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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Outlaws + A Handful of Missions (Classic, 1997)
The game is challenging with punishing gunplay, requiring skillful aiming, reloading, and tactical positioning…
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+4.0
Patch Quest
Challenging bullet hell gameplay with skill progression, mastery of mounts, and strategic use of abilities.
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+4.0
Pluto
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful spell combos and strategic planning, with players reporting…
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+4.0
Project Wingman
The game offers challenging dogfights, boss battles, and skillful maneuvers like AOA limiter turns, requiring player…
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+4.0
ROBOBEAT
The game features skill-based parrying, timing, and combo systems with a high skill ceiling and rewarding feedback…
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+4.0
RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe
Game involves skillful balancing of finances, coaster design with ride statistics, and park management challenges that…
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+4.0
Slots & Daggers
Players engage in skill checks and strategic build optimization, with feedback on performance and progression, though…
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+4.0
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Players engage in skillful deduction, evidence presentation, and logical reasoning with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Vengeful Rites
Combat requires skillful sword swings, parrying, aiming magic and archery; puzzles require problem solving; boss fights…
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+4.0
VOIN
Combat is skill-based, fast-paced, and rewarding with meaningful feedback; players overcome challenging enemies and…
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+4.0
Whiteboyz Wit Attitude: The Pursuit of Money
Gameplay involves skillful rhythm timing and mastering challenging mechanics.
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+4.0
Wingspan
Game involves strategic planning, engine building, and skillful resource management with feedback on performance and…
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+4.0
World of Goo
The game challenges players with physics-based puzzles requiring skill, planning, and precision, especially for OCD…
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+4.0
8Bit Fiesta - The Drinking Game
Game is challenging with fast-paced mini-games requiring skill and precision; players report dying frequently and…
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+4.0
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
Game requires skillful resource management, strategic planning, and unit control with a high skill ceiling.
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+4.0
Aimtastic
Challenging drills and scoring system provide feedback and skill improvement opportunities.
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+4.0
Alien: Isolation
High skill required to survive unpredictable alien AI, manage resources, and use stealth effectively; challenging…
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+4.0
Attack on Titan 2 - A.O.T.2
Combat requires skillful use of ODM gear and targeting titan weak points; gameplay is easy to learn but hard to master…
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+4.0
Braid
The game features challenging puzzles that require skillful timing, problem solving, and mastery of unique time-based…
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+4.0
Death Howl
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, deckbuilding, and learning enemy behaviors.
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+4.0
Discussion Over Dinner
The game challenges players to quickly form coherent responses under pressure, multitask, and manage timing, requiring…
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+4.0
DOOM 64
The game offers challenging combat, intricate level design, and puzzle solving that require skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Double Action: Boogaloo
Game rewards skillful stunts, stylish kills, and mastery of movement mechanics; players report a learning curve and…
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+4.0
Driftwood
Game features a learning curve with skill mastery required for drifting and speed control; players receive feedback via…
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