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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
Rhythm Fighter
Requires skillful timing and pattern recognition; difficulty curve rewards mastery and precise rhythm execution.
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+4.0
Rosenkreuzstilette
The game is challenging with precise platforming and difficult bosses requiring pattern learning and skillful execution.
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+4.0
Shortest Trip to Earth
Game is challenging, requiring skillful resource management, tactical combat, and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
The game challenges players with complex resource management, strategic planning, and large-scale fleet control…
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+4.0
Skill Legends Royale
Game requires skillful decision-making, strategic deck building, and adaptation to RNG and opponents, with high skill…
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+4.0
Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition
Gameplay requires skillful combat, squad management, and tactical decision-making with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Tenderfoot Tactics
Combat is challenging and requires strategic thinking, skillful manipulation of turn order and environment, and…
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+4.0
The Land Beneath Us
The game offers tactical challenges requiring planning, positioning, and mastery of weapon and chip systems with…
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+4.0
Unstoppable Gorg
The game requires skillful management of tower placement and orbit rotation, with challenging difficulty especially on…
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+4.0
Wreckfest 2
Driving physics and damage models are complex and realistic, requiring skillful control and offering satisfying…
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+4.0
LoveBeat
The game challenges players with rhythm-based skill tests, increasing difficulty levels, and leaderboard competition.
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+4.0
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition
The game offers skill-based beat 'em up combat with combos, boss fights, and progression requiring player mastery.
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+4.0
War on the Sea
Game requires skillful management of ships, aircraft, and resources with meaningful tactical and strategic challenges.
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+4.0
Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game
Game involves strategic deck building, adapting to opponents, and mastering complex card interactions with skill-based…
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+4.0
Anomaly Defenders
Game offers challenging gameplay especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful micromanagement and strategic…
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+4.0
Beautiful Mystic Survivors
The game involves skillful play, weapon upgrades, and strategic choices to overcome challenging enemies and bosses…
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+4.0
Bronze Age - HD Edition
Game challenges players to optimize resource management and survive random events, requiring skillful balancing.
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+4.0
Contra Anniversary Collection
Games are challenging with pattern memorization and skillful play required; save states help but mastery is rewarded.
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+4.0
Dark Light
Combat requires skillful timing, pattern recognition, and mastery of mechanics; bosses provide challenging tests of…
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+4.0
Dungeons & Dragons Online®
Challenging dungeons with puzzles, traps, and combat requiring skill and strategy; character building complexity offers…
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+4.0
Giraffe Town
The game is difficult and requires skillful control and patience, with challenging sections and a demanding final boss.
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+4.0
Gravity Field
The game offers challenging puzzles requiring spatial reasoning, logic, and mastery of unique gravity and time reversal…
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+4.0
Grimlord
Combat requires skillful parrying, dodging, and learning enemy patterns; bosses provide challenging tests of ability.
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+4.0
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
The game involves tactical turn-based combat requiring skillful combo execution and strategic resource management.
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