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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Skyborn
Combat requires strategic use of threat mechanics, buffs, debuffs, and equipment customization; boss fights especially…
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+4.0
Splatoon Raiders
The game features challenging missions with a satisfying learning curve and requires skillful adjustments and strategic…
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+4.0
SPRAWL
Skillful aiming, movement mastery, and weapon switching are rewarded
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+4.0
Stalingrad
The game is challenging and requires skillful tactics, resource management, and careful planning to succeed, with a…
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+4.0
Strata
Puzzles require skillful planning and problem solving with increasing difficulty and feedback on performance
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+4.0
Struggling
The game is challenging with difficult physics-based controls and boss fights, rewarding skill and persistence.
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+4.0
Submarine Titans
The game offers challenging AI, complex resource and tech management, and tactical combat requiring skillful control…
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+4.0
Supplice
Challenging combat with varied enemies and weapons requiring skillful resource management and strategic play
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+4.0
Syrian Warfare
Game is challenging with realistic mechanics requiring skillful tactics, resource management, and micromanagement.
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+4.0
Tempest Rising
Game offers skill-based RTS gameplay with unit micro, macro, and strategic planning; difficulty spikes noted.
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+4.0
Tomb Raider II (1997)
The game requires skillful platforming, combat, and puzzle solving with challenging jumps and enemy encounters.
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+4.0
Total Chaos
Combat requires skillful melee and ranged tactics, stamina and resource management, and puzzle solving with feedback on…
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+4.0
Valkyrie of Phantasm
Game features a high skill ceiling with complex combos, dodging, and resource management requiring mastery.
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+4.0
War of Omens Card Game
Game involves strategic deck building, tactical play, and skillful resource management with feedback through…
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+4.0
Xenonauts
High skill ceiling with challenging tactical combat, strategic management, and learning from mistakes emphasized.
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+4.0
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
The game features a high skill ceiling with complex mechanics, unique civilizations, and strategic depth requiring…
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+4.0
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
Puzzles and Somnium sequences require logical thinking and problem solving, with improvements over the first game and…
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+4.0
Anomaly Collapse
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring positioning, resource management, and adaptation to modifiers…
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+4.0
Atlantic Fleet
Requires skill in estimating firing solutions, managing fleet composition, and strategic planning; learning curve noted.
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+4.0
Battle Grounds III
The game features challenging mechanics like slow reloads, aiming with muskets, and melee combat requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Coin Crypt
Game requires skillful management of coins and quick decision-making under pressure; challenging but rewarding.
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+4.0
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Game requires skillful planning, timing, and mastery of controls; missions are challenging and reward effective…
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+4.0
Dark Roll
The game challenges players with difficult physics-based controls and puzzles requiring skill and precision.
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+4.0
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful movement, resource management, and tactical…
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