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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
Super Bit Blaster XL
Game involves skillful dodging, shooting, and mastering controls with a challenging difficulty curve and leaderboards.
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+4.0
Astroloot
The game features a steep learning curve with complex skill trees and crafting systems rewarding skillful optimization…
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+4.0
Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX
The alchemy crafting system and battle mechanics provide skill challenges and require planning and experimentation.
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+4.0
Auto Rogue
The game challenges players to optimize complex skill-condition synergies and solve tactical puzzles, rewarding…
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+4.0
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
The game offers skill-based challenges with a scoring system rewarding mastery, precise combos, and boss pattern…
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+4.0
CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut
Engages players in challenging combat, inventory management, and puzzle solving with feedback on performance and…
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+4.0
Darkenstein 3D
Game offers challenging combat requiring skillful aiming and strategy, with feedback on headshots and enemy variety.
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+4.0
Dreadhalls
Players learn enemy behaviors and mechanics to survive, requiring skill and adaptation.
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+4.0
Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One
The game challenges players with tactical real-time combat, puzzle solving, and strategic party management requiring…
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+4.0
Genome Guardian
High skill ceiling with challenging waves, strategic weapon combos, and meta progression rewarding mastery and skill…
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+4.0
Kaizen: A Factory Story
Engages players in challenging puzzles requiring skillful optimization and problem solving.
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+4.0
Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
The game challenges players with complex mechanics, skillful training, and strategic battles requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
New Star™ GP
The game offers a challenging AI with adaptive difficulty, requiring skillful driving, strategic pit stops, and…
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+4.0
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
Game rewards skillful combo execution and mastery of mechanics; steep difficulty curve especially for final boss.
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+4.0
Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve requiring skillful management and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Shardpunk
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, resource management, and decision-making.
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+4.0
Super Mega Baseball 3
Game offers a challenging skill-based experience with pitching, batting, and fielding mechanics that reward mastery and…
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+4.0
TROLEU
The game requires skillful multitasking, quick reflexes, and mastery of mechanics to achieve high ranks and manage…
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+4.0
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Challenging puzzles with varying difficulty and feedback provide tests of skill and problem-solving.
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+4.0
7 Days to End with You
The game challenges players to decipher a new language through puzzles and context clues, requiring skill and problem…
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+4.0
Aces & Adventures
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful deckbuilding, and tactical play to optimize poker hands and abilities.
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+4.0
Awesomenauts
Skill-based gameplay with character mastery and strategic item choices; learning curve noted.
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+4.0
BioShock™ Remastered
Gameplay offers skill-based combat, strategic use of plasmids and weapons, and challenging enemy encounters, especially…
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+4.0
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
The game features a deep and complex fighting system with tutorials, challenge modes, and skill-based combo execution…
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