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A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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+4.0
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Combat is challenging and tactical, requiring skillful positioning and strategy, especially on higher difficulties.
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+4.0
Unrailed 2: Back on Track
The game offers skill-based challenges, including coordination, quick reactions, and strategic planning, with feedback…
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+4.0
Word Play
Game rewards skillful word formation, strategic synergy building, and overcoming challenging rounds with feedback on…
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+4.0
Primitier
The game involves overcoming technical challenges in physics-based building and crafting, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Spikair Volleyball
Game features a high skill ceiling with timing-based mechanics and difficulty levels that challenge players to improve…
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+4.0
Archaica: The Path of Light
Puzzles progressively increase in difficulty requiring logical thinking and skillful arrangement of elements; hints…
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+4.0
Archons
The game is challenging, requiring skillful multitasking and mastery of dual-character control, with meaningful…
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+4.0
Galactic Glitch
Challenging combat with skill-based dodging, aiming, and strategic use of abilities; players report satisfying mastery.
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+4.0
Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns
Game requires skillful reflexes, strategic planning, and pattern recognition, with a steep learning curve and…
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+4.0
Hadean Tactics
The game challenges players to master complex synergies, unit positioning, and timing of card plays, rewarding skill…
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+4.0
Ikenfell
Combat requires skillful timing and strategic positioning; difficulty can be adjusted but default mode offers…
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+4.0
Jumps
Game demands skillful timing, precision, and mastery of movement mechanics with increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
Lake of Creatures
The game features challenging combat and fishing mechanics requiring skill and mastery, with a steep learning curve.
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+4.0
Lost: Find
The game involves puzzle solving, strategic dice-based combat, and tower defense requiring skill and thoughtful…
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+4.0
New York Mysteries: Secrets of the Mafia Collector's Edition
The game offers a variety of puzzles with moderate to challenging difficulty, requiring problem solving and puzzle…
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+4.0
Nordhold
The game demands skillful play, strategic planning, and adaptation to RNG elements, with a high difficulty curve and…
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+4.0
Rogue Blight
Combat requires skillful timing, learning enemy patterns, and mastering boss fights; progression and difficulty scaling…
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+4.0
Scrutinized
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful multitasking, evidence analysis, and threat…
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+4.0
Shadow Corridor
The game is challenging with a high skill ceiling requiring learning enemy patterns, strategic item use, and careful…
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+4.0
Spirits of the Hellements - TD
Game offers a challenging difficulty curve with strategic depth, requiring skillful planning and adaptation.
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+4.0
Tallowmere
The game is challenging and requires skillful blocking, timing, and weapon use; players improve through learning enemy…
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+4.0
Xenonauts
High skill ceiling with challenging tactical combat, strategic management, and learning from mistakes emphasized.
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+4.0
YIIK Nameless Psychosis
The revamped combat system is described as strategic, fast-paced, and challenging, requiring skill and offering…
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+4.0
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Challenging gameplay with difficult campaigns and skillful micromanagement required; pathfinding issues add complexity.
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