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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Supremacy: 1914
Requires significant brain usage, strategic planning, and skillful management of resources and diplomacy.
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+4.0
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition
The game is challenging and requires skillful deck building and tactical play; players report learning curves and…
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+4.0
Way of the Samurai 3
Combat requires skillful timing, parrying, and mastering different weapon styles; progression involves upgrading…
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+4.0
BloodRayne 2 (Legacy)
Combat involves skillful combos, timing, and use of abilities; boss fights require strategy and mastery.
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+4.0
Captain Commando
The game requires skillful timing, positioning, and strategic use of health-draining special attacks, with challenging…
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+4.0
Check vs Mate
The game offers challenging AI, puzzles, campaigns with unique objectives, and skill-based combat mini-games requiring…
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+4.0
Democracy 3 Africa
Game requires strategic thinking, planning multiple turns ahead, and managing complex systems with feedback.
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+4.0
Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
The game challenges players with complex resource chains, defense setup, and combat mechanics requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Good Company
The game challenges players with complex logistics, production optimization, and strategic planning, requiring skill…
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+4.0
Mad Experiments: Escape Room
The game offers challenging puzzles that require logical thinking and observation, rewarding skillful problem solving…
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+4.0
OH! RPG!
The game requires strategic thinking and skillful use of limited resources and hero calls to overcome challenging…
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+4.0
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
Game challenges players with increasingly complex tasks requiring skill, coordination, and multitasking, with clear…
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+4.0
Perpetuum
Game involves skillful combat, complex industry, research, and crafting systems with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Pixel Starships
Game requires mastering complex mechanics, AI scripting, and strategic ship and crew management, rewarding skill and…
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+4.0
Another Farm Roguelike: Rebirth
The game demands skillful resource management, strategic planning, and optimization to meet escalating rent challenges.
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+4.0
As Far As The Eye
The game is challenging, requiring skillful resource management, planning, and overcoming random events.
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+4.0
Bunker Punks
Fast-paced FPS gameplay with skillful aiming, dodging, and strategic use of abilities; player feedback is clear and…
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+4.0
Camera Obscura
The game offers a challenging difficulty curve with skill-based platforming and puzzle solving, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Earth 2160
The game offers complex mechanics, tactical depth, and requires skillful micromanagement and strategic planning…
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+4.0
Hand Simulator: Horror
High skill challenge due to difficult controls and puzzles; players feel effective when overcoming these technical…
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+4.0
Men of War: Condemned Heroes
The game is challenging with complex tactical gameplay requiring skillful micromanagement and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Mortal Kombat 1
The game offers a high skill ceiling with combo mastery, strategic use of Kameos, and challenging AI, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Polaris Sector
Game challenges players with complex ship design, strategic planning, and tactical combat requiring skill and critical…
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+4.0
Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
Requires skill in interpreting limited information, coordinating units, and overcoming tactical challenges.
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