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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Gakuen Idolmaster
The game challenges players with complex deck-building mechanics, strategic stat management, and skillful execution of…
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+4.0
Gumballs & Dungeons
Requires tactical thinking and skillful team-building; players overcome challenging roguelike dungeons and puzzles.
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+4.0
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
The game offers challenging combat, puzzles, and skill-based encounters that require player effectiveness and mastery.
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+4.0
Hi-Fi RUSH
The game offers a high skill ceiling with challenging rhythm-combat mechanics, parries, and boss fights that reward…
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+4.0
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
High skill ceiling with realistic gun mechanics, requiring learning and mastery of firearm operation and tactical…
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+4.0
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots - Master Collection Version
Gameplay involves skillful stealth, combat, boss fights, and strategic use of gadgets with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Mewing Simulator 🤫🧏🏻♂️
The game involves skillful clicking, managing upgrades, and achieving high scores, with feedback and achievements…
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+4.0
Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
The game involves skillful resource management and strategic planning with challenging mechanics and difficulty modes.
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+4.0
Nocturne: Prelude
The rhythm combat system offers a challenging skill test with multiple difficulty levels and feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Nubby's Number Factory
The game offers challenging runs and requires skillful synergy building and strategic planning, with feedback through…
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+4.0
ODDCORE
High skill ceiling with fast-paced combat, movement mechanics, and time/resource management challenges.
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+4.0
Omelet You Cook
Game offers a high skill ceiling with strategic ingredient placement, synergy building, and time pressure challenges…
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+4.0
Opus Magnum
The game challenges players to solve complex puzzles and optimize solutions, providing feedback and leaderboards.
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+4.0
Peggle™ Nights
Game offers skill-based challenges, including precise aiming and mastering character abilities, with increasing…
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+4.0
Pictopix
Puzzles require logical deduction and skillful problem solving with increasing difficulty and challenge.
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+4.0
Pot's On!
The game challenges players to optimize inventory layouts and synergies, rewarding skillful planning and strategic…
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+4.0
Resident Evil 2
The game challenges players with puzzles, resource management, and combat requiring skill and strategy, especially on…
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+4.0
Resident Evil 4
The game offers challenging combat, skill-based parrying, resource management, and progression through upgrades…
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+4.0
Sandustry
The game challenges players to optimize complex production chains and solve novel engineering problems with…
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+4.0
Satisfactory
The game challenges players to master complex factory building, optimization, and resource management.
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+4.0
Sayonara Wild Hearts
The game offers skill challenges through reflex-based gameplay and score mastery, with feedback on performance and…
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+4.0
SCP – Containment Breach
The game challenges players to learn SCP behaviors, manage resources, and master mechanics like blinking and stamina to…
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+4.0
shapez 2 - Factory
Game offers increasing complexity and skill challenges in factory design and optimization with clear feedback.
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+4.0
Spaceflight Simulator
The game offers a challenging physics-based simulation requiring skillful rocket design and piloting to succeed.
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