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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Injustice: Gods Among Us
The game offers a deep combat system with skill-based combos, juggling, and advanced mechanics like clash system and EX…
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+4.0
Into the Radius VR
The game requires skillful weapon handling, inventory management, and tactical decision-making with realistic gun…
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+4.0
Metal Warriors
The game requires mastering different mech controls and strategies, with challenging missions and a high difficulty…
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+4.0
MLB The Show 26
The game offers a challenging baseball simulation with skill-based pitching, hitting, and fielding mechanics, rewarding…
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+4.0
Moonleap
Challenging puzzles requiring skillful timing and problem solving with feedback via ranks.
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+4.0
Mudborne: Frog Management Sim
The game involves challenging genetic puzzles, math-based breeding mechanics, and problem solving with feedback.
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+4.0
NBA 2K14
The game offers a high skill ceiling with complex controls, realistic AI, and rewarding defensive play requiring smart…
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+4.0
Sally's Salon
Game challenges players with increasingly hectic levels requiring strategic planning and skillful multitasking.
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
Combat involves strategic turn-based battles with skillful use of arts, crafts, and mechanics like Burst; challenging…
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®
The game offers challenging stealth mechanics, AI that reacts to noise and visibility, and rewards skillful play…
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+4.0
UFC Undisputed 2010
The game features a steep learning curve and challenging mechanics, rewarding mastery and skill development.
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+4.0
Yet Another Zombie Survivors
The game offers skill challenges, tactical build choices, and progression systems that reward effective play and…
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+4.0
Megaquarium
Game involves managing complex fish needs, staff, guest satisfaction, and equipment, providing skillful puzzle-like…
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+4.0
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Combat system is mechanically complex and rewarding, with skillful use of arts, crafts, and turn bonuses.
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+4.0
20 Minutes Till Dawn
Game requires skillful aiming, dodging, and strategic upgrade choices; difficulty ramps up and rewards mastery.
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+4.0
Another Crab's Treasure
Combat requires skill, timing, and learning boss patterns; players report satisfying challenge and progression.
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+4.0
Cyber Manhunt
The game challenges players with puzzles and deduction tasks requiring skillful information gathering and reasoning.
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+4.0
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
Combat requires skill, strategy, and understanding enemy weaknesses; challenging fights especially on higher…
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+4.0
Rogue Legacy 2
Game challenges players with skill-based platforming and combat, rewarding mastery and providing feedback through…
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+4.0
The Riftbreaker
The game offers skill-based combat, strategic base building, and a large tech tree providing challenges and feedback on…
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+4.0
Bento Blocks
Puzzles require spatial reasoning and strategic planning with increasing difficulty, rewarding skillful and efficient…
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+4.0
Intravenous 2: Mercenarism
Game offers significant skill challenge with tactical stealth, AI awareness, and weapon customization requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum
The game offers challenging puzzles up to 40x30 grids with quality of life features and feedback, supporting skill…
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+4.0
KAMI
Challenging puzzles that require thinking and skillful planning to achieve perfect solutions.
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