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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
World of Myths
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful deck building, and tactical decisions; players report mental challenge and…
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+4.0
Yao-Guai Hunter
The game demands tactical thinking, managing energy and deck reshuffling, and mastering unique character mechanics…
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+4.0
Ampersat
The game features a well-paced difficulty curve with challenging combat and boss fights that reward skill and strategy.
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+4.0
Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
The game is challenging with precise timing and trial-and-error gameplay, requiring skill and mastery to progress.
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+4.0
Attack of the Earthlings
Engages players in tactical turn-based combat requiring skillful stealth and positioning.
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+4.0
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful maneuvering, weapon management, and strategic planning.
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+4.0
BioShock™ Remastered
Gameplay offers skill-based combat, strategic use of plasmids and weapons, and challenging enemy encounters, especially…
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+4.0
Bullet Sorrow VR
Game challenges players with aiming, dodging, and timing bullet time; players report skill improvement and satisfaction…
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+4.0
BUMP! Superbrawl
Game requires skillful prediction, strategic planning, and quick decision-making in short matches with meaningful…
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+4.0
Chaos Galaxy 2
The game involves complex resource management, tactical combat with positioning and unit abilities, and strategic…
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+4.0
Clatter
Game features a high skill ceiling with strategic depth, challenging AI, and competitive multiplayer with ranking…
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+4.0
Contractors
High skill ceiling with satisfying gunplay, movement mechanics like sliding and jumping, and tactical gameplay…
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+4.0
Dark PGT
Combat is challenging and skill-based, requiring timing, strategy, and mastery without character leveling.
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+4.0
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2
Combat has depth with skillful spacing, meter management, combo routing, and guard break pressure; players report…
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+4.0
Evospace
The game involves mastering complex production chains, energy management, and factory optimization, providing a strong…
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+4.0
Executive Assault 2
Game offers significant skill and strategy challenges, with complex base building, resource management, and tactical…
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+4.0
Field of Glory: Kingdoms
The game requires skillful management of complex systems including economy, diplomacy, military, and authority, with…
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+4.0
Five Nations
The game offers challenging AI that adapts and requires skillful micro and macro management, with a steep learning…
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+4.0
Formicide
Game requires skill to master different classes and abilities; players mention a high skill ceiling and strategic depth.
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+4.0
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
The game offers skill-based gameplay with a unique cooldown mechanic, rewarding mastery and improvement, while also…
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+4.0
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
The game offers a low skill floor with accessible inputs but also a high skill ceiling with deep mechanics, rewarding…
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+4.0
HARDCORE MECHA
The game offers challenging combat with skillful dodging, aiming, and melee combos; boss fights require mastery and the…
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+4.0
Hearthlands
Game involves complex resource management, logistics, military strategy, and economic balancing requiring skill and…
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