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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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Avernum 3: Ruined World
The game features tactical turn-based combat with strategic positioning, skill development, and difficulty settings…
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+4.0
Hardware Engineers
Game involves technical challenges like diagnosing hardware/software issues, assembling PCs, and managing a business.
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+4.0
Knightin'+
Game features skill-based combat with pattern recognition for bosses and challenging puzzles requiring problem solving.
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+4.0
Kotama and Academy Citadel
Combat is skill-based with parrying, dodging, and combo mechanics; boss fights require learning patterns and timing.
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+4.0
SAMURAI SHODOWN
The game rewards skillful reads, timing, and execution with high damage and punishing mechanics, offering a strong…
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+4.0
SURV1V3
Game requires skillful gunplay, melee combat, inventory management, and tactical decision-making with feedback on…
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+4.0
Backpack Jianghu
The game requires skillful inventory management, strategic planning, and understanding of complex item synergies to…
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+4.0
Caliber
Gameplay is challenging with tactical depth, skill-based shooting, and progression systems that reward mastery and…
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+4.0
Emily Wants To Play
Game requires learning and mastering different mechanics for each doll, with increasing difficulty and skill needed…
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+4.0
FURIDASHI: Drift Cyber Sport
The game features a steep learning curve with realistic physics and tuning complexity, rewarding skill development and…
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+4.0
iBomber Defense Pacific
The game offers a balanced challenge with skill-based tower placement, upgrades, and tactical decisions, especially on…
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+4.0
Initial Drift Online
Game demands skillful drifting and mastering challenging physics; players improve through practice and tuning.
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+4.0
MotoGP™15
The game has a steep learning curve with challenging physics and AI, rewarding skill development and mastery.
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+4.0
Out of the Park Baseball 27
The game offers deep strategic challenges, complex statistics, and skillful management tasks that require learning and…
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+4.0
Plains of Pain
Game is challenging with skill trees, survival mechanics, combat, and crafting requiring mastery.
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+4.0
SimAirport
The game offers a challenging management simulation with micromanagement, optimization, and problem solving.
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+4.0
Train Sim World® 4
The game offers a challenging learning curve with realistic train controls, signaling, and scenario planning that…
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+4.0
Tricking 0
Steep learning curve with skill mastery required; players feel satisfaction from improving and nailing combos.
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+4.0
Airport X-Ray Simulator
The game challenges players to improve observation skills, interpret x-ray images, and manage time effectively, with a…
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+4.0
Century: Age of Ashes
The game is easy to pick up but hard to master, with a high skill ceiling and rewarding combat mechanics.
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+4.0
Deadly Hunter VR
The game offers challenging aiming mechanics, strategic trap placement, and skill-based progression with leaderboards.
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+4.0
DeathSprint 66
High skill ceiling with challenging tracks, precise movement, and mastery of abilities required; players report…
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+4.0
Disoriented
Challenging puzzles requiring spatial reasoning and planning provide a strong sense of skill mastery and accomplishment.
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+4.0
Drakensang
Complex RPG mechanics with tactical real-time combat with pause, requiring strategic planning and skillful management.
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