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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Ashen Empires
Game involves skill mastery, strategic combat, and complex tradeskills requiring player effort and learning.
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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
Legal Dungeon
The game requires careful reading, legal reasoning, and puzzle solving with detailed feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Airport Madness: World Edition
Game is easy to learn but difficult to master, requiring skillful multitasking and quick decision-making to avoid…
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+4.0
Nin Online
Combat is skill-based with a high skill ceiling; players report rewarding progression and strategic PvP.
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+4.0
Subsistence
Game is challenging with skill needed to survive, hunt, build, and manage resources; players report learning curve and…
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+4.0
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
The game challenges players with stealth mechanics, noise control, and asthma management requiring skill and careful…
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+4.0
Fancy Skulls
Game rewards skillful aiming, learning enemy weak points, and strategic use of items and weapons.
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+4.0
Labyronia RPG 2
The game offers challenging turn-based combat requiring strategy and skill, with puzzles and boss fights that test…
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+4.0
One Military Camp
Game involves skillful resource and personnel management, strategic planning, and optimization of base and troop…
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+4.0
Volume
The game offers a steady difficulty curve with challenging stealth puzzles requiring timing, positioning, and gadget…
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+4.0
Bureau of Contacts
The game challenges players with complex evidence gathering, AI ghost behavior, and requires skillful coordination and…
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+4.0
Do No Harm
The game challenges players to learn complex mechanics, solve puzzles, and manage resources effectively to succeed.
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+4.0
Drifting Lands
Requires skillful dodging and management of shields, energy, and skills; difficulty ramps up significantly
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+4.0
MechWarrior 5: Clans
Combat requires skillful mech piloting, heat management, and tactical positioning with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Of Orcs And Men
Combat system requires strategic planning and skillful use of abilities, especially on higher difficulties, providing a…
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+4.0
Outnumbered
The game is skill-based with a high difficulty curve, requiring players to master dodging, positioning, and upgrade…
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+4.0
Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
The game challenges players with complex train automation, signal programming, and optimization tasks requiring skill…
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+4.0
UFO: Aftermath
Game challenges players with tactical combat, weapon variety, and strategic decisions, requiring skillful play…
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+4.0
Dark Devotion
Challenging combat requiring skill, pattern recognition, stamina management, and boss learning
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+4.0
Popup Dungeon
Combat is challenging and tactical with a high skill ceiling; players receive feedback and can improve through…
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+4.0
Punishing: Gray Raven
Combat is skill-based with high skill ceiling, requiring timing, combos, and mastery of unique character mechanics.
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+4.0
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
Requires skillful multitasking, crew management, and tactical use of abilities to overcome challenging combat and ship…
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+4.0
UNDERWARD
Game challenges players with strategic item management, enemy behavior, and time-limited objectives requiring skill and…
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