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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
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time
Combat is challenging and skill-based with a significant learning curve, especially on higher difficulties.
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+4.0
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
The game offers challenging waves of enemies, skill trees, weapon upgrades, and difficulty levels that require aiming…
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+4.0
Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe
The game offers a challenging skill curve with unique opponent special shots and requires learning patterns and precise…
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+4.0
Space Run
Challenging gameplay requiring skillful micromanagement, quick decisions, and strategic planning
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+4.0
Starless Abyss
The game offers challenging tactical combat with layered mechanics like heat management, positioning, and card…
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+4.0
Strategic Command: American Civil War
The game offers complex strategic challenges, requiring skillful management of resources, supply, and multi-front…
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+4.0
Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999)
Challenging puzzles and platforming require skill and problem solving; players report significant difficulty and…
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+4.0
Trinity Fusion
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful timing, dodging, and strategic use of combos and abilities, with…
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+4.0
Ultimate Zombie Defense
Players experience increasing challenge with waves and bosses, requiring skillful aiming, base building, and strategy…
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+4.0
Void Invaders
The game offers increasing difficulty, challenging bosses, and requires skillful dodging and shooting.
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+4.0
War Selection
High skill ceiling with steep learning curve; players improve through practice and strategic mastery.
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+4.0
Arknights
The game offers challenging tactical tower defense and real-time combat requiring skillful positioning, timing, and…
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+4.0
AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
Game challenges players to master precise controls and timing to achieve high scores and perfect landings.
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+4.0
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Challenging gameplay with difficult campaigns and skillful micromanagement required; pathfinding issues add complexity.
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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
Apex Rush
Game challenges players with difficult tracks, medals requiring skillful performance, and a learning curve especially…
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+4.0
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
The game offers challenging platforming and boss fights requiring skill mastery and precise inputs, with feedback on…
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+4.0
Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics
The game offers a challenging AI and strategic depth, requiring skillful tile placement and scoring tactics.
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+4.0
Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
Players engage in problem solving and programming challenges with feedback from robot automation success.
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+4.0
Eastern Exorcist
Combat is skill-based with parry, dodge, stamina management and boss fights requiring strategy and timing; players…
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+4.0
Elven Assassin
Game requires skillful aiming, dodging axes, and mastering bow mechanics with feedback on performance and progression.
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+4.0
EMERGENCY 20
The game requires managing complex emergencies, multitasking, and strategic planning, providing skill challenges and…
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+4.0
Evolution Board Game
Game offers strategic depth and challenge, with AI difficulty levels and multiplayer competition requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Fairytale Fables
High skill ceiling with strategic depth, complex synergies, and regular balance patches; learning curve acknowledged…
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