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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Broken Universe - Tower Defense
The game offers challenging difficulty with complex mechanics, requiring skillful planning and adaptation to succeed.
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+4.0
Call of Duty®: Black Ops
Game offers skill-based gunplay, challenging campaign on Veteran difficulty, and mastery in Zombies mode.
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+4.0
CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense
The game offers challenging levels with complex enemy types and requires skillful resource management and tactical…
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+4.0
China: Mao's legacy
The game challenges players with complex political and economic systems requiring skillful management and strategic…
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+4.0
Chinese Parents
The game involves skill-building, mini-games, and strategic stat management to succeed academically and socially.
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+4.0
Decimate Drive
Gameplay requires skillful dodging, timing, and use of environment; players feel challenged and effective when…
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+4.0
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful combos, timing, and strategic use of abilities like Thera's Bane.
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+4.0
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Challenging gameplay with weapon management, boss fights requiring pattern learning, and skillful shooting
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+4.0
Hail to the Rainbow
The game offers challenging puzzles, combat requiring skill and strategy, and feedback through progression and story.
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+4.0
Hell Maiden
Game offers challenging bullet hell gameplay with boss fights requiring skillful dodging and strategic build choices.
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+4.0
ICBM
The game requires strategic thinking, managing research and production, and adapting to AI tactics, providing skill…
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+4.0
Ikenfell
Combat requires skillful timing and strategic positioning; difficulty can be adjusted but default mode offers…
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+4.0
MannaRites
The game features challenging combat with skill-based timing, combos, blocking, and positioning, requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
High skill ceiling with complex micromanagement, tactical positioning, and detailed unit control requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Nauticrawl
The game challenges players to master a difficult control scheme and manage resources effectively, rewarding skill and…
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+4.0
Near Death
Requires skillful navigation, resource management, and crafting to overcome environmental challenges.
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+4.0
Nexus 5X
Game involves strategic decision-making, optimization of limited actions, and skillful management of resources and…
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+4.0
Oblivion Override
Combat is skill-based with pattern recognition, dodge timing, and build optimization; boss fights are challenging but…
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+4.0
Over the Counter
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful management and strategy to overcome RNG and…
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+4.0
Pronty
Combat and boss fights provide challenging skill tests with feedback; players learn enemy patterns and optimize builds.
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+4.0
Requiem of Reuinis
The game challenges players with strategic planning, optimization, and resource management, rewarding skillful build…
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+4.0
Ring of Pain
The game is challenging and rewards skillful play, learning enemy behaviors, and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Sonny Legacy Collection
Gameplay involves skillful turn-based combat, strategic builds, and overcoming challenging bosses with feedback on…
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+4.0
Super Mega Baseball 3
Game offers a challenging skill-based experience with pitching, batting, and fielding mechanics that reward mastery and…
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