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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Growth
A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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+4.0
White Noise 2
High skill ceiling with strategic gameplay, teamwork, and monster hunting mechanics; players improve through learning…
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+4.0
Arcanists
The game has a steep learning curve, skill-based turn-based combat, ranked play, and strategic depth requiring mastery…
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Game offers challenging combat, skill progression, and difficulty modes that require player skill and strategy.
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+4.0
Bread & Fred
The game is challenging and requires skillful timing and coordination, with a steep learning curve and mastery needed.
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+4.0
Cardboard Town
Game offers challenging resource management, strategic planning, and skillful deck handling with meaningful feedback on…
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+4.0
Crisis Brigade 2 reloaded
Game is challenging, requiring skillful aiming, timing, and learning enemy patterns; players report satisfaction from…
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+4.0
Iron Fisticle
Game requires skillful twin-stick shooting, dodging, and strategic use of upgrades; difficulty ramps up and mastery is…
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+4.0
Lone Fungus
The game features challenging platforming and boss fights requiring skill and mastery; feedback and progression reward…
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+4.0
Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
The game is challenging with skill-based aiming, upgrading, and tactical decisions, requiring player effectiveness and…
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+4.0
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Games require skillful platforming, boss pattern mastery, and strategic weapon use; achievements encourage mastery.
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+4.0
Minesweeper Ultimate
Game challenges players with logic puzzles requiring skillful deduction; achievements and leaderboards reward mastery…
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+4.0
Order of Battle: World War II
The game requires strategic thinking, managing supply, unit positioning, and adapting to AI tactics, providing skill…
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+4.0
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
The game offers skill-based combo systems, diverse character mechanics, and a high skill ceiling appreciated by…
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+4.0
Screw Drivers
Game challenges players to master vehicle building, gear ratios, and driving skills with feedback from races and…
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+4.0
Skull Horde
The game offers meaningful skill challenges, strategic planning, and feedback through progression and build…
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+4.0
Songs of Silence
The game offers strategic depth, skillful army composition, tactical card play, and challenging campaign missions…
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+4.0
Star Ruler 2
The game requires strategic thinking, mastering complex economic and diplomatic systems, and skillful ship design and…
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+4.0
Star Wolves
The game challenges players to manage resources, pilot skills, and tactical combat effectively, with a steep learning…
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+4.0
Starless Abyss
The game offers challenging tactical combat with layered mechanics like heat management, positioning, and card…
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+4.0
Strategos
High skill needed to manage timing, positioning, and coordination; punishes tactical errors and rewards mastery of…
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+4.0
Tangledeep
Challenging gameplay with skill-based combat, strategic resource management, and meaningful progression.
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+4.0
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 GLOBAL MATCH
The game demands skillful execution, precise inputs, and strategic team composition; players report a steep learning…
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+4.0
The RPG Engine
Engages users in complex map building, terrain sculpting, character customization, and use of many assets requiring…
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+4.0
WAKFU
The game requires strategic thinking, skillful turn-based combat, and mastery of complex mechanics; players report a…
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