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+4.0
EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe
The game requires skillful management and strategic thinking, with a learning curve described as easy to learn but hard…
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+4.0
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
The game requires skillful listening, timing, and quick reactions to survive, with increasing difficulty and challenges…
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+4.0
Hyper Chess
Game involves skillful real-time decision making and strategic planning with a novel chess variant, providing…
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+4.0
Ion Fury
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful aiming, weapon management, and strategy, especially on higher…
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+4.0
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
The game offers challenging gameplay requiring skillful multitasking, coordination, and mastery of controls.
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+4.0
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The game offers a steep learning curve with skill-based mechanics like drifting, mini-turbo, and item management; time…
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+4.0
Metro Gravity
The game offers challenging puzzles, rhythm-based combat requiring timing and skill, and boss fights that reward…
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+4.0
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Combat requires skillful use of combos, dodging, and exploiting enemy weaknesses; Nemesis system adds strategic depth…
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+4.0
Midnight Heist
Game involves skillful stealth, hacking mini-games, and managing entity threats with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Combat requires skillful dodging, pattern learning, and timing; bosses are challenging and reward mastery.
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+4.0
Muck
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skill to survive, fight bosses, and optimize progression.
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+4.0
Myst III: Exile
Challenging puzzles require skill, logic, and observation; players receive clear feedback and rewarding puzzle…
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+4.0
Octogeddon
The game offers a challenging skill curve with strategic weapon choices and reflex-based gameplay, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
PIPE by BMX Streets
Game has a steep learning curve with nuanced controls and physics that reward skill mastery and trick execution.
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+4.0
Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
Challenging gameplay with skill-based shooting, dodging, and progression through unlocks and relics
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+4.0
Riven
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill, note-taking, and problem solving, with feedback through puzzle…
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+4.0
Royal Alchemist
The game challenges players with stat management, skill checks, and strategic planning to avoid death and progress…
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+4.0
Shardpunk
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, resource management, and decision-making.
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+4.0
Skelly Selest
The game features skill-based combat with a learning curve, requiring mastery of enemy patterns and controls.
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+4.0
Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers
The game is challenging with skill-based dodging and shooting, requiring learning enemy patterns and reflexes…
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+4.0
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!
Game rewards skillful play especially on higher difficulties; mastering movement, reload timing, and strategic use of…
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+4.0
SteamWorld Heist II
Tactical turn-based combat with manual aiming skill; players feel effective overcoming challenges and experimenting…
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+4.0
There Are No Orcs
Game offers strategic depth, skillful building placement, and commander mastery with feedback through progression and…
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+4.0
Unrailed!
Game is easy to learn but hard to master; requires skillful multitasking, coordination, and quick decision-making.
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