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Game is challenging, requires skill mastery, timing, and precision to complete levels and challenges.
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+4.0
Police Stories
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful tactics, quick reactions, and mastery of…
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+4.0
UnderMine 2
The game is challenging, requiring skillful play, deliberate tactics, and mastery of mechanics; players receive clear…
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+4.0
Crash Bandicoot
The game features challenging platforming requiring precise timing and skill mastery, with a steep difficulty curve and…
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+4.0
Blood
The game is challenging with punishing difficulty, requiring skillful combat, strategic use of weapons, and mastery of…
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+4.0
Shatter
The game requires skillful control and mastery of mechanics to achieve high scores and defeat bosses, providing…
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+4.0
Pixel Dungeon
Game is challenging and requires skillful play, strategic planning, and learning item effects; players report a high…
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+4.0
Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu
The game offers a challenging skill curve with varied opponents requiring different tactics, rewarding mastery of…
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+4.0
1 Screen Platformer
The game challenges players with precise platforming, timing, and pattern memorization, rewarding skill mastery and…
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+5.0
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
The game offers complex mechanics, skill-based gem crafting, strategic planning, and scaling difficulty that challenges…
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+5.0
Offspring Fling!
The game offers a high skill ceiling with challenging puzzles and precise platforming, especially in speedrun modes.
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+4.0
Mega Man 11
The game is challenging with skill-based platforming and boss fights, requiring mastery of mechanics and timing.
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+4.0
Heavenly Bodies
The game requires mastering difficult controls and physics puzzles, providing skill challenges and rewarding player…
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+4.0
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
The game offers significant skill challenges especially in multiplayer and veteran difficulty; players receive feedback…
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+4.0
Synth Riders
The game offers skill challenges with increasing difficulty levels, leaderboards, and requires precise timing and…
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+4.0
Vangers
The game is challenging with difficult controls and complex mechanics requiring skill and mastery.
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+5.0
Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Extremely challenging gameplay requiring mastery of complex systems, strategic combat, and puzzle solving
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+4.0
Muck
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skill to survive, fight bosses, and optimize progression.
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+4.0
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
The game offers skill-based platforming challenges, puzzles, and precise timing, with difficulty ramping up and…
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+5.0
Danmaku Unlimited 2
The game features challenging bullet patterns, skill-based dodging, and a rewarding scoring system that improves player…
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+4.0
FIFA Soccer 12
The game challenges players with skill-based mechanics like tactical defending, precision dribbling, and strategic…
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+5.0
STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition
High difficulty and skill requirement with complex controls, mission challenges, and rewarding gameplay.
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+4.0
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft
The games are challenging with puzzles and platforming requiring skill and mastery, supported by many achievements…
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+4.0
Sayonara Wild Hearts
The game offers skill challenges through reflex-based gameplay and score mastery, with feedback on performance and…
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+4.0
Ben and Ed
The game is challenging with precise platforming and timing, requiring skill to overcome difficult obstacles and bosses.
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