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+4.0
PEG
Progressively challenging puzzles require skillful planning and foresight; feedback through success or failure.
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+4.0
Pro Office Calculator
Game offers challenging puzzles requiring skill, problem solving, and occasional trial and error, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Renowned Explorers: International Society
The game involves mastering complex tactical combat, skill checks, and strategic resource management, rewarding…
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+4.0
Rogue Glitch Ultra
Game requires skillful platforming, dodging, and strategic item use; players report a satisfying learning curve and…
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+4.0
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit
The game offers complex strategic and tactical challenges requiring skillful planning and execution, with feedback…
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+4.0
Sacrifice
Gameplay requires skillful micro-management, strategic use of spells and units, and mastery of unique mechanics like…
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+4.0
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
The game involves mastering complex rice farming mechanics and skillful combat, with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Synth Riders
The game offers skill challenges with increasing difficulty levels, leaderboards, and requires precise timing and…
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+4.0
The Dig®
Challenging puzzles requiring logic, observation, and trial-and-error provide a strong sense of skill and…
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+4.0
The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator
Game challenges players with complex physics puzzles and building tasks requiring skill and problem solving.
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+4.0
The Karters 2: Turbo Charged
High skill ceiling with challenging mechanics like boosting, drifting, and reserve management; players report learning…
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+4.0
Thief Gold (1999)
The game challenges players with complex stealth mechanics, sound and light management, and requires skillful…
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+4.0
Touhou Kinjoukyou ~ Fossilized Wonders.
The game is challenging with brutal bullet patterns and difficulty spikes, rewarding skillful play and mastery of…
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+4.0
Triple Town
Game challenges players to think ahead, plan moves, and manage limited space, rewarding skillful play.
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+4.0
UBERMOSH Vol.3
The game is challenging with fast-paced combat requiring skillful dodging, shooting, and swordplay; achievements…
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+4.0
Upload Labs
Game involves significant problem solving, optimization, and skillful management of complex systems with feedback on…
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+4.0
Vertigo Remastered
The game offers skill-based combat, boss fights, puzzles, and progression systems that challenge players and provide…
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition
Combat requires skillful use of ranged and melee attacks, with challenging enemies and difficulty scaling.
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+4.0
Witchtastic
Game offers increasing difficulty, skill challenges, and rewards mastery with gem ratings.
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+4.0
Age of Empires® III (2007)
The game offers skill-based RTS gameplay with strategic depth, unit management, and tactical challenges.
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+4.0
Anomaly President
Combat system requires skillful use of combos, parry, dodge, and timing; players report satisfying challenge and…
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+4.0
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings DX
Crafting and combat systems offer depth and skill-based optimization, especially in alchemy and battle combos.
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+4.0
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend
The game offers deep and complex fighting mechanics with tutorials and challenge modes to master combos and skills…
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+4.0
Bloons TD Battles
Game requires skillful strategy, timing, and micro-management; players improve through learning tower interactions and…
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