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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
Out of Ammo
Game offers skill-based shooting mechanics with manual reloading and strategic placement, rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
RAGE
The game features challenging combat with varied enemy AI and weapon mechanics requiring skill and strategy, especially…
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+4.0
Raiders of the North Sea
The game involves strategic planning, resource management, and tactical decisions with feedback through victory points…
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+4.0
Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
The game offers challenging tactical combat, skill progression, and requires strategic thinking, rewarding player skill…
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+4.0
Rogue Hex
Game is challenging with skillful resource and deck management required; players report difficulty and learning curve.
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+4.0
Six Days in Fallujah
Challenging AI and realistic combat require skillful play and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Space Empires IV Deluxe
High skill ceiling with complex micromanagement, tech tree mastery, and strategic planning required.
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+4.0
Star Saviors
Game offers challenging bullet hell gameplay with skill-based dodging and progression through upgrades and perks.
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+4.0
SUPER ROBOT WARS Y
Expert difficulty mode offers a challenging tactical gameplay requiring strategic planning and resource management.
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+4.0
Trinity Fusion
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful timing, dodging, and strategic use of combos and abilities, with…
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+4.0
Unexplored
The game is challenging with skill-based combat, puzzle solving, and requires learning item interactions and enemy…
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+4.0
Victory Heat Rally
The game offers a skill-based drifting mechanic with a learning curve and challenging races, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
War Thunder
Game requires skillful play, mastery of physics, and tactical knowledge; players report learning and improving over…
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+4.0
Warstone TD
Challenging gameplay with strategic depth, skill trees, and meaningful upgrades; requires skillful planning
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+4.0
Zenith Trace
High skill ceiling with mastering different cars' unique handling and drifting mechanics; players engage in challenging…
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+4.0
Battle On! Hero Academy
The game involves skillful management of hero builds, equipment crafting, and strategic team composition with…
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+4.0
Bendy: Lone Wolf
Game involves skillful combat, strategic resource management, and puzzle solving with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
The game offers challenging platforming and boss fights requiring skill mastery and precise inputs, with feedback on…
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+4.0
Eiyu*Senki Gold – A New Conquest
The game offers strategic turn-based battles with character builds, equipment, and tactical positioning, requiring…
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+4.0
Exodus Borealis
Game challenges players with resource management, strategic tower defense, and balancing city needs, requiring skill…
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+4.0
FORCED SHOWDOWN
Game requires skillful twin-stick shooting, strategic deck building, and adapting to random modifiers and bosses.
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+4.0
Game Dev Studio
The game offers a challenging and strategic experience requiring skillful management, overcoming financial and…
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+4.0
Jump Off The Bridge
The game is challenging and requires skill and precision, rewarding mastery and perseverance.
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+4.0
MASH VP! Re:VISION
Challenging gameplay with precise timing and complex charts, especially at higher difficulties and mashup modes.
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