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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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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
Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy
The game features challenging puzzles that require logic and research, with rewarding problem-solving and feedback…
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+4.0
New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering
The game involves mastering complex climbing mechanics and physics, with a significant learning curve and skill…
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+4.0
One Dreamer
The game offers challenging coding puzzles and minigames that require skill and problem solving, with feedback and…
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+4.0
Paint Warfare
Game involves skillful aiming, fast-paced movement, and mastery of abilities, with players reporting improvement and…
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+4.0
Pawnbarian
The game challenges players with strategic puzzles requiring skillful planning and execution, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Sinister Night 2
Game involves complex social deduction, strategic item use, and skillful deception requiring attentive observation and…
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+4.0
Skyborn
Combat requires strategic use of threat mechanics, buffs, debuffs, and equipment customization; boss fights especially…
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+4.0
Super Sanctum TD
The game offers increasing difficulty, skill upgrades, and strategic challenges that require effective planning and…
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+4.0
Tears of Metal
Combat requires skillful dodging, blocking, parrying, and managing cooldowns; players improve through learning enemy…
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+4.0
The Light Brigade
Challenging combat with skill-based gunplay, boss fights, and progression systems that reward mastery.
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+4.0
The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An
The game offers challenging difficulty levels with strategic depth, requiring skillful planning and tactical execution.
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+4.0
Trimmer Tycoon
Game challenges players with precise trimming and color matching under time pressure, requiring skill and improvement.
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+4.0
Tropico Reloaded
Game offers complex challenges in balancing economy, politics, and citizen needs, requiring skillful management and…
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+4.0
Virtua Unlimited Project
The game offers skill-based combat with combo systems, boss pattern learning, and difficulty modes including a…
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+4.0
Warriors of the Nile 2
The game challenges players to master tactical positioning, synergy combos, and resource management, with a learning…
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+4.0
BRAIN / OUT
Game rewards skillful play, aiming, and tactical thinking; players report satisfying gunplay and challenging stealth…
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+4.0
Old World
The game offers deep strategic challenges, requiring skillful management of resources, units, and political…
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+4.0
Antihero
Game offers tactical depth and strategic challenges, rewarding skillful planning and execution.
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+4.0
Call of the Elder Gods
Puzzles are challenging and require logical thinking, environmental observation, and deduction, providing satisfying…
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+4.0
CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story™
The game offers challenging platforming and combat, especially on higher difficulties, with skill-based mechanics like…
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+4.0
Demeo
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful card and movement management, and overcoming challenging AI and boss fights.
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+4.0
FPV LOGIC
High skill ceiling with realistic physics that require practice; players improve real-life flying skills through…
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+4.0
Grail
The game offers deep strategic complexity, skill expression, and meaningful decision-making in deck construction and…
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+4.0
GTTOD
The game challenges players with skillful fast-paced movement and precise gunplay, rewarding mastery and tactical…
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