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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Achilles: Survivor
The game offers skill-based combat, weapon upgrades, and strategic building mechanics that challenge players to improve…
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+4.0
Active DBG: Brave's Rage
The game demands skillful timing, strategic card play, and mastery of real-time mechanics, with a learning curve and…
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+4.0
Aggressors: Ancient Rome
The game demands skillful management of complex interdependent systems including economy, diplomacy, military tactics…
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+4.0
Ancient Planet Tower Defense
Game offers challenging levels requiring skillful tower placement and upgrade management; players receive feedback…
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+4.0
Apotheon Arena
Combat involves skillful timing, shield blocking, weapon variety, and strategic positioning; players report a learning…
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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
Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Games are challenging platformers requiring skill and pattern learning; save states help but do not remove difficulty.
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+4.0
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller
Challenging puzzles and progressive mechanics provide skill tests and feedback, requiring logical thinking and problem…
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+4.0
Cossacks 3
Game requires skillful resource management, army control, and tactical planning with a steep learning curve.
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+4.0
Crimson Oath
Combat requires skillful parrying, timing, and pattern recognition; bosses are challenging and demand mastery.
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+4.0
CRYPTARK
The game demands skillful aiming, tactical decision-making, and mastery of enemy patterns with meaningful feedback on…
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+4.0
Cursed Treasure 2
Game offers challenging levels, skill trees, and strategic upgrades that reward mastery and skill development.
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+4.0
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
The game offers challenging boss fights, skill-based scoring mechanics, and requires learning patterns and timing…
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+4.0
Death Roads: Tournament
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful positioning, deck management, and tactical…
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+4.0
DED
The game is challenging especially on Hardcore mode, requiring skillful timing, aiming, and strategic decision-making…
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+4.0
Dota Underlords
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful planning, and adaptation to evolving meta; players report satisfying…
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+4.0
Dread Templar
The game offers challenging combat, skill-based movement, and a progression system rewarding mastery and exploration.
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+4.0
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
The game demands skillful calculation of odds, strategic deck building, and adapting to enemy gimmicks, providing a…
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+4.0
Eternal Dread 3
Combat requires timing, dodging, stamina management, and strategic skill use; progression and skill mastery are…
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+4.0
Field of Glory: Empires
The game requires skillful management of complex systems like decadence, trade, and military tactics, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
我来自江湖 From Jianghu
Combat is described as deep and strategic, requiring skill and tactical thinking; players improve through training and…
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+4.0
Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
The game offers challenging AI, complex logistics, and tactical combat requiring skill and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Heroes Wanted
Game challenges players with strategic deck building, elemental synergies, and boss mechanics requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Hexarchy
Game offers meaningful skill-based decisions, strategic deck management, and tactical combat challenges.
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