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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Max Payne 3
The game offers challenging gunplay, skillful use of bullet time, and tactical cover mechanics requiring player skill.
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+4.0
Men of War: Assault Squad
The game demands skillful micromanagement, tactical thinking, and mastery of complex controls, providing challenging…
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+4.0
Mortal Glory
The game offers strategic depth, skill-based turn-based combat, and meaningful progression, rewarding player mastery…
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+4.0
Murky Divers
The game involves skillful submarine navigation, sonar decoding, and cooperative diving challenges with enemy…
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+4.0
Nebulock
The game offers challenging bullet hell boss fights requiring skillful dodging and precise aiming, with a steep…
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+4.0
No Man's Home
Challenging AI requiring tactical thinking and skillful combat; players receive meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2020
The game demands skillful management of tactics, rider form, and race strategies with detailed feedback, though some AI…
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+4.0
Propagation: Paradise Hotel
The game challenges players with tense combat, resource management, and puzzle solving requiring skill and strategy.
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+4.0
Red Eclipse
High skill ceiling with challenging movement and aiming mechanics; players report rewarding skill development and…
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+4.0
Resident Evil 5
The game offers challenging combat, boss fights, and skillful melee combos, requiring player skill and strategy…
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+4.0
Shadow Warrior 2
The game offers a high skill ceiling with fast-paced combat, complex weapon upgrades, elemental resistances, and…
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+4.0
Solasta: Crown of the Magister
Combat is challenging and skill-based with tactical depth, requiring strategic thinking and mastery of D&D 5e…
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+4.0
Star Realms
Game requires skillful deck building, strategic card purchasing, and tactical play to overcome opponents and…
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+4.0
Stardeus
The game involves managing complex systems, optimizing production, and overcoming technical challenges like power…
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+4.0
Starship Troopers: Terran Command
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, micromanagement, and strategic use of unit…
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+4.0
Tales of ARISE
Combat is skill-based with a high skill ceiling; boss fights require strategy and mastery of mechanics, though some…
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+4.0
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Combat is challenging and tactical, requiring skillful positioning and strategy, especially on higher difficulties.
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+4.0
TO THE TOP
Game challenges players with skill-based jumping, timing, and speedrunning; mastery improves performance and unlocks.
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
Game requires significant brain usage, tactical planning, and skillful positioning to succeed.
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+4.0
When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
The game offers challenging physics puzzles requiring skillful construction and optimization, with difficulty ramping…
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+4.0
Forza Horizon 2
The game rewards skillful driving with points and perks; driving dynamics require finesse and mastery; rewind feature…
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+4.0
Banner of the Maid
Gameplay is challenging with tactical depth, requiring skillful planning and adaptation to enemy reinforcements and…
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+4.0
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
The game features technical fighting mechanics with skill-based combos and a learning curve, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Blood Card 2: Dark Mist
Requires strategic planning, deck building, and tactical decision-making with a steep but fair difficulty curve.
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