complex logistics, industry management, and transport optimization, rewarding skillful…
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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
Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional
The game challenges players with skillful positioning, resource management, and adapting to complex upgrade…
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