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+4.0
FrostRunner
The game offers skill-based challenges with time trials, leaderboards, and increasingly difficult levels requiring…
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+4.0
Godrop
The game requires skillful momentum management, timing, and strategic build choices to succeed, with clear feedback on…
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+4.0
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+
High skill ceiling with challenging rhythm gameplay; players improve timing and coordination; leaderboards encourage…
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+4.0
Heavenly Bodies
The game requires mastering difficult controls and physics puzzles, providing skill challenges and rewarding player…
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+4.0
Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
The game offers challenging tactical gameplay requiring skillful squad management, aiming, stealth, and strategy, with…
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+4.0
I Expect You To Die
The game provides challenging puzzles requiring significant brain usage and skillful manipulation of VR controls…
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+4.0
I wanna be the Creator
The game features challenging platforming requiring skill, precision, and learning from failure, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Knightmare Tower
Game challenges players to master timing, reflexes, and skillful play, with increasing difficulty and boss fights.
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+4.0
Knights Within
Combat requires skillful melee and ranged play, managing resources like ammo and stamina, and adapting to enemy…
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+4.0
Minimalist Tower Defense
Game requires strategic thinking, planning, and mastering tower upgrades and placement; difficulty ramps up and…
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+4.0
My Friend Pedro
The game features a challenging skill ceiling with precise aiming, combos, and mastery of movement mechanics, rewarding…
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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
PAKO 2
Game demands skillful driving and shooting; players report difficulty and rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Paper Trail
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful spatial reasoning and problem solving, with a balanced…
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+4.0
Quake II
Challenging AI, skillful weapon use, and complex level design provide satisfying tests of player skill.
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+4.0
Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
The game offers strategic depth with tower placement, upgrades, and active repositioning, requiring skillful planning…
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+4.0
Rock Bottom
Game provides a satisfying sense of progression and skill improvement through upgrades and mining efficiency.
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+4.0
Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game
High skill ceiling with challenging parkour mechanics and rewarding mastery; players improve through practice and…
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+4.0
Severed Steel
The game challenges players with fast-paced combat requiring skillful movement and shooting, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Solar Settlers
The game challenges players with resource management, strategic planning, and increasing difficulty that requires…
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+4.0
SPRAWL zero
Combat requires skillful use of weapons and abilities, quick reflexes, and strategic resource management; enemies have…
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+4.0
Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙
The game offers a range of difficulties from easy to hard, including challenging puzzles that require logical thinking…
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+4.0
Swarmlake
Game demands skillful movement, swarm management, and score optimization with clear feedback and leaderboards.
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+4.0
Takoyaki Party Survival
Requires skillful management of nutrition, timing, and multitasking (cooking and squats) with feedback on survival and…
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