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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
HELLDIVERS™ 2
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, requiring teamwork, strategic use of stratagems, and mastery of mechanics…
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+4.0
One Hand Clapping
The game challenges players to master pitch control, breath, rhythm, and vocal skills with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Panzer Corps 2
The game requires strategic thinking, skillful unit management, and adaptation to challenging AI and scenarios.
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+4.0
Railway Empire
The game offers challenging logistics, track planning, and economic management requiring skill and learning, especially…
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+4.0
Ricochet
Game requires skillful aiming, timing, and movement; described as easy to learn but hard to master with a high skill…
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+4.0
Terrorhedron Tower Defense
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve and requires skillful planning and adaptation to succeed.
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+4.0
Tyr
Game rewards skillful positioning, aiming, and strategic use of abilities with clear feedback on armor and penetration…
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+4.0
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, especially on higher difficulties; players improve through practice and…
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+4.0
West Hunt
Game requires skill in deduction, memory, pattern recognition, and map knowledge; players report a steep learning curve…
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+4.0
Age of Wonders III
The game offers deep tactical combat and strategic empire management with skill-based challenges and meaningful…
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+4.0
Ancient Enemy
The game involves strategic planning, managing combos, and tactical combat with feedback on performance and skill…
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+4.0
Armed with Wings: Rearmed
Combat requires skillful timing, combos, and learning enemy patterns; survival mode adds challenge.
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+4.0
Armored Brigade
The game demands tactical skill, understanding of terrain, unit capabilities, and command delays; mistakes are punished…
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+4.0
Audio Trip
Game offers a challenging skill curve with increasing difficulty levels and requires coordination and full-body…
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+4.0
Brigandine The Legend of Runersia
The game involves strategic planning, army management, and tactical battles requiring skill and adaptation.
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+4.0
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Game requires skillful planning, timing, and mastery of controls; missions are challenging and reward effective…
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+4.0
Death Squared
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill, coordination, and problem-solving, with increasing difficulty…
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+4.0
Dimhaven - The Lost Source
Puzzles are challenging, require logic, math, and critical thinking, with a good balance of difficulty and rewarding…
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+4.0
Eco
Requires skill development, specialization, and mastery of complex systems with feedback on performance
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+4.0
Eternal Return
Steep learning curve with skill-based combat, crafting, and strategy; players report rewarding mastery and skill…
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+4.0
Fashion Police Squad
The game challenges players with complex enemy combinations and weapon switching mechanics, rewarding skillful play and…
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+4.0
First Person Tennis - The Real Tennis Simulator
The game rewards skillful strokes, timing, and positioning with realistic physics and challenging AI, especially in…
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+4.0
Hellsplit: Arena
Combat requires skillful blocking, parrying, and strategic targeting of enemies' weak points; players report satisfying…
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+4.0
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 3
The game involves complex strategy, unit management, and skill mastery, requiring players to learn unit counters, use…
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