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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Death Skid Marks
The game is challenging with skill-based combat, boss fights requiring pattern recognition, and resource management…
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+4.0
Demonschool
Combat is a challenging puzzle-like tactical system rewarding skillful planning and execution with feedback via…
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+4.0
Dice With Death
Game rewards skillful play, synergy building, and strategic risk-taking; players improve over time to overcome…
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+4.0
Dungeon Warfare 2
The game offers challenging levels requiring skillful trap placement and strategy, with feedback through progression…
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+4.0
Dungeonmans
Game requires tactical thinking, skillful combat, and strategic resource management with meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
Everdell
Game offers strategic depth, skillful decision-making, and challenging AI; players report learning curve and skill…
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+4.0
GRADIUS ORIGINS
The games are challenging arcade shooters requiring skillful play and mastery; training modes and rewind help players…
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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
Luxor Evolved
Fast-paced gameplay with increasing difficulty and skill-based challenges, including boss fights and score optimization.
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+4.0
Nimble Quest
Game requires skillful maneuvering and strategic use of heroes' abilities; players get feedback through upgrades and…
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+4.0
Obama Maze
The game is challenging with difficult maze navigation, stamina management, and skillful evasion of Obama, requiring…
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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
Rift Wizard 2
The game is challenging and rewards skillful planning, mastery of complex spell synergies, and strategic…
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+4.0
Royal Alchemist
The game challenges players with stat management, skill checks, and strategic planning to avoid death and progress…
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+4.0
SquareCells
The game challenges players with progressively difficult puzzles requiring skillful logical reasoning and problem…
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+4.0
Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings
Game offers a skill curve with challenging pitching and batting mechanics and a unique difficulty slider (Ego system)…
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+4.0
Supercharged Robot VULKAISER
The game offers a challenging bullet hell experience with skill-based dodging and strategic use of limited resources…
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+4.0
Taiji
Puzzles require logical deduction and skillful application of learned rules, with a balanced difficulty curve.
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+4.0
The 7th Guest VR
Puzzles are well balanced, challenging but fair, requiring skillful problem solving and interaction with VR mechanics.
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+4.0
The Bleakest Keep
Challenging combat with parry mechanics and boss fights requiring skill and timing; players improve with practice.
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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
Virtual Circuit Board
The game offers complex challenges requiring skill and learning of digital logic, rewarding mastery with functional…
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+4.0
AirMech
Game demands skillful multitasking, strategic thinking, and quick decision-making with feedback from competitive PvP…
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+4.0
Backpack Hero
Game challenges players to optimize inventory management and combat tactics, rewarding skillful arrangement and…
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