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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Reus 2
Game involves complex puzzle-like optimization, strategic placement, and mastering synergies with feedback on…
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+4.0
Risk of Rain 2
The game offers a high skill ceiling with challenging enemies, scaling difficulty, and mastery of different survivors…
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+4.0
Rogue Monster Rush
The game offers challenging waves, strategic tower placement, and skillful use of abilities with clear feedback on…
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+4.0
Skin Deep
The game challenges players to master stealth, item combinations, and environmental puzzles, rewarding skillful and…
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+4.0
Software Inc.
Game involves complex management, skillful delegation, and strategic decision-making with feedback on software quality…
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+4.0
Songs of Syx
The game features complex management systems and challenges that reward skillful planning and problem solving.
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+4.0
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
The game offers skill-based turn-based space combat, RTS planetary battles, text quests with puzzles, and strategic…
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+4.0
Stardom 3
The game challenges players with complex management systems, balancing training, schedules, and career development…
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+4.0
Stay Out of the House
The game requires skillful stealth, puzzle solving, and resource management with challenging AI and consequences for…
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+4.0
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
The game offers deep tactical challenges, skillful squad management, and meaningful feedback through combat outcomes…
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+4.0
System Shock® 2 (1999)
The game requires skillful resource management, weapon maintenance, and strategic combat, with a steep learning curve…
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+4.0
The Caribbean Sail
Game involves skillful fishing minigames, naval combat, resource management, and strategic planning to survive and…
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+4.0
The Doors of Trithius
Skill-based progression with meaningful challenges and tactical combat requiring mastery and strategy.
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
The game features challenging combat with strategic depth, character builds, and difficulty modes including a punishing…
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+4.0
The Other Side
The game offers skill-based challenges such as evidence gathering, cleansing mechanics, and surviving hunts with…
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+4.0
Thief II: The Metal Age
The game challenges players with complex stealth mechanics, sound and light management, and large levels requiring…
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+4.0
Transistor
Combat requires skillful planning and execution, with a high skill ceiling and meaningful feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Turbo Kid
The game offers challenging combat, boss fights, skill-based bike trials, and progression through upgrades that reward…
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+4.0
Vangers
The game is challenging with difficult controls and complex mechanics requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
vivid/stasis
Game offers a wide difficulty range with skill-based challenges and rewarding progression, appealing to both beginners…
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+4.0
Worms Armageddon
The game features a high skill ceiling with nuanced physics, weapon mastery, and strategic depth, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Zero-K
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, strategic positioning, and unit micro; AI and unit behaviors require mastery.
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+4.0
Super Mario 3D World
The game offers a skill-based platforming challenge with a gentle difficulty ramp and rewarding tests of player skill…
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+4.0
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
The game offers challenging stealth and boss battles requiring skill and strategy, with progression systems providing…
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