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+4.0
Sudoku Jigsaw / 拼图数独
The game offers challenging puzzles with a clear learning curve and feedback on errors, rewarding skillful logical…
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+4.0
Sumerian Six
The game challenges players with complex puzzles and strategic planning, rewarding skillful execution and offering…
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+4.0
Swords & Souls Legacy Collection
Games involve skill-based minigames, timing, reflexes, and combat challenges that provide feedback and a sense of…
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+4.0
The Battle of Polytopia
Game is easy to learn but hard to master, with strategic depth and skillful play rewarded.
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+4.0
The Incident at Galley House
The game provides challenging deduction puzzles requiring logical reasoning and skillful information management, with…
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+4.0
Touhou Mystery Reel
High difficulty bosses requiring precise timing and skillful parrying provide strong tests of player competence…
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+4.0
TR-49
The game challenges players to solve complex puzzles and make logical deductions, rewarding skillful pattern…
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+4.0
Trash of the Titans
Tactical combat requires planning and skill; players feel effective overcoming challenges and balancing upgrades.
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+4.0
Tunnet
The game challenges players to solve complex networking puzzles and optimize packet routing, rewarding skill and…
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+4.0
Void War
The game challenges players with strategic ship and crew management, tactical combat, and mastery of complex mechanics…
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+4.0
Voids Vigil
Game offers a high skill ceiling with challenging dodging, resource management, and build optimization; difficulty…
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+4.0
Winnie's Hole
The game rewards skillful puzzle placement and tactical combat decisions with clear feedback and progression.
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+4.0
5 NIGHTS AT BOBR KURWA
The game challenges players with survival mechanics, resource management, and increasing difficulty, requiring skill…
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+4.0
5 nights at Timokha 4: School
The game features challenging survival mechanics, complex nights, and difficult achievements requiring skill and…
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+4.0
东方雪莲华 ~ Abyss Soul Lotus.
The game features challenging bullet patterns, complex scoring mechanics, and requires skillful execution and planning…
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+4.0
Ants Took My Eyeball
The game offers challenging combat, skill-based movement, and requires mastery of mechanics to progress, with…
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+4.0
Bad North: Jotunn Edition
The game offers challenging tactical depth, requiring skillful unit management and strategic planning, especially at…
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+4.0
Banana Drama
Game involves skillful micromanagement, strategic planning, and overcoming tactical challenges.
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+4.0
东方栖霞园 ~ Blue devil in the Belvedere.
The game challenges players with complex bullet patterns and requires skillful dodging and strategic timing, rewarding…
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+4.0
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Game rewards skillful play, tactical positioning, and mastery of vehicle controls; difficulty scales with player…
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+4.0
Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath
Game offers challenging missions, strategic planning, unit management, and skillful execution especially in harder…
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+4.0
Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
The game challenges players with puzzles, clue detection, and mini-games that require skill and problem solving, with…
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+4.0
Death's Door
Combat requires skillful timing and pattern recognition; bosses provide satisfying challenges and feedback.
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+4.0
Diamo XL
Game challenges players to improve reflexes and strategic movement to avoid obstacles and maximize score, with…
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