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+4.0
Into the Radius VR
The game requires skillful weapon handling, inventory management, and tactical decision-making with realistic gun…
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+4.0
Kingdoms of the Dump
Combat involves timing-based attacks, strategic positioning on a grid, and boss fights requiring skill and strategy.
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+4.0
Legend of Grimrock
The game offers challenging puzzles and tactical combat requiring skill and learning, rewarding player mastery and…
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+4.0
Magic Research 2
Requires skillful resource management, strategic planning, and combat tactics; feedback through progression and boss…
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+4.0
Magicraft
Game challenges players to master complex spell combinations and boss fights, rewarding skill and strategy.
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+4.0
Pale Coins
Combat is challenging and requires skillful timing and strategy; progression through leveling, attribute allocation…
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+4.0
PAPERHEAD EP.0
The game offers challenging fast-paced combat, boss fights, and skill-based movement requiring mastery and providing…
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+4.0
Pathogenic
The game offers challenging bullet hell combat requiring skillful dodging and build optimization, with meaningful…
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+4.0
Perfect Heist 2
Game involves skillful stealth, deception, class mastery, and tactical decision-making with feedback from gameplay.
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+4.0
Project Silverfish
Game challenges players with lethal combat, tactical AI, and survival mechanics requiring skill and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Pyrene
Game offers deep strategic and tactical challenges with complex synergies and mechanics, rewarding skillful play and…
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+4.0
SimplePlanes
The game requires skill and knowledge in aerodynamics and engineering to build effective flying or driving machines…
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+4.0
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
The game requires skillful management of economy, technology, and large-scale fleet battles with meaningful feedback…
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+4.0
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Game is challenging with skill-based combat and boss fights; players improve over time and feel mastery.
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+4.0
Sky Force Reloaded
The game offers a challenging skill curve with progressively harder levels, boss fights, and mastery of objectives…
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+4.0
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R
Game offers deep skill systems, crafting, and combat mastery with feedback and challenges, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Templar Battleforce
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful planning, unit management, and mastery of complex…
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+4.0
Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
Puzzles range from easy to challenging, requiring skillful problem solving and experimentation, with feedback and some…
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon
Combat is challenging especially on higher difficulties, with complex mechanics like shard commands and strategic…
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+4.0
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
The game offers challenging strategic gameplay with skillful deck construction and tactical combat requiring mastery of…
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+4.0
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
The game offers deep tactical combat with complex mastery systems and character customization that challenge player…
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+4.0
觅长生
The game involves mastering complex combat mechanics, managing cultivation progress, and optimizing builds, providing…
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+4.0
Wild Animal Racing
The game features challenging AI, skillful driving mechanics including stick-shift style controls, and a difficulty…
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+4.0
WitchSpring3 Re:Fine - The Story of Eirudy -
The game emphasizes stat growth through training, crafting, and exploration, with visible impact on combat…
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