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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
Game offers challenging levels, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful strategy and mastery of mechanics.
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+4.0
Left 4 Dead
Game challenges players with dynamic AI, requiring skillful shooting, teamwork, and survival tactics, especially on…
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+4.0
LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Combat feels satisfying and engaging, though not very challenging.
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+4.0
Liquidators
The game involves navigating hazardous environments, solving puzzles, and managing resources like radiation exposure…
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+4.0
Magical Girl Celesphonia
Combat involves strategic skill choices, crafting, and upgrading gear with feedback on performance; difficulty settings…
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+4.0
Master of Orion 2
The game challenges players with complex strategic and tactical decisions, requiring skillful management and planning.
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+4.0
Monster Train
The game offers a challenging skill curve with strategic depth in deck building and combat, rewarding effective play…
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+4.0
Moonring
The game offers challenging combat, tactical depth, and skill-based progression; players feel rewarded for mastering…
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+4.0
Mosa Lina
The game challenges players to master complex physics and item interactions, rewarding skillful and creative problem…
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+4.0
Nazi Zombies
The game challenges players with escalating zombie waves requiring skillful shooting, stamina management, and teamwork…
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+4.0
Nova Drift
The game offers challenging skill-based gameplay with meaningful feedback and a high skill ceiling, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The game offers challenging platforming, boss fights, and combat mechanics that require skill and mastery, with…
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+4.0
PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX+
Game challenges reflexes and strategic planning with increasing speed and complex ghost patterns, rewarding skillful…
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+4.0
PeeWee Purpdrank's FOENEM Clicker
Game rewards skillful clicking and strategic upgrade choices, with a strong sense of progression and mastery.
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+4.0
Resident Evil Requiem
The game offers skill-based combat, resource management, and puzzles that provide a satisfying challenge and feedback…
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+4.0
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
The game offers challenging puzzles that reward skillful experimentation and creative problem solving, with feedback…
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+4.0
Rusted Warfare - RTS
Game offers skill-based challenges with AI difficulty levels, multiplayer competition, and strategic depth requiring…
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
The game challenges players to master complex strategy, diplomacy, and resource management with skill-based outcomes.
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
Requires skillful squad management and shooting; challenging combat and AI responsiveness.
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+4.0
Stonemachia
Combat requires skillful parrying and dodging with satisfying feedback; bosses offer challenge and reward mastery.
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+4.0
Streets of Rogue
The game offers challenging gameplay with skill-based combat, stealth, and problem solving, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Super Mario Galaxy 2
The game offers challenging platforming and skill tests with precise controls and a steep difficulty curve for mastery.
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+4.0
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The game features challenging puzzles, intricate dungeons, and a refined combat system with hidden sword skills that…
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+4.0
Tiny Rogues
The game offers challenging boss fights and requires skillful dodging and aiming, rewarding player mastery.
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