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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
HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME
High skill ceiling with challenging bosses and combat; players improve through learning patterns and upgrades
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+4.0
illWill
Combat requires skillful aiming, weapon switching, and enemy pattern recognition; difficulty modes and modifiers add…
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+4.0
Lorn's Lure
The game demands precise platforming and mastery of complex movement mechanics, with a high skill ceiling especially in…
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+4.0
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die
Combat is described as fast, fluid, and challenging with skill-based dodging and timing; players receive feedback and…
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+4.0
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2
The combat system is skill-based with strategic depth, including real-time action and tactical elements, rewarding…
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+4.0
Midnight Hoops
The game demands skillful timing and precision in shooting, with a challenging boss fight and rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Mystic Vale
The game offers mental challenge through strategic deck crafting and managing multiple resources, with AI difficulty…
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+4.0
Neptunia Shooter
The game is challenging and requires skillful dodging and character switching to progress.
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+4.0
Osmos
The game offers challenging physics-based puzzles and requires skillful maneuvering and strategic planning, especially…
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+4.0
Pirate's Gambit
The game offers a steep learning curve with complex card and dice synergies, rewarding skillful play and strategic…
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+4.0
Pocket Kingdom
Puzzles require thoughtful problem solving and experimentation with mechanics, providing satisfying skill challenges.
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+4.0
Power Fantasy
The game offers challenging runs, skill-based dodging, and requires strategic upgrade choices, with feedback on…
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+4.0
Simple Fish Adventure
Game requires skill to master awkward fish physics and overcome challenging obstacles, especially the seagull section.
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+4.0
Spark in the Dark
The game is punishing and requires mastery of combat timing, enemy patterns, and resource management, rewarding skill…
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+4.0
The Brookhaven Experiment
The game requires skillful aiming, resource management, and strategic prioritization of enemies, with increasing…
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+4.0
Verlet Swing
Game requires mastering challenging swinging mechanics and precise timing, with skill improvement rewarded by better…
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+4.0
Age of Wonders 4
The game offers deep strategic and tactical challenges with meaningful combat mechanics and progression systems…
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+4.0
Block N Load
High skill ceiling with tactical depth, mastery of unique classes, aiming, building, and strategic planning required.
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+4.0
Chivalry 2
Combat is easy to learn but hard to master, with a high skill ceiling rewarding practice and tactical stamina…
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+4.0
Contractors
High skill ceiling with satisfying gunplay, movement mechanics like sliding and jumping, and tactical gameplay…
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+4.0
Deathtrap
Requires strategic trap upgrades, character skill builds, and active combat to overcome increasingly difficult waves.
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+4.0
Divekick
Despite simple controls, the game requires skillful timing, spacing, and strategy to master, offering a high skill…
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+4.0
Fork Parker's Holiday Profit Hike
The game is challenging and requires skillful timing and precision, with players overcoming difficult platforming…
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+4.0
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
The game offers a low skill floor with accessible inputs but also a high skill ceiling with deep mechanics, rewarding…
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