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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Starship Troopers: Extermination
Game requires skillful teamwork, situational awareness, and mastery of class abilities and weapons to survive intense…
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+4.0
Swords and Sandals Immortals
Combat requires tactical thinking, skill builds, and overcoming challenging opponents with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
Combat system rewards skill mastery and experimentation; players learn complex combos and weapon skills.
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+4.0
Wild Growth
The game requires skillful timing, resource management, and strategic upgrades to overcome increasingly difficult…
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+4.0
Occlude
The game challenges players to solve puzzles by figuring out hidden win conditions and mastering solitaire variants.
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+4.0
Smack Studio
The game offers a challenging and skillful fighting experience plus a complex character creation tool that rewards…
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+4.0
STATIONflow
The game challenges players with complex logistics and increasing difficulty, requiring skillful planning and…
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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
The Talos Principle VR
The game offers challenging puzzles that require logical thinking and skill, with a progression from easy to difficult…
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+4.0
GOD EATER 3
Combat is fast-paced and skillful with a high learning curve; players feel rewarded mastering combos, perfect guarding…
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+4.0
Heavy Bullets
The game demands skillful aiming, quick reflexes, and strategic resource management, with clear feedback on performance…
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+4.0
MIO: Memories in Orbit
Challenging combat and platforming require skill and mastery, with meaningful boss fights and progression through…
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+4.0
POPULATION: ONE
Game requires skillful aiming, climbing, flying, and strategic play with a significant learning curve and rewarding…
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+4.0
Production Line : Car factory simulation
Game challenges players to optimize production efficiency, manage bottlenecks, and master complex research trees…
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+4.0
Project Unknown
The game features a steep learning curve, skill trees, and requires strategic use of character abilities and equipment…
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+4.0
SCP: 5K
Gunplay is praised as satisfying and skillful; combat requires tactical thinking and coordination, with challenging AI…
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+4.0
The Last Stand: Aftermath
Challenging combat with skillful gunplay and melee, requiring planning and adaptation to enemy types and resource…
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+4.0
Valgrave: Immortal Plains
High skill ceiling with fluid combat, aiming, movement, and combo mastery emphasized.
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+4.0
Blueprint Tycoon
The game challenges players with complex logistics, optimization, and problem-solving, rewarding skillful management…
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+4.0
DeathWatchers
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring observation skills, puzzle solving, and survival tactics.
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+4.0
Enemy Mind
The game challenges players with skillful ship switching, aiming, and survival against increasing difficulty and boss…
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+4.0
Leviaclaw
Combat requires skillful use of abilities, strategy, and learning enemy patterns; boss fights provide technical…
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+4.0
Lost Castle 2
Combat is skill-based with varied weapon mechanics and boss fights requiring strategy; players report satisfying…
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+4.0
Main Assembly
The game offers a steep learning curve with complex programming and engineering challenges that reward skill and…
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