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+4.0
I am not a Monster: First Contact
The game offers challenging tactical gameplay with a steep learning curve and rewards skillful planning and execution.
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+4.0
Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions
Skill progression tied to usage, crafting and combat require effort and mastery, with meaningful feedback and leveling.
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+4.0
Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes
Game challenges players with difficult missions requiring skillful management of troops and hero combat; some missions…
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+4.0
Labyronia RPG 2
The game offers challenging turn-based combat requiring strategy and skill, with puzzles and boss fights that test…
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+4.0
Landnama
Game requires skillful planning, resource management, and timing to survive winters and optimize settlement growth.
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+4.0
Marvel Rivals
The game involves skillful play, learning hero mechanics, and improving over time; competitive ranked mode requires…
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+4.0
MOTHERGUNSHIP
Game challenges player skill with difficult combat, aiming, dodging, and strategic resource management.
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+4.0
Murim Survival
Game features challenging combat with skill checks on bosses and requires tactical decision-making and adaptation.
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+4.0
Need for Speed: Underground
The game requires skillful driving, precision in drifting and drag racing, and overcoming rubber-banding AI challenges.
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+4.0
Rune Knights
Combat requires skillful dodging, aiming, resource management; builds and gear optimization provide meaningful…
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+4.0
Shanhe
The game requires strategic thinking, skillful resource allocation, and tactical combat, with difficulty especially…
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+4.0
Tales of Spark
The game features challenging boss fights requiring strategy and skill, a rich stat and skill system, and feedback…
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+4.0
The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian
The game involves complex stat management, skill checks, and strategic planning, requiring players to master mechanics…
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+4.0
God of War: Ascension
Combat requires skillful combos, timing, and mastery of new mechanics like disarmament and grapple; difficulty spikes…
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+4.0
Airship: Kingdoms Adrift
The game offers complex ship customization, strategic combat, and economic management that require skill and learning…
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+4.0
Bionic Dues
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful planning, equipment optimization, and enemy exploitation.
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+4.0
Caliber
Gameplay is challenging with tactical depth, skill-based shooting, and progression systems that reward mastery and…
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+4.0
Cross Blitz
The game offers challenging roguelike and story modes requiring skillful deckbuilding, strategic play, and adapting to…
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+4.0
Fellowship
High skill ceiling with challenging dungeon mechanics, boss fights, and progression through timed runs.
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+4.0
Hell is Others
Game rewards skillful play, map knowledge, strategic decision-making, and mastery of mechanics like stamina and bullet…
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+4.0
ICARUS
Game offers challenging survival mechanics, skill trees, and complex crafting systems requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Overland
Requires skillful planning, tactical problem solving, and learning enemy behaviors to succeed.
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+4.0
Patchwork
The game involves strategic planning, spatial reasoning, and resource optimization with a skill curve that is easy to…
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+4.0
Pharaoh™: A New Era
The game involves complex city-building mechanics, resource management, and strategic planning, requiring skill and…
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