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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
CoH 2 - The Western Front Armies: Oberkommando West
The game requires skillful economic management, unit control, and strategic use of specialized units and commanders.
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+4.0
Deep Dungeons of Doom
Combat requires timing and pattern recognition, with challenging bosses and skill mastery rewarded.
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+4.0
DUNGEON ENCOUNTERS
Combat requires strategic planning and understanding of enemy defenses; mistakes are punished but learning is rewarded.
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+4.0
EA Sports UFC 6
The game rewards skillful play with strategic striking, stamina management, and timing; grappling is less refined but…
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+4.0
Fate of the World
The game is challenging and requires skillful management of complex systems and strategic planning to succeed.
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+4.0
Franchise Hockey Manager 6
The game offers a deep and complex management simulation with many stats and micromanagement options, requiring skill…
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+4.0
Gallipoli
Gunplay is challenging with realistic recoil, suppression effects, and ballistics requiring skill and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
HeXen II
The game is challenging with punishing combat, complex puzzles, and requires skillful resource management and spatial…
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+4.0
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Game offers strategic depth and skill-based deck building; players report learning curve and rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Legal Dungeon
The game requires careful reading, legal reasoning, and puzzle solving with detailed feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Making History: The Second World War
The game involves complex micromanagement, balancing economy, production, and military, requiring skill and strategic…
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+4.0
No More Heroes 3
Combat is challenging and skill-based with rewarding mechanics like perfect dodges and combos; boss fights require…
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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
Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
Puzzle solving is challenging and requires skill, memory, and logical reasoning, with some puzzles considered difficult…
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+4.0
Red Solstice 2: Survivors
The game demands skillful tactical play, resource management, and coordination, especially at higher difficulties.
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+4.0
Seraph
Game challenges players with skill-based acrobatic movement and dodging; difficulty scales with player performance…
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+4.0
Shell Shockers
The game rewards skillful aiming, positioning, and strategic play with a high skill ceiling and feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Star Trucker
Game involves skillful driving, resource management, and system maintenance with feedback and progression.
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+4.0
Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold
The game demands skillful management of complex economic, military, and diplomatic systems with a steep learning curve…
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+4.0
The Baconing
The game is challenging, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful combat, timing of blocks and…
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+4.0
Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
Players must master supply lines, terrain, and timing; game punishes mistakes and rewards skillful planning and…
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+4.0
Vengeance
Game involves skillful gunplay, recoil control, and tactical movement; players report a satisfying challenge especially…
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+4.0
We Were Here Too
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful communication and problem solving, with feedback through…
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+4.0
Beautiful Mystic Survivors
The game involves skillful play, weapon upgrades, and strategic choices to overcome challenging enemies and bosses…
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