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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
The game challenges players to manage resources, research technologies, and conduct battles effectively, requiring…
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+4.0
ScooterFlow
Game involves mastering realistic physics and skill-based trick execution, with players reporting learning curves and…
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+4.0
Slayaway Camp
Puzzles increase in difficulty and complexity, requiring skillful planning and problem solving.
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+4.0
Supraland
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill and insight, rewarding problem solving and mastery of mechanics…
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+4.0
The Bard's Tale Trilogy
Game involves skillful party management, tactical combat, puzzle solving, and progression through challenging dungeons…
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
Combat is strategic and challenging, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful use of character abilities…
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+4.0
Trust Me, I Nailed It
The game challenges players to think strategically and optimize attack and defense sequences, requiring skillful…
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+4.0
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Combat and platforming require skillful aiming, timing, and tactical decisions; enemy AI is challenging and varied…
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+4.0
Utopia Must Fall
Game requires skillful aiming, prioritization, and strategic upgrade choices to survive increasingly difficult waves.
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+4.0
VR The Diner Duo
Game features increasing difficulty levels requiring skill, coordination, and memory, with feedback through star…
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Game offers skill-based RTS gameplay with unit micromanagement, strategic point control, and tactical decision making.
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+4.0
BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Combat is skill-based with fluid combos and challenging bosses; players improve through practice and mastery.
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+4.0
Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
The game challenges players with strategic depth, skillful unit management, and tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
Corn Kidz 64
The game offers challenging platforming and puzzles requiring skill mastery, rewarding player competence.
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+4.0
CozyTyper
Focus on improving typing accuracy and speed with detailed feedback and progress tracking; challenges encourage skill…
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+4.0
Empires of the Undergrowth
Challenging RTS gameplay with strategic resource management and colony building requiring skill and adaptation
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+4.0
Endoparasitic
The game demands skillful mouse control, reaction speed, and mastery of unique mechanics like manual reloading and…
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+4.0
Enter the Chronosphere
The game challenges players to master complex mechanics, anticipate enemy moves, and optimize builds, rewarding…
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+4.0
Five Nights at Freddy's
The game requires skillful timing, observation, and resource management to survive increasing difficulty nights…
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+4.0
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
The game demands skillful multitasking, fast reactions, and strategic timing to survive, with increasing difficulty and…
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+4.0
GigaBash
Game features a skill ceiling with combos, timing, and strategic use of environment; players report learning curve and…
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+4.0
Lumines Arise
Game offers skill-based challenges, a learning curve, and modes that reward mastery and high scores.
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+4.0
Melatonin
Game offers skill challenges with tight timing windows, hard modes, and perfect score goals.
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+4.0
Metal Fatigue
Game offers challenging AI, complex multi-layered combat, and skillful mech customization requiring strategic mastery.
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