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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
The game rewards skill and strategy with challenging combat, meaningful progression, and a steep learning curve that…
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+4.0
Orcs Must Die! 3
The game offers challenging levels, especially on higher difficulties and war scenarios, requiring skillful trap…
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+4.0
The Caribbean Sail
Game involves skillful fishing minigames, naval combat, resource management, and strategic planning to survive and…
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+4.0
Worms W.M.D
Game requires skillful aiming, strategic use of weapons, vehicles, and crafting; has a high skill ceiling especially in…
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+4.0
Defy Gravity Extended
The game offers increasing difficulty and requires skillful execution and problem solving, with feedback through…
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+4.0
Dream Car Builder
The game challenges players to master complex physics and engineering concepts, with a steep learning curve and…
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+4.0
FAIRY TAIL: DUNGEONS
Game is easy to learn but hard to master with strategic deckbuilding, combos, and tactical decisions in battles and…
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+4.0
FPS Chess
Game requires skill in both chess strategy and FPS aiming mechanics, with a learning curve and skill ceiling.
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+4.0
Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming
Players engage in skillful time management, fast-paced combat, and strategic leveling to overcome challenging 30-second…
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+4.0
Mycopunk
The game features skill-based shooting, tactical enemy targeting (limb/core system), and complex upgrade fitting…
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+4.0
NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
The game challenges players with complex puzzles and realistic hacking tasks requiring skill and critical thinking.
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+4.0
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
The game offers a deep fighting system with a learning curve, combo mechanics, and skill mastery, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Quadrilateral Cowboy
Puzzles require skillful timing, coding logic, and problem solving, providing satisfying feedback and a sense of…
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+4.0
SCP: Observer
Game is described as easy to learn but hard to master, with skillful resource and threat management required.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
The game demands skillful stealth, timing, and patience; challenging AI and mechanics require player mastery and…
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+4.0
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late
The game offers a skill-based fighting system with a high skill ceiling, rewarding mastery of combos and strategic use…
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+4.0
Watermelon Game
Game requires skillful planning and timing to merge fruits and achieve high scores; players report challenge and…
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+4.0
ARC Raiders
The game offers skill-based combat, strategic positioning, and mastery of mechanics with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Beyond Shadowgate
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful thinking and problem solving, with feedback through deaths…
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+4.0
Chroma Zero
Challenging puzzles requiring skillful deduction, planning, and execution with satisfying feedback on progress.
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+4.0
Destiny 2
The game offers challenging raids, dungeons, and PvP modes that require skill and coordination, providing strong…
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+4.0
Homebody
The game features challenging puzzles requiring skill and logical thinking, with feedback and incremental progress…
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+4.0
Puttler
The game offers a challenging learning curve with skillful manipulation of physics and precise adjustments required to…
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+4.0
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
The game offers challenging puzzles that reward skillful experimentation and creative problem solving, with feedback…
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