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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
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
The game offers tactical challenges requiring strategic use of cognition points and positioning, with difficulty…
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+4.0
A Monster's Expedition
Puzzles range from approachable to very challenging, requiring skillful problem solving and logical thinking.
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+4.0
Blood Typers
The game challenges players with skill-based typing under pressure, requiring mastery of mechanics and providing…
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+4.0
Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands
Combat requires strategic thinking, managing buffs/debuffs, and experimenting with builds; boss fights test player…
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+4.0
DRAINUS
The game offers skill-based challenges with multi-phase bosses and a flexible difficulty curve rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Granny: Chapter Two
The game challenges players to learn AI behaviors, memorize item locations, and solve puzzles under pressure, providing…
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+4.0
My Friendly Neighborhood
The game offers challenging puzzles, resource management, and combat requiring skill and strategy, with feedback…
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+4.0
Railbound
The game provides increasing difficulty and complex puzzles that challenge players' problem-solving skills.
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+4.0
Cursed 3
The game features challenging combat requiring skillful blocking, shooting, and spellcasting, as well as puzzles that…
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+4.0
Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
The game challenges players with puzzles, clue detection, and mini-games that require skill and problem solving, with…
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+4.0
DEATH IN UNISON
The game requires significant brain usage, multitasking, skillful communication, and overcoming escalating challenges…
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+4.0
Deathsmiles
Requires skillful dodging and mastery of unique mechanics like shooting left and right, with a high skill ceiling…
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+4.0
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Combat is skill-based with unique enemy weaknesses and climbing mechanics; players feel rewarded mastering complex…
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+4.0
ElecHead
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill and clever thinking, with rewarding feedback on puzzle solutions.
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+4.0
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful melee and ranged attacks, learning enemy patterns, and managing…
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+4.0
Freshly Frosted
Puzzles progressively increase in difficulty, requiring skillful planning and logical thinking with feedback from…
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+4.0
Gooba Ball
Game challenges players to skillfully combine balls and manage physics to achieve high scores, with feedback via combos…
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+4.0
Kemono Friends Cellien May Cry
The game features a high skill ceiling with challenging combat, boss fights, and mastery of enemy patterns, rewarding…
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+4.0
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
The game features complex mechanics, high skill ceilings, and competitive online play with ranked modes, rewarding…
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+4.0
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®
The game presents challenging platforming and puzzles requiring skill, timing, and strategy, with quicksave reducing…
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+4.0
Overcooked
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful coordination and mastery of mechanics.
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+4.0
Parcel Simulator
The game offers skill-based challenges in sorting, inspecting, and optimizing automation with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Quell
Puzzles increase in difficulty, requiring logical thinking and skillful planning to achieve perfect solutions.
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+4.0
Slider
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill, observation, and thinking outside the box, with a…
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