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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
Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Game offers challenging AI and strategic depth requiring skillful resource management and tactical decisions; players…
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+4.0
PEG
Progressively challenging puzzles require skillful planning and foresight; feedback through success or failure.
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+4.0
Pirate Fighting Simulator
Combat requires skillful aiming, quick swapping, and mastery of mechanics; players report challenging PvP and…
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+4.0
Poetry of Blood: Eclipse
The game emphasizes skillful combat, precision dodging, and mastery of weapon timing, rewarding player effectiveness.
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+4.0
Resonance
The game features challenging and logical puzzles that require critical thinking and skillful use of inventory and…
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+4.0
Réussir : Code de la Route - Nouvelle Édition (French Highway Code)
The game challenges players with varied questions and tracks performance, encouraging skill improvement.
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+4.0
Riptide GP: Renegade
The game features challenging AI, skill-based stunt execution, and difficult boss races requiring mastery and precision.
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+4.0
River Towns
The game challenges players with spatial puzzles, strategic tile placement, and score optimization requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Serpent's Gaze
Combat is challenging and punishing, requiring skillful dodging, learning enemy patterns, and build optimization…
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+4.0
Shape Shifter: Formations
Challenging gameplay requiring skillful dodging and build balancing; players feel rewarded mastering mechanics and…
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+4.0
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Prologue
The game challenges players with resource management, stealth scavenging, and strategic planning, requiring skillful…
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+4.0
Starward Rogue
The game offers challenging bullet hell mechanics requiring skillful dodging and aiming, with meaningful progression…
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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
Tadpole Tales
Game is challenging with skillful dodging and boss fights requiring mastery, rewarding player effectiveness.
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+4.0
The Use of Life
Combat requires skillful timing of QTE dodges and strategic planning of moves; character builds and stat allocation…
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+4.0
Those Who Rule
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, class synergy, and resource management; rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
Wireworks
High skill ceiling with complex build crafting and optimization; beating higher difficulties requires strategic…
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+4.0
SOULCALIBUR VI
The game offers challenging combat mechanics, skill-based fighting, and a learning curve that rewards mastery and…
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+4.0
We Were Here Together
The game challenges players with complex puzzles that require skillful communication and logical thinking, providing…
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+4.0
Alisa
Challenging combat and puzzles requiring skill and learning enemy patterns; trial and error encouraged.
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+4.0
AngerForce: Reloaded
The game offers challenging bullet hell gameplay with skill-based dodging and boss fights, plus progression through…
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+4.0
Astronarch
Game rewards skillful planning, strategic thinking, and mastery of synergies; players overcome challenging encounters…
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+4.0
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
The game offers challenging turn-based tactical combat with skill trees and character development requiring strategic…
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+4.0
Blaster Master Zero 2
The game offers challenging boss fights, skill-based counter mechanics, and requires mastery of movement and combat…
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