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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
One Dreamer
The game offers challenging coding puzzles and minigames that require skill and problem solving, with feedback and…
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+4.0
OpenFront
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful timing, and resource management; players report a learning curve and skill…
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+4.0
Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
The game features challenging puzzles requiring skill and thought, with feedback through hints and puzzle solving.
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+4.0
Rack and Slay
Skillful aiming and strategic planning are rewarded; moderate learning curve with increasing challenge and mastery.
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+4.0
RYB
Challenging puzzles requiring logical deduction and skillful reasoning; feedback on mistakes provided.
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+4.0
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
Challenging combat system requiring skill, strategy, and mastery; players feel effective when overcoming tough…
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+4.0
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
The game challenges players with large hordes of enemies, requiring skillful shooting, weapon management, and reflexes…
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+4.0
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
The game requires skillful chess knowledge, strategic thinking, and mastery of shotgun mechanics to overcome…
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+4.0
Sniper Elite 4
Game offers challenging shooting mechanics with realistic ballistics, requiring skillful aiming, stealth, and strategic…
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+4.0
Sol Survivor
The game demands strategic tower placement, ability timing, and adapting to enemy types, with challenging difficulty…
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+4.0
Space Pirates and Zombies
Combat requires skillful piloting and tactical positioning; progression involves overcoming increasingly difficult…
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™
The game requires skillful lightsaber combat, force power mastery, and tactical shooting, with challenging enemies and…
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+4.0
Tempest of the Heavens and Earth
The game offers challenging boss fights requiring skillful dodging, pattern recognition, and combo mastery.
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+4.0
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION
The game features a high skill ceiling with technical combos, timing, and strategy; players report rewarding gameplay…
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+4.0
The Use of Life
Combat requires skillful timing of QTE dodges and strategic planning of moves; character builds and stat allocation…
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+4.0
Timberman VS
Game demands quick reflexes and timing, with a well-balanced difficulty curve and skill-based scoring encouraging…
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+4.0
USAC: Code Breach
Challenging puzzles and combat require skill, reading comprehension, and coordination, providing feedback and rewarding…
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
The game offers tactical challenges requiring strategic use of cognition points and positioning, with difficulty…
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+4.0
WGT Golf
The game offers realistic physics and challenging putting mechanics requiring skill and practice to master, with…
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+4.0
Wild Dive
Game challenges player reflexes and precision, especially at higher difficulty levels and in speedrunning for…
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+4.0
Annihilate The Spance
Game offers challenging missions requiring strategic planning and resource management, with satisfying feedback from…
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+4.0
Atom Zombie Smasher
The game challenges players with tactical and strategic decisions, requiring skillful unit placement and planning to…
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+4.0
Audio Trip
Game offers a challenging skill curve with increasing difficulty levels and requires coordination and full-body…
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+4.0
Blaster Master Zero 2
The game offers challenging boss fights, skill-based counter mechanics, and requires mastery of movement and combat…
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