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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Tricky Doors
Game offers a range of puzzles with varying difficulty, requiring skill and logical thinking; players report feeling…
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+4.0
Wild Growth
The game requires skillful timing, resource management, and strategic upgrades to overcome increasingly difficult…
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+4.0
Xenopurge
Game challenges players with tactical decision-making, quick command input, and adapting to evolving threats.
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+4.0
Zero Division
The game demands strategic thinking, planning, and skillful execution to overcome varied and challenging encounters.
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+4.0
SlipSlop: World's Hardest Platformer Game
Game requires skillful timing and mastery of slippery physics to progress; players report challenge and learning curve.
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+4.0
The Age of Decadence
The game demands skillful specialization and mastery of complex mechanics; failure is common without competence.
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+4.0
1 Screen Platformer
The game challenges players with precise platforming, timing, and pattern memorization, rewarding skill mastery and…
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+4.0
Chromosome Evil 2
The game requires skillful resource management, tactical combat, and strategic planning with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Deceive Inc.
High skill ceiling with tactical gameplay, aiming, and deception; players report rewarding skill expression and…
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+4.0
DERE EVIL EXE
Challenging platforming requiring skill, precision, and learning from repeated failures; rewards mastery and…
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+4.0
Furi Demake - The Chain
The game is challenging with skill-based combat, pattern memorization, and aiming for S-ranks, providing strong…
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+4.0
Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
Puzzles require critical thinking and problem solving with varying difficulty and feedback.
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+4.0
Grapple Dog
Game offers skill-based platforming with a high skill ceiling, challenging time trials, and rewarding mastery of…
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+4.0
IRON REBELLION
Game offers skill-based mech control, aiming, and tactical combat with a high skill ceiling and responsive feedback.
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+4.0
Jetpack Joyride
The game offers a skill-based challenge with increasing speed, obstacle avoidance, and mission objectives that require…
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+4.0
METAL EDEN
The game offers fast-paced, skill-based combat with satisfying gunplay and movement mechanics that reward mastery and…
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+4.0
Noun Town Language Learning
The game provides skill challenges like voice recognition, vocabulary tests, and mini-games that give feedback and…
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+4.0
Occlude
The game challenges players to solve puzzles by figuring out hidden win conditions and mastering solitaire variants.
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2022
The game offers a challenging learning curve, requires strategic thinking, and rewards skillful management and race…
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+4.0
Protolife
The game demands skillful execution, quick thinking, and mastery of complex tower-building patterns, with challenging…
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+4.0
Rocket Bot Royale
Game is easy to learn but hard to master, requiring skillful aiming, timing, and strategic use of powerups.
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+4.0
Roots of Yggdrasil
The game offers challenging strategic puzzles, skillful building placement, deck management, and resource optimization…
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+4.0
Shiro Enkai
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, requiring mastery of timing, stances, and mechanics; players improve…
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+4.0
Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe
The game offers a challenging skill curve with unique opponent special shots and requires learning patterns and precise…
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