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+4.0
Alina of the Arena
The game challenges players with skill-based tactical combat, requiring mastery of positioning, card combos, and…
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+4.0
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX
The game offers a complex alchemy system requiring skillful planning and experimentation, along with tactical…
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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
Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered
The game requires significant skill, strategic thinking, and problem solving to overcome challenges and RNG.
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+4.0
Clanfolk
The game offers challenging survival mechanics, especially preparing for winter, requiring skillful resource management…
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+4.0
Codename: Panzers, Phase Two
Game offers challenging missions with tactical depth and difficulty scaling; players report skillful play and strategic…
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+4.0
Cricket 19
The game offers challenging AI, skill-based batting and bowling mechanics, and feedback systems that reward player…
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+4.0
Cyber Manhunt
The game challenges players with puzzles and deduction tasks requiring skillful information gathering and reasoning.
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+4.0
Day of Defeat: Source
The game has a steep learning curve, requires skillful aiming and recoil control, and rewards tactical play and…
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+4.0
Die in the Dungeon
The game offers a high skill ceiling with strategic dice placement, combo building, and overcoming challenging enemies…
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+4.0
Distance
The game has a high skill ceiling with challenging tracks, requiring mastery of complex controls and physics, rewarding…
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+4.0
Don't Pee
The game challenges players with quick time events and skillful management of bladder control, requiring precision and…
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+4.0
Echoes+
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, skill-based twin-stick shooting, and leaderboard competition.
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+4.0
Escape Simulator 2
Puzzles are challenging, well-designed, and provide satisfying problem-solving experiences with clear feedback.
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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
Farm Keeper
Requires strategic planning, resource balancing, and optimization; skillful play rewarded especially at higher…
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+4.0
Final Assault
The game offers a skill curve with strategic depth, requiring learning and mastery of unit types, tactics, and…
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+4.0
Granny 3
Game is challenging with skillful stealth, puzzle solving under pressure, and precise timing required, especially on…
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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
Indiana Jones® and the Emperor's Tomb™
Combat system with combos and platforming challenges provide skill tests; difficulty spikes require mastery.
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+4.0
Isles of Sea and Sky
Challenging puzzles with a good difficulty curve that reward skillful problem solving and provide satisfying feedback.
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+4.0
Istanbul: Digital Edition
Game requires strategic planning, route optimization, and tactical decisions to succeed, with AI providing a…
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+4.0
Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War
Game challenges players to memorize and recognize Katakana characters, with feedback and progression.
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+4.0
Let's! Revolution!
The game offers a high skill ceiling with strategic puzzle solving, varied character mechanics, and tactical…
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