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The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful problem solving and provide satisfying feedback on progress.
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+4.0
Keepsake
Challenging and varied puzzles requiring logic and skill, with a tiered hint system supporting player competence
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+4.0
La-Mulana
The game demands high skill in puzzle solving, exploration, and platforming, with challenging bosses and cryptic clues.
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+4.0
Archaica: The Path of Light
Puzzles progressively increase in difficulty requiring logical thinking and skillful arrangement of elements; hints…
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+5.0
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection
The game offers challenging solitaire variants requiring skill, strategic thinking, and problem solving, with feedback…
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+4.0
Minesweeper Ultimate
Game challenges players with logic puzzles requiring skillful deduction; achievements and leaderboards reward mastery…
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+4.0
The Operator
Engages players in challenging puzzles and detective work that require skillful analysis and problem solving.
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+4.0
The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition
The game offers challenging puzzles and combat that require skill and learning, with feedback and progression through…
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+4.0
Cogs
Challenging puzzles with increasing difficulty and skill tests in timing and move efficiency.
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+4.0
7 Days to End with You
The game challenges players to decipher a new language through puzzles and context clues, requiring skill and problem…
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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
Ash of Gods: The Way
The game challenges players with complex tactical puzzles and strategic deck building, requiring skillful planning and…
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+4.0
Glitchspace
The game challenges players to learn and apply programming logic and puzzle-solving skills with increasing complexity.
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+4.0
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Challenging puzzles requiring logic, deduction, and problem solving provide a strong sense of accomplishment.
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+4.0
Through Abandoned: The Forest
Puzzles require logical thinking and problem solving, with some being quite challenging and requiring trial and error…
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+4.0
Obduction
Puzzles require logical thinking and problem solving, offering satisfying challenges without being unfair.
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+4.0
Alisa
Challenging combat and puzzles requiring skill and learning enemy patterns; trial and error encouraged.
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+4.0
Bomb Squad Academy
The game challenges players with logic puzzles that require skill and understanding of circuit mechanics, with feedback…
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+4.0
Cats Love Boxes
The game features challenging Sokoban-style puzzles that require skillful planning and problem solving, with difficulty…
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+4.0
Gamedle
The game challenges players’ knowledge and puzzle-solving skills with increasing difficulty and feedback, rewarding…
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+4.0
RV There Yet?
Game challenges players with physics puzzles, driving mechanics, and problem solving requiring skill and coordination.
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+4.0
Felix The Reaper
Puzzles require skillful spatial reasoning and precise sequencing, with optional harder challenges demanding mastery
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+4.0
Munin
Puzzles require logical thinking, spatial reasoning, and mastery of mechanics with increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
Stay Out of the House
The game requires skillful stealth, puzzle solving, and resource management with challenging AI and consequences for…
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+4.0
Deadlings: Rotten Edition
Requires skillful timing and planning to overcome challenging puzzles and platforming sections, especially on harder…
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