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Popular, well-rated games with a strong growth score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Growth affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Darkest Dungeon®
Players develop skills, knowledge, and strategies over time; characters level up and improve.
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+4.0
Gunfire Reborn
Players develop skills, learn mechanics, and progress through talent trees and unlocks.
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+4.0
PAYDAY 2
Players learn skills, improve tactics, and develop builds over hundreds of hours.
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+4.0
Slay the Spire 2
Players develop skills in deckbuilding, strategy, and game knowledge over time.
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+4.0
Bills Must Be Paid
Players experience clear progression through upgrades, prestige, and skill acquisition.
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+4.0
Downwell
Players develop skills and knowledge through repeated play and mastery of mechanics.
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+4.0
Everlasting Summer
Players develop understanding of story, characters, and themes through multiple playthroughs.
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+4.0
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Players develop skills through repeated attempts, learning enemy patterns and level layouts.
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+4.0
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Players develop communication skills, memory, and puzzle-solving abilities over time.
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+4.0
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
Players gain insight into mental illness and empathy, with narrative encouraging reflection and understanding.
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+4.0
Nubby's Number Factory
Players learn item synergies, strategies, and improve skill over time, with a meaningful learning curve.
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+4.0
Rabbit and Steel
Players learn complex mechanics, improve skill over time, and develop mastery of classes and builds.
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+4.0
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Players learn complex mechanics, improve strategic skills, and develop knowledge about history and game systems over…
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+4.0
SpeedRunners
Players develop skills, learn mechanics, and improve over time.
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+4.0
The Talos Principle
Players develop problem-solving skills and philosophical understanding through gameplay and story.
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+4.0
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Players develop skills in managing complex systems and learn game mechanics over time, showing clear personal growth.
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+4.0
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
Players develop skills in multiplayer and progress through ranks and unlocks.
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+4.0
Core Keeper
Skill trees, equipment leveling, and learning boss patterns support personal development.
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+4.0
Torchlight II
Character progression, skill development, and learning build optimization provide meaningful growth opportunities.
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+4.0
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Players develop strategic skills and knowledge of complex game systems over time.
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+4.0
Berry Bury Berry
Players develop skills in managing upgrades, solving puzzles, and uncovering story elements.
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+4.0
Quake
Players develop skills in movement, aiming, and strategy; learning enemy patterns and map layouts.
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+4.0
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Players develop skills, learn boss patterns, and improve through challenges and New Game+ modes.
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+4.0
Tactical Breach Wizards
Players develop skills by unlocking perks and abilities, learning to optimize strategies and character builds.
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