Find your kind of game
Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
Explore another motivation
Focused on competence
Games where competence stands out from the other motivations.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Competence affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
-
+4.0
Card-en-Ciel
The game requires strategic planning, understanding complex card interactions, and mastering combos to succeed.
-
+4.0
Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
Game offers challenging AI, skill-based unit management, and strategic depth requiring player skill.
-
+4.0
Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition
Challenging gameplay with skillful resource and unit management; difficulty spikes require mastery and strategic…
-
+4.0
Cubot
Challenging puzzles require skillful planning and problem solving; feedback on move counts encourages mastery.
-
+4.0
Day of Defeat
High skill ceiling with recoil control, map knowledge, and team coordination required; gameplay punishes mistakes.
-
+4.0
Death Coming/死神来了
Game challenges players to master timing, sequencing, and strategy to get perfect kills and high scores.
-
+4.0
Death Must Die
The game requires skillful aiming, dodging, and strategic build crafting, with difficulty spikes and responsive combat…
-
+4.0
Everdell
Game offers strategic depth, skillful decision-making, and challenging AI; players report learning curve and skill…
-
+4.0
Farlanders
Game challenges players with complex resource management, puzzle-like terraforming, and strategic planning.
-
+4.0
Fights in Tight Spaces
The game challenges players to master complex tactical combat and deck management with meaningful feedback and skill…
-
+4.0
Freeways
Game requires significant brain usage, problem solving, and optimization skills to improve traffic flow and efficiency.
-
+4.0
Gamble With Your Friends
Players feel effective when they successfully navigate gambling mechanics.
-
+4.0
Gaokao.Love.100Days
Game involves skillful balancing of stats and decision making to achieve different endings and overcome challenges.
-
+4.0
Goblin Sushi
The game demands skillful multitasking, memory of recipes, and quick decision-making under pressure with clear feedback…
-
+4.0
Guns of Icarus Online
The game has a steep learning curve, requires skillful piloting, shooting, and repairing, with feedback on performance…
-
+4.0
Homura Hime
Combat requires skillful parrying, dodging, and combo execution; boss fights provide satisfying challenges and feedback.
-
+4.0
In Falsus
The rhythm game is challenging with a high skill ceiling and complex controls, rewarding skill development and mastery.
-
+4.0
KeyWe
Progressive difficulty with skill-based challenges and rewarding gold medal achievements.
-
+4.0
Kusan: City of Wolves
The game demands skillful play, fast reflexes, parrying, and learning enemy patterns to succeed.
-
+4.0
Lost For Swords
The game challenges players with tactical puzzles, requiring skillful planning and execution, rewarding mastery and…
-
+4.0
MagiCat
The game offers challenging platforming and puzzle mechanics, with a steep difficulty curve especially for 100%…
-
+4.0
METAL SLUG 3
High skill requirement with challenging bosses and precise controls; players improve through practice.
-
+4.0
Neon Boost
The game challenges players with precise rocket jumping and speedrunning mechanics, requiring skill and mastery to…
-
+4.0
Nimble Quest
Game requires skillful maneuvering and strategic use of heroes' abilities; players get feedback through upgrades and…
Same motivation, different experiences
Your way to play
Explore different sides of competence, grouped by what players enjoy.
Fine-tune your next game
A little more you
Mix in another motivation, or find an experience with less of something else.