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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Wild Animal Racing
The game features challenging AI, skillful driving mechanics including stick-shift style controls, and a difficulty…
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+4.0
Acquitted
The game has a steep difficulty curve and requires skillful aiming, dodging, and weapon management, with player…
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+4.0
Age of Advent
Games offer skill challenges with increasing difficulty and mastery opportunities, especially in multitasking and…
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+4.0
Airtight City 密闭之城1.0
Combat requires skillful aiming, dismemberment tactics, and learning enemy patterns; some players found it challenging.
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+4.0
Caravaneer 2
The game features complex economic simulation, tactical turn-based combat, and skill progression requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Cursed 2
Combat requires skillful dodging and timing; puzzles are challenging but rewarding; leveling system provides feedback…
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+4.0
DAEMON MASQUERADE
The game challenges players with logical deduction puzzles requiring skillful evidence analysis and reasoning…
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+4.0
Desecrators
Challenging enemy AI, skillful combat maneuvers, and difficulty settings provide tests of player skill and mastery.
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+4.0
El Tango de la Muerte
The game requires skillful timing and precision to achieve high scores and master complex rhythm patterns with…
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+4.0
异常 | Exception
The game challenges players with increasingly complex programming puzzles requiring logical thinking and problem…
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+4.0
Fishards
High skill ceiling with complex spell combinations and tactical PvP combat requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Gem Defender: Soyjak Survivors
Game features challenging bullet hell mechanics, requiring skillful dodging, upgrading, and strategic play.
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+4.0
Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S
The game offers progressively challenging Picross puzzles requiring logical thinking and skill.
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+4.0
Intergalactic Fishing
The game offers skill-based fishing mechanics, lure crafting, and progression through learning fish behaviors and…
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+4.0
JUSTICE SUCKS: Tactical Vacuum Action
Game offers skill-based stealth, combat, and strategic planning with feedback through scoring and upgrades.
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+4.0
STARIO: Haven Tower
The game challenges players with complex logistics puzzles, resource management, and optimization tasks that require…
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+4.0
Tricky Madness
Game features skill-based trick execution, timing, and racing against AI with challenging mechanics and feedback…
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+4.0
Wooden Ocean
Combat is challenging, strategic, and deep with many mechanics and skill trees requiring player mastery.
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+4.0
God of War: Ascension
Combat requires skillful combos, timing, and mastery of new mechanics like disarmament and grapple; difficulty spikes…
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+4.0
Circle of Sumo: Online Rumble!
Game is easy to learn but hard to master with a skill ceiling involving timing, positioning, and strategy; ranked mode…
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+4.0
City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
The game involves skillful balancing of development sliders, managing multiple studios and employees, and strategic…
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+4.0
Death Howl
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, deckbuilding, and learning enemy behaviors.
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+4.0
Driftwood
Game features a learning curve with skill mastery required for drifting and speed control; players receive feedback via…
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+4.0
Myst III: Exile
Challenging puzzles require skill, logic, and observation; players receive clear feedback and rewarding puzzle…
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