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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
The Blackout Club
The game requires skillful stealth, teamwork, and strategic use of gadgets, with a learning curve and challenge…
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+4.0
The Surge
Challenging combat requiring skill, timing, and learning enemy patterns; progression through upgrades and mastery of…
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+4.0
THYSIASTERY
The game requires skillful tactical combat, resource management, and strategic skill development to overcome…
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+4.0
Warcube
Combat requires skillful timing, aiming, and chaining combos; players receive feedback and can improve their…
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+4.0
Wizards and Warlords
The game involves mastering complex mechanics, managing multiple systems, and overcoming strategic challenges with…
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+4.0
Crimson Oath
Combat requires skillful parrying, timing, and pattern recognition; bosses are challenging and demand mastery.
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+4.0
Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
The game demands understanding complex political, economic, and diplomatic systems, with a steep learning curve and…
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+4.0
Crookz - The Big Heist
Challenging tactical gameplay requiring skillful timing, planning, and execution with feedback from mission success and…
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+4.0
Dungeon Siege II
The game offers skill-based combat, tactical decisions, and character progression with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Elsword
The game requires skillful combo execution and mastery of character abilities, with challenging PvE and PvP content…
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+4.0
Fast and Low
Game is challenging with skill-based shooting, tactical decision making, and requires significant brain usage.
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+4.0
Gallipoli
Gunplay is challenging with realistic recoil, suppression effects, and ballistics requiring skill and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Game demands skillful aiming, movement, and knowledge of weapon mechanics; described as easy to learn but hard to…
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+4.0
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
The game offers challenging bullet hell gameplay requiring good reflexes and skillful dodging, with adaptive difficulty…
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+4.0
Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG
Game rewards skillful optimization, theorycrafting, and strategic decision-making with complex crafting and progression…
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+4.0
Kingpin — Life of Crime
The game is challenging with punishing combat requiring skill, strategy, and mastery of mechanics; players receive…
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+4.0
Mana Spark
Combat is skill-based with timing and positioning important; players learn enemy patterns and improve through repeated…
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+4.0
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
The game features a high skill ceiling, fast-paced gameplay, combo-heavy mechanics, and competitive balance efforts.
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+4.0
R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program
Game offers skill-based combat with dodge rolls, aiming mechanics, and build optimization; players feel rewarded by…
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+4.0
Runeborn
The game challenges players to master rune combinations, trinket synergies, and strategic resource management…
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+4.0
Speedway Challenge 2026
The game emphasizes skillful throttle control, momentum management, and mastering nuanced physics, rewarding player…
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+4.0
SpellForce 3 Versus Edition
Game offers strategic depth, skill-based micro and macro gameplay, and a learning curve praised by players.
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+4.0
Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens
The game demands skillful timing, strategic weapon use, and mastery of shield mechanics; deaths are fair and…
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+4.0
The Crust
The game involves complex factory building, resource optimization, and overcoming technical challenges with drones…
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