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Growth
Learning or personal development
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Less relaxation
High growth scores, with relaxation at +0 or below.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Growth affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Ball-it Hell
Players develop skills and unlock character upgrades, showing clear learning and personal development.
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+4.0
Primordialis
Players develop skills and knowledge over time, learning complex mechanics and improving builds.
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+4.0
Touhou Mystery Reel
Players develop skills in timing, parrying, and strategy; learning is essential to progress and enjoy the game.
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+4.0
Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires.
Players develop skills through practice modes, learning boss patterns, and mastering resource management.
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+4.0
UBERMOSH Vol.5
Players develop skills, improve reflexes, and learn enemy patterns to progress and achieve higher scores.
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+4.0
Bot Vice
Players develop skills, learn enemy patterns, and improve performance through repeated play and mastery.
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+4.0
I hate this game
Players develop problem-solving skills and learn new puzzle concepts throughout the game.
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+4.0
112 Operator
Players develop skills in multitasking, strategic planning, and resource management as they progress.
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+4.0
Boson X
Players improve skills, reflexes, and pattern recognition through repeated play and learning.
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+4.0
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Players develop tactical skills, learn unit capabilities, and improve strategic thinking over time.
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+4.0
Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
Players develop skills and knowledge of game mechanics over time; learning curve noted as steep but rewarding.
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+4.0
DOOM: The Dark Ages
Players develop skills in combat mechanics, parrying, and weapon mastery; game offers learning curve and progression.
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+4.0
Meddl Dash
Players emphasize learning, improving skills, and overcoming challenges as core motivations.
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+4.0
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Players develop platforming and combat skills progressively through the game.
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+4.0
Ugly
Players learn new mechanics and improve skills progressively through puzzles and platforming.
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+4.0
VOID/BREAKER
Players develop skills, learn enemy patterns, and improve builds over multiple runs.
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+4.0
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Players develop skills through learning combat mechanics, character builds, and map knowledge, with a rewarding…
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+4.0
ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
Players develop skills, learn enemy patterns, and improve performance over time.
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+4.0
Day of Defeat
Players develop skills in aiming, recoil control, map knowledge, and teamwork over time.
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+4.0
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Players develop skills and strategies to improve scores and survive longer.
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+4.0
Insurgency: Sandstorm
Steep learning curve with skill development in tactics, aiming, and teamwork; players report personal improvement over…
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+4.0
NEO Scavenger
Players learn survival skills, crafting, and combat tactics over repeated playthroughs.
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+4.0
Ring of Pain
Players develop skills and knowledge over many runs, learning enemy patterns and item effects.
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+4.0
Apex Legends™
Players develop skills in aiming, movement, and strategy; learning curve is steep but rewarding, fostering personal…
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