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+4.0
Ugly
The game offers challenging puzzles and boss fights that require skill, timing, and mastery of mechanics, providing a…
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+4.0
A Monster's Expedition
Puzzles range from approachable to very challenging, requiring skillful problem solving and logical thinking.
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+4.0
Atelier Meruru ~The Apprentice of Arland~ DX
The game involves mastering complex alchemy systems, strategic combat, and time/resource management with clear feedback…
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+4.0
Billionaire Lovers
The game challenges players to understand scams and deception, requiring attention and learning through multiple…
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+4.0
Bladesong
The game offers a skillful crafting system with detailed mechanics and player feedback, requiring attention and…
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+4.0
CarX Drift Racing Online
The game offers a challenging learning curve with skill-based drifting mechanics and rewarding mastery, supported by…
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+4.0
Cursed 2
Combat requires skillful dodging and timing; puzzles are challenging but rewarding; leveling system provides feedback…
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+4.0
DEMON'S TILT
Game rewards skillful play, learning complex mechanics, and mastering fast-paced pinball action with boss fights and…
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+4.0
.Forty-Five
The game offers strategic depth, skillful deckbuilding, and tactical combat challenges that require player mastery and…
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+4.0
Gazillionaire
Game involves skillful economic decisions, stock market manipulation, and overcoming random challenges.
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+4.0
Golden Krone Hotel
The game offers tactical combat, skillful use of light mechanics, potion identification, and strategic decision-making…
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+4.0
Granny: Chapter Two
The game challenges players to learn AI behaviors, memorize item locations, and solve puzzles under pressure, providing…
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+4.0
Heretic + Hexen
The game offers challenging combat, skillful parrying mechanics, and rebalanced weapons that reward player skill and…
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+4.0
I Wanna Maker
The game offers challenging precision platforming with a skill ceiling that rewards mastery and provides feedback…
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+4.0
LUMINES REMASTERED
High skill ceiling with challenging puzzles, missions, and modes; players report learning curves and mastery over time.
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+4.0
Master Healer Kale with useless party
Gameplay involves skillful timing of heals and buffs, managing mana and cooldowns, and adapting strategies to dungeon…
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+4.0
Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms
Game involves strategic skill in managing campaigns and real-time battles; players overcome complex challenges.
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+4.0
Megaquarium
Game involves managing complex fish needs, staff, guest satisfaction, and equipment, providing skillful puzzle-like…
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+4.0
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®
The game presents challenging platforming and puzzles requiring skill, timing, and strategy, with quicksave reducing…
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+4.0
Ostriv
The game offers a challenging economic and resource management system requiring skillful balancing and strategic…
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+4.0
OXXO
Puzzles progressively increase in difficulty, requiring skillful spatial reasoning and logical thinking with feedback…
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+4.0
ReCharge RC: High Voltage
The game offers challenging physics-based driving that requires skill mastery and precise control, with leaderboards…
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+4.0
RED
Combat rewards skillful dodging, parrying, combo chaining, and boss fight mastery, providing a satisfying challenge…
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+4.0
Rift Riff
Game offers strategic challenges, puzzle-like levels, and requires skillful planning and adaptation.
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