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+5.0
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
High emphasis on mental challenge, planning, and problem solving in deck building and combat.
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+5.0
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
High mental challenge with tactical combat, mastery synergies, and complex problem solving.
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+4.0
Turmoil
Game requires strategic planning, resource management, and problem solving to maximize profits.
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+4.0
Unium
Requires logical planning, problem solving, and strategic route finding.
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+5.0
觅长生
High strategic depth in combat deck building, resource management, and cultivation planning.
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+5.0
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning, resource management, and tactical combat.
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+4.0
Warfare Legacy Collection
Game emphasizes tactical planning, resource management, and problem solving in battles.
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+5.0
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic and tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
AI LIMIT
Combat and build choices require planning, learning enemy patterns, and tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
Archons
Requires strategic positioning, ability management, and multitasking two characters simultaneously.
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+5.0
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Strong emphasis on tactical planning, problem solving, and strategic coordination.
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+5.0
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Highly strategic gameplay involving risk management, dice manipulation, and turn sequencing.
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+5.0
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Combat and character development require careful planning, tactical thinking, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Combat and gameplay require tactical planning, resource management, and problem solving.
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+4.0
Bridge Constructor Portal
Requires planning and analytical thinking to build stable bridges and solve puzzles.
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+4.0
Bruisers 2D Boxing
Requires tactical thinking in fights, training, nutrition, and career decisions.
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+4.0
Clank!
High strategic depth in deck-building, risk management, and tactical movement decisions.
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+4.0
Colony Survival
Strong mental challenge in planning defenses, resource management, and colony optimization.
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+5.0
Crystal Project
Combat requires careful planning, reasoning, and tactical decision-making.
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+5.0
Ctrl Alt Ego
Strong emphasis on mental challenge, problem solving, and planning multiple approaches to puzzles.
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+5.0
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Requires careful planning, tactical combat, and problem solving to overcome enemies and navigate the world.
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+5.0
Demon's Souls
Requires careful planning, tactical combat, and problem solving to overcome enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
Demonschool
Combat requires careful planning, positioning, and problem solving akin to puzzle tactics games.
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+5.0
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Requires planning, problem solving, and tactical decision making in stealth and combat.
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