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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
Angry Penguin
The game offers a challenging die-and-retry platforming experience requiring skill, timing, and learning from failures.
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+4.0
Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
The game offers challenging platforming and boss fights requiring skill and timing, with feedback on performance and…
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+4.0
Blackwake
Gameplay requires skill in aiming cannons, coordinating team actions, managing ship repairs, and tactical positioning…
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+4.0
C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)
Gameplay involves skillful shooting, situational awareness, weapon management, and progression through increasingly…
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+4.0
Cosmic Star Heroine
Combat system is strategic and challenging, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful planning and…
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+4.0
Death Crown
Game offers a skill challenge with fast-paced RTS mechanics, requiring quick decisions and adaptation to AI and map…
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+4.0
Diggles: The Myth of Fenris
Game involves skill progression, research, and overcoming challenges; players must manage complex systems and…
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+4.0
Disgaea 4 Complete+
The game involves overcoming challenging tactical battles and mastering complex mechanics, with feedback on performance…
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+4.0
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
Gameplay involves skillful parkour, combat mechanics with weighty feedback, and progression through skill upgrades and…
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+4.0
Electronic Super Joy 2
The game is described as brutally hard with challenging platforming requiring skill and precision, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Combat requires skillful timing, learning combos, parrying, and pattern recognition; bosses provide challenging tests…
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+4.0
GIBZ
Game features challenging boss fights and skill-based dodging mechanics requiring player skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Grim Nights
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful resource management and tactical defense to succeed.
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+4.0
In Falsus
The rhythm game is challenging with a high skill ceiling and complex controls, rewarding skill development and mastery.
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+4.0
In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure
Puzzles provide a satisfying challenge with a smooth difficulty curve and rewarding problem solving.
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+4.0
Inside the Backrooms
Challenging puzzles requiring significant brain usage and skillful avoidance of entities provide a strong sense of…
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+4.0
Istanbul: Digital Edition
Game requires strategic planning, route optimization, and tactical decisions to succeed, with AI providing a…
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+4.0
Journey to Incrementalia
Game challenges players with skill trees, build optimization, and overcoming increasingly complex walls.
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+4.0
Katanaut
Combat requires skillful timing, dodging, parrying, and mastery of stamina management; players improve through learning…
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+4.0
Kuro survival
The game offers skill-based combat with timing and dodging challenges, rewarding player improvement and mastery.
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+4.0
Lithium City
Game challenges players with precise aiming, dodging, and strategic use of weapons; skillful play is rewarded.
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+4.0
MannaRites
The game features challenging combat with skill-based timing, combos, blocking, and positioning, requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
MoteMancer
The game challenges players with complex logistics puzzles, unique hex grid mechanics, and managing entropy, requiring…
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+4.0
Mr. Shifty
Requires skillful use of teleportation and timing to survive one-hit deaths and defeat enemies.
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