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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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+5.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold
The game demands high skill, strategic planning, and precise execution; success requires overcoming challenging AI and…
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+5.0
Tony Hawk's™ Pro Skater™ 1 + 2
High skill ceiling with challenging combos, trick chaining, and grinding for achievements.
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+5.0
BETON BRUTAL
Game demands high skill mastery, precise jumps, and learning from failure; players feel effective as they improve and…
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+5.0
Bleed 2
The game emphasizes skillful dodging, parrying, and boss pattern mastery with increasing difficulty and rewarding…
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+5.0
DARK SOULS™ II
High skill requirement with challenging combat, boss fights, and learning enemy patterns.
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+5.0
GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES
Highly technical gameplay with precise inputs, timing-based defense, and complex combo systems requiring skill mastery.
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+5.0
Q-UP
High skill expression through optimization of complex skill trees and item synergies; players feel effective by…
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+5.0
Super Crate Box
The game is challenging with a high skill ceiling, requiring quick reflexes and mastery of many weapons, providing…
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+5.0
Theta and Paralldox on Worldlines
The game is highly challenging, requiring deep logical thinking and skillful understanding of complex mechanics…
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+5.0
DCS World Steam Edition
High skill ceiling with complex flight models, requiring extensive learning, practice, and mastery of aircraft systems.
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+5.0
Lovely Planet
The game demands high skill, precision aiming, fast reflexes, and mastery of mechanics with clear feedback on…
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+5.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
The game offers complex flight mechanics, realistic aircraft systems, and skill-based challenges including instrument…
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+5.0
Project Hospital
The game offers complex challenges in hospital management and medical diagnosis requiring skill and learning.
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+5.0
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
High skill ceiling with realistic gunplay, recoil, ballistics, and tactical team coordination required; players improve…
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+5.0
TrackMania² Stadium
High skill ceiling with precise driving mechanics, time attack challenges, and competitive multiplayer pushing players…
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+5.0
Advent NEON®
High skill ceiling with challenging combat and platforming; players receive feedback through ranks and mastery of…
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+5.0
Ball-it Hell
High skill ceiling with emphasis on precise timing, aiming, dodging, and mastering different characters; players…
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+5.0
BZZZT
The game emphasizes skill mastery, precision platforming, and overcoming challenging levels with tight controls and…
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+5.0
Retrocycles
Game has a very high skill ceiling with complex mechanics, precision, reaction speed, and strategic depth praised by…
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+5.0
The Conquest of Go
Strong focus on skill development through AI opponents of varying difficulty, detailed game reviews highlighting…
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+5.0
Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object.
The game demands high skill to master complex bullet patterns, resource management, and precise timing, with steep…
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+5.0
Tower Networking Inc.
The game challenges players with complex network management, requiring skillful problem solving, command line usage…
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+5.0
UBERMOSH Vol.5
The game is skill-based with fast-paced bullet hell mechanics requiring precise timing, reflexes, and mastery to…
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+5.0
UnReal World
High skill and knowledge required to survive, craft, hunt, and manage resources effectively; complex mechanics provide…
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