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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
Platypus
The game is challenging with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful dodging and shooting, and mastery is rewarding.
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+4.0
R2BEAT（アールツービート）
The game offers a high skill ceiling with challenging rhythm and racing mechanics requiring precision and reflexes.
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+4.0
Sailwind
The game requires learning realistic sailing physics, navigation by stars and instruments, and cargo balancing…
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+4.0
SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL / サムライスピリッツ零スペシャル
The game offers a high skill ceiling with emphasis on footsies, timing, and mastering unique mechanics; players receive…
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+4.0
SkyDrift
The game offers a challenging AI, skillful flying mechanics, and requires mastery of controls and power-up usage.
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+4.0
Sonny Legacy Collection
Gameplay involves skillful turn-based combat, strategic builds, and overcoming challenging bosses with feedback on…
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+4.0
SpellForce 3 Fallen God
Engages players with skill-based RTS battles, RPG character development, and meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
Super Psycho Baseball
The game is challenging with a high skill ceiling; players improve timing and strategy to overcome difficult opponents.
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+4.0
SWARMRIDERS
Game challenges players to survive increasingly difficult waves, requiring skillful reflexes and aiming to achieve high…
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+4.0
The House of Da Vinci
Puzzles require skillful observation, logic, and mechanical manipulation, providing satisfying feedback and challenge.
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+4.0
Tower Dominion
The game offers challenging waves, strategic tower upgrades, and requires skillful planning and adaptation, providing…
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+4.0
Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
Game requires skillful combat, stealth, resource management, and strategic planning with meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
Ultratron
Challenging gameplay with increasing difficulty and skill-based dodging and shooting.
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+4.0
Valfaris: Mecha Therion
The game offers challenging boss fights and skill-based combat with responsive controls and upgrade systems that reward…
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+4.0
Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
Skill checks and character stats influence outcomes; players engage in meaningful tests of abilities.
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+4.0
Warrior Kings: Battles
Game offers complex strategy, tactical combat, and resource management requiring skillful planning and execution.
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+4.0
We Need To Go Deeper
Game requires skillful teamwork, role mastery, and managing multiple systems under pressure, with feedback from…
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+4.0
Zombie Training Simulator
Game offers skill challenges, survival modes with increasing difficulty, and leaderboards that reward precision and…
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+4.0
Arena Breakout
The game features a steep learning curve with skill-based gunplay, strategic positioning, and mastery of maps and audio…
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+4.0
Def Jam: Fight for NY
The game rewards skillful play, timing-based combat, and learning opponent habits, providing a satisfying challenge and…
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+4.0
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
The game features challenging combat and complex RPG mechanics requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Gremlins, Inc.
Game requires skillful planning, adapting to changing situations, and mastering character abilities.
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+4.0
Hill Climb Racing 2
The game requires skillful driving, mastering physics-based vehicle handling, and strategic upgrades to succeed…
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+4.0
Hobo: Tough Life
The game is challenging with complex survival mechanics, skill leveling, and requires mastery of multiple systems to…
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