Find your kind of game
Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
Explore another motivation
Focused on competence
Games where competence stands out from the other motivations.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Competence affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
-
+4.0
Slash or Die
Game is challenging with skill-based combat and progression system rewarding mastery and upgrades.
-
+4.0
Son of a Witch
Game is challenging with skill-based combat and requires learning enemy patterns and item synergies; deaths often feel…
-
+4.0
Songs of Conquest
The game offers a challenging tactical combat system, strategic resource management, and skillful army and hero…
-
+4.0
Super Sanctum TD
The game offers increasing difficulty, skill upgrades, and strategic challenges that require effective planning and…
-
+4.0
Tears of Metal
Combat requires skillful dodging, blocking, parrying, and managing cooldowns; players improve through learning enemy…
-
+4.0
Temperia: Soul of Majestic
Game requires skillful play, strategic thinking, and mastery of mechanics; players report learning curve and depth.
-
+4.0
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Combat requires skillful melee and ranged attacks with physics-based weapon handling; players overcome challenging…
-
+4.0
Trials of Fire
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, resource management, and deckbuilding…
-
+4.0
Verdun
High skill ceiling due to realistic ballistics, one-shot kills, tactical positioning, and team coordination; learning…
-
+4.0
Void Crew
Game involves skillful multitasking, coordination, and technical challenges in ship management, combat, and exploration.
-
+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
The game challenges players with strategic squad management, resource control, and tactical combat requiring skill and…
-
+4.0
Zombie Army Trilogy
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful aiming, bullet drop compensation, and strategic use of explosives…
-
+4.0
Sonic Robo Blast 2
High skill ceiling with momentum-based physics and challenging platforming; mastering controls and level design is…
-
+4.0
Attack on Titan / A.O.T. Wings of Freedom
Game requires skillful use of 3D maneuver gear, aiming for titan weak points, and managing resources like gas and blade…
-
+4.0
Biped
The game challenges players with skill-based puzzles and coordination, requiring practice and mastery.
-
+4.0
Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
Game requires tactical skill, strategic planning, and micromanagement; missions are challenging and reward careful play.
-
+4.0
DEATH NOTE Killer Within
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, role-specific abilities, and strategic mind games requiring learning and…
-
+4.0
Drill Core
The game offers skill-based challenges in managing resources, micro-managing miners, and defending against waves, with…
-
+4.0
Fae Tactics
The game offers challenging tactical battles requiring skillful planning, positioning, and understanding of elemental…
-
+4.0
Fly Corp
Game challenges players with strategic planning, resource management, and problem solving to optimize airline…
-
+4.0
Gremlins, Inc.
Game requires skillful planning, adapting to changing situations, and mastering character abilities.
-
+4.0
Guards
Game requires strategic thinking, planning moves ahead, and mastering hero abilities to overcome challenging levels.
-
+4.0
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 3
The game involves complex strategy, unit management, and skill mastery, requiring players to learn unit counters, use…
-
+4.0
Inertial Drift: Sunset Prologue
High skill ceiling with challenging controls and rewarding mastery, as players improve lap times and climb leaderboards.
Same motivation, different experiences
Your way to play
Explore different sides of competence, grouped by what players enjoy.
Fine-tune your next game
A little more you
Mix in another motivation, or find an experience with less of something else.
