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+4.0
CounterAttack: Uprising
Game is challenging with skill-based shooting and dodging, and players improve through unlocking and experimenting with…
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+4.0
Crusader Kings II
The game requires mastering complex mechanics, strategic planning, and adapting to unpredictable events.
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+4.0
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Combat system is skill-based with a steep learning curve, requiring player mastery of melee, magic, and environment use.
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+4.0
Dead Space
Gameplay involves skillful dismemberment combat, resource management, and puzzle solving with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Death Skid Marks
The game is challenging with skill-based combat, boss fights requiring pattern recognition, and resource management…
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+4.0
Dungeonmans
Game requires tactical thinking, skillful combat, and strategic resource management with meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
Esports Godfather
The game offers a deep learning curve with meaningful skill expression in drafting, team building, and tactical card…
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+4.0
Full Metal Furies
The game requires skillful combat, timing, and coordination, with challenging boss fights and puzzles that reward…
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+4.0
HBDIE: 2
The game offers challenging AI, difficult stealth and survival mechanics, and requires skillful play to progress and…
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+4.0
Holder of Place
The game rewards skillful planning, understanding synergies, and adapting strategies to varied challenges and relic…
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+4.0
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
The game offers challenging tower defense gameplay with a large tech tree, requiring skillful strategy and optimization…
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+4.0
Inverted Angel
The game demands skillful reasoning and interpretation of subtle narrative cues, with challenging puzzle-solving and…
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+4.0
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
The game offers challenging tactical turn-based combat requiring skillful army management and strategic use of spells…
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+4.0
King's Bounty: The Legend
The game offers challenging tactical turn-based combat requiring strategic thinking, skillful unit management, and…
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+4.0
LONESTAR
Game requires skillful planning, resource management, and strategic thinking to optimize builds and overcome challenges.
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+4.0
Magic Research
The game involves overcoming challenging bosses, strategic resource management, and skillful combat requiring player…
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+4.0
Mega Mosaic
The game requires logical deduction and skillful reasoning to solve a massive, complex puzzle with feedback on errors.
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+4.0
Modulus: Factory Automation
The game offers complex puzzle-solving and optimization challenges that require skillful planning and execution…
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+4.0
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
The game offers challenging stealth mechanics and level designs that require skill and planning, with a learning curve…
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+4.0
Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
The game challenges players with complex mechanics, skillful training, and strategic battles requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
Monster Sanctuary
The game offers challenging combat requiring strategic thinking and skillful team building.
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+4.0
My Vow to My Liege
The game challenges players with complex storylines, political intrigue, and character development requiring attention…
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+4.0
NavalArt
The game involves significant skill in shipbuilding, understanding physics, and combat mechanics; learning curve is…
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+4.0
Neon Chrome
Game rewards skillful play, tactical use of destructible environments, and mastery of weapons and abilities; difficulty…
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