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+4.0
Demon Tides
The game offers a high skill ceiling with expressive movement and challenging platforming, rewarding player mastery and…
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+4.0
DICEOMANCER
The game involves skillful deckbuilding, resource management, and strategic use of dice manipulation to overcome…
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+4.0
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Combat is challenging and strategic, rewarding skillful planning and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
Dogpile
Game offers strategic depth with deckbuilding, combo creation, and spatial puzzle challenges rewarding skill and…
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+4.0
DOOM
Challenging combat on higher difficulties requires skillful movement, aiming, and resource management with clear…
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+4.0
Dressmaker
The game involves skillful pattern placement, sewing mechanics with optional assist, and strategic resource management…
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+4.0
Dungeon Warfare
The game offers challenging levels with strategic trap placement, upgrades, and modifiers that require skillful…
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+4.0
Dunjungle
The game is challenging with skill-based dodging and combat; players improve through learning enemy patterns and…
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+4.0
Fallout: New Vegas
The game offers complex RPG mechanics, skill checks, and strategic combat requiring player skill and decision-making…
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+4.0
Far Far West
Players feel effective with skill-based gameplay and rewarding mechanics.
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+4.0
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
The game is described as challenging with significant brain usage, requiring skill to survive and complete achievements.
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+4.0
Five Nights at Roner's: Remastered
Game challenges players with skill-based mechanics, timing, and strategic resource use; some difficulty spikes noted.
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+4.0
Football Coach: College Dynasty
The game offers deep strategic challenges in recruiting, coaching, and playcalling with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
From Glory To Goo
Game challenges players with strategic base building, resource management, and tactical combat requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Genome Guardian 2
The game offers complex build crafting and strategic choices that reward skillful experimentation and mastery, with…
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+4.0
God of War
Combat requires skill, timing, and strategy; difficulty settings allow challenge scaling; progression and upgrades…
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+4.0
Gori: Cuddly Carnage
Combat is skill-based with combo chaining and boss fights testing player mastery; some criticism of simplistic combat…
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+4.0
Hoop Land
Game offers skill-based gameplay with adjustable difficulty, shot timing mechanics, and deep management challenges that…
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+4.0
HyperRogue
The game requires skillful tactical movement and planning several turns ahead to avoid being cornered, with a steep…
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+4.0
Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
The game challenges players to master unit creation, resource management, and strategic combat, rewarding skillful play…
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+4.0
ISLANDERS: New Shores
The game offers strategic depth, skillful placement challenges, and feedback through scoring and achievements…
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+4.0
Jet Island
The game features a high skill ceiling with challenging movement mechanics and boss fights that reward mastery.
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+4.0
JUSTICE SUCKS: Tactical Vacuum Action
Game offers skill-based stealth, combat, and strategic planning with feedback through scoring and upgrades.
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+4.0
Kenshi
Game features skill-based progression requiring players to learn and improve through repeated attempts and mastery of…
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