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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
Zombie Army Trilogy
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful aiming, bullet drop compensation, and strategic use of explosives…
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+4.0
10,000,000
Game requires skillful and fast matching under time pressure, with increasing difficulty and strategic upgrades.
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+4.0
ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN
Game is skill-based with increasing difficulty, requiring mastery of patterns and precise timing to progress.
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+4.0
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX
The game offers a complex alchemy system requiring skillful planning and experimentation, along with tactical…
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+4.0
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
The game offers skill-based crafting and combat systems with meaningful progression and feedback.
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+4.0
Autonauts
The game involves overcoming complex logistical and programming challenges with feedback on automation efficiency.
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+4.0
Bomber Crew
Game is challenging with a learning curve and requires skillful multitasking and crew management to succeed.
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+4.0
CaseCracker
The game offers challenging puzzles and deduction tasks requiring skillful reasoning and attention to detail.
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+4.0
Chicken Invaders 3
Game is challenging with skill-based shooting, boss fights, and difficulty levels requiring mastery and strategic…
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+4.0
Crysis 3 Remastered
The game challenges players with tactical combat, suit upgrades, and skillful use of stealth and weapons, especially on…
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+4.0
Deepest Sword
The game challenges players with precise physics-based platforming and speedrunning achievements, requiring skill…
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+4.0
Disc Room
Game challenges players to improve reaction, precision, and mastery of mechanics with skill-based dodging and puzzle…
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+4.0
Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
Gameplay challenges players with stealth, combat, and creative problem solving; AI is sharper and levels require…
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+4.0
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
Gameplay requires skill, timing, and mastery of complex mechanics; players report a steep learning curve and rewarding…
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+4.0
Factory Town Idle
Game involves managing complex resource chains and balancing production, requiring skillful planning and problem…
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+4.0
Fight Crab
The game features a steep learning curve with complex physics-based combat and skill expression, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Freeways
Game requires significant brain usage, problem solving, and optimization skills to improve traffic flow and efficiency.
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+4.0
Granny 3
Game is challenging with skillful stealth, puzzle solving under pressure, and precise timing required, especially on…
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+4.0
Granvir
The game features challenging combat requiring skillful dodging, resource management, and tactical decision-making…
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+4.0
Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5
The game features challenging puzzles and stealth mechanics requiring skill and problem solving, with AI that punishes…
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+4.0
hexceed
The game challenges players with logic puzzles that require skill and strategic thinking; players report satisfaction…
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+4.0
Indiana Jones® and the Emperor's Tomb™
Combat system with combos and platforming challenges provide skill tests; difficulty spikes require mastery.
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+4.0
Isles of Sea and Sky
Challenging puzzles with a good difficulty curve that reward skillful problem solving and provide satisfying feedback.
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+4.0
Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle
The game challenges players to correctly identify and write hiragana characters, providing feedback and requiring…
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