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+4.0
Quarantineer
Game requires managing many variables and overcoming difficult challenges, demanding skill and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
RISK: Global Domination
The game requires strategic thinking, planning, and skillful execution; players report mental challenge and skill…
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+4.0
Starship Troopers: Extermination
Game requires skillful teamwork, situational awareness, and mastery of class abilities and weapons to survive intense…
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+4.0
SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
Game requires managing complex systems and overcoming strategic challenges, though some AI limitations exist.
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+4.0
Tunnel Escape
Strategic turn-based combat with resource management and skill customization provides a satisfying challenge and skill…
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+4.0
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
Game offers challenging naval and land battles requiring skillful micromanagement and tactical planning.
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+4.0
Aegis Defenders
The game offers challenging tower defense and platforming mechanics requiring skillful multitasking, resource…
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+4.0
Age of Wonders
Game requires skillful tactical combat, strategic planning, and mastery of complex mechanics with feedback on…
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+4.0
Axis & Allies 1942 Online
The game challenges players with complex strategic planning, resource management, and tactical combat requiring skill…
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+4.0
Door in the Woods
High difficulty with complex survival mechanics and skillful decision making required; players learn through trial and…
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+4.0
eBaseball™: PRO SPIRIT
The game features a steep skill curve with challenging pitching and batting mechanics and rewards mastery.
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+4.0
EVERSPACE™
The game requires skillful piloting, aiming, and tactical use of weapons and consumables, with a learning curve and…
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+4.0
Fantastic Contraption
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful construction and understanding of physics, with feedback from…
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+4.0
Franchise Hockey Manager 7
The game demands skill in strategic planning, interpreting scouting reports, managing finances, and long-term team…
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+4.0
Friday Night Funkin'
The game challenges players with increasingly complex note patterns requiring skillful timing and hand-eye…
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+4.0
GOD EATER 2 Rage Burst
Combat is skill-based with a high learning curve, requiring mastery of mechanics like Blood Arts, positioning, and…
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+4.0
Imperial Glory
The game offers complex strategic management, challenging battles, and requires skillful use of diplomacy and military…
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+4.0
Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition
The game challenges players with complex tactical combat, resource management, and mercenary personality dynamics…
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+4.0
Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控
Game offers challenging combat with skill-based dodging, weapon mastery, and boss fights; some frustration due to…
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+4.0
MotoGP™13
Challenging gameplay with skill-based riding mechanics, difficulty levels, and progression through racing classes.
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+4.0
Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Game involves skillful dodging, managing upgrades, and overcoming challenging bosses with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Ring of Titans
High skill ceiling with emphasis on strategy, class knowledge, and mechanical execution; no RNG or gear grind means…
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+4.0
Spectral Scream
The game offers a challenging experience requiring skillful use of items, strategic planning, and learning enemy…
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+4.0
THE FINALS
High skill ceiling with balanced weapons and mechanics; players report learning curve and skill expression through…
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