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+4.0
Fantasy of Expedition
The game involves skillful army building, strategic planning, and tactical positioning with feedback from combat…
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+4.0
Fireboy and Watergirl: Online
The game challenges players with progressively complex puzzles requiring skill, timing, and coordination.
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+4.0
Floppy Knights
Game requires skillful planning, tactical positioning, and deckbuilding to overcome challenging levels.
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+4.0
Fraymakers
Gameplay is skill-based with a high skill ceiling, combo mechanics, and technical movement; players report rewarding…
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+4.0
Help Will Come Tomorrow
The game challenges players with complex resource management, survival mechanics, and strategic planning, rewarding…
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+4.0
Horace
Challenging platforming and puzzles requiring skill and precision; difficulty ramps up and players receive feedback and…
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+4.0
HunterX
Combat requires skillful timing of parries, dodges, and attacks; bosses present challenging tests of player ability.
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+4.0
IGTAP: an Incremental Game That's Also a Platformer
The game demands skillful platforming and optimization of routes, rewarding mastery and mechanical improvement.
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+4.0
Injustice: Gods Among Us
The game offers a deep combat system with skill-based combos, juggling, and advanced mechanics like clash system and EX…
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+4.0
Leenie Boog
The game requires skillful listening, quick reactions, and learning enemy patterns to succeed, providing a challenging…
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+4.0
Metal Warriors
The game requires mastering different mech controls and strategies, with challenging missions and a high difficulty…
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+4.0
Miasma Chronicles
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful planning and execution, with meaningful feedback and progression.
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+4.0
Nine Treasures of Liuyin
Combat rewards skillful blocking, parrying, and timing; boss fights require mastery of mechanics despite some balance…
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+4.0
NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful execution, timing, and mastery of combos, with feedback on…
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+4.0
Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
The game offers challenging combat, positioning, and resource management with skill-based progression and feedback.
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+4.0
Plague Inc.
The game requires strategic planning and skillful balancing of infection, severity, and lethality to succeed, with a…
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+4.0
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
The game offers challenging levels requiring skillful planning and adaptation, with star challenges demanding mastery.
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+4.0
Ravenswatch
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful combat, strategic planning, and mastery of…
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+4.0
Roguelands
The game is challenging with skillful combat, requiring learning enemy patterns and mastering controls; players receive…
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+4.0
SCARLET NEXUS
Combat requires skillful timing, combo chaining, and strategic use of abilities; boss fights are challenging and demand…
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+4.0
SILENT HILL f
Combat and puzzles provide a challenging experience, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful dodging…
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+4.0
SpellForce: Conquest of Eo
The game offers challenging tactical combat, strategic planning, and a steep learning curve that rewards skillful play…
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+4.0
Spikit
Game demands sharp reflexes and skillful dodging; players improve by mastering timing and patterns.
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+4.0
Star Crusade CCG
Game involves strategic deck building, skillful play, and learning unique mechanics; players report a satisfying…
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