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Game is challenging, requires skill mastery, timing, and precision to complete levels and challenges.
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+5.0
Cairn
The game offers challenging climbing mechanics requiring skill, precision, and problem-solving, with feedback on…
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+4.0
Overcooked! 2
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful multitasking and coordination; players receive…
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+5.0
Chippy
The game is highly challenging with skill-based bullet hell mechanics, requiring mastery of patterns and precise…
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+4.0
Fortix 2
The game features a challenging difficulty curve, especially on higher levels and impossible mode, requiring precise…
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+4.0
Graze Counter
The game offers skill-based challenges with dynamic difficulty and requires mastering grazing and timing for effective…
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+5.0
Taiko Web
The game features a demanding difficulty curve, especially in expert mode, requiring skill mastery and precise timing…
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+4.0
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Game offers a challenging difficulty curve with skill-based platforming and boss fights requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Russian Subway Dogs
The game requires skillful juggling of items, precise timing, and mastery of mechanics to achieve high scores and…
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+4.0
Kero Blaster
The game offers challenging platforming and shooting with skill-based boss fights and a difficulty curve that rewards…
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+5.0
Oniken: Unstoppable Edition
High difficulty requiring skill, memorization, and mastery of patterns; players feel effective as they improve.
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+4.0
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
The game is challenging with difficult enemies and bosses, requiring skillful dodging and weapon use; players receive…
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+4.0
SENTRY
The game is challenging with skill-based FPS combat, strategic trap placement, and resource management, rewarding…
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+4.0
Furious Angels
The game is challenging with a high skill ceiling, rewarding mastery of controls, aiming, and tactics to survive…
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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
Knightmare Tower
Game challenges players to master timing, reflexes, and skillful play, with increasing difficulty and boss fights.
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+4.0
Roll'd
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve and skill-based controls; players strive to improve scores and master…
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+4.0
Tetris® Effect: Connected
The game offers easy to learn but hard to master gameplay with skill-based challenges, achievements, and ranked…
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+4.0
Cybercube
The game offers a challenging skill-based experience with increasing difficulty and precise timing demands.
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+4.0
Tomb Raider II (1997)
The game requires skillful platforming, combat, and puzzle solving with challenging jumps and enemy encounters.
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+4.0
Monomyth
The game challenges players with skill-based combat, resource management, and puzzle solving, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
You Have 10 Seconds 2
The game challenges player skill with precise platforming and timing under a 10-second limit, requiring mastery of…
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+4.0
Rooftop Run
The game challenges players with difficult levels requiring precise timing, spatial awareness, and mastery of momentum…
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+4.0
Outlaws + A Handful of Missions (Classic, 1997)
The game is challenging with punishing gunplay, requiring skillful aiming, reloading, and tactical positioning…
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+4.0
Levelhead
The game features challenging platforming requiring skill mastery, with a steep learning curve and rewarding…
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