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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
Garten of Banban 6
Puzzles are challenging and require problem solving; players report brain usage and difficulty, indicating skill…
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+4.0
Gears 5
The game offers challenging combat, skill-based multiplayer, and progression systems that reward player effectiveness…
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+4.0
Legal Dungeon
The game requires careful reading, legal reasoning, and puzzle solving with detailed feedback on performance.
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+4.0
MOTHERGUNSHIP
Game challenges player skill with difficult combat, aiming, dodging, and strategic resource management.
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+4.0
Phoenix Point
The game offers challenging tactical combat with skill-based aiming, resource management, and strategic planning…
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+4.0
Super Life of Pixel
The game is challenging with precise platforming and requires skillful timing and mastery, especially in later levels.
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+4.0
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
Combat is tactical and challenging, requiring strategic thinking and mastery; puzzles vary in difficulty and require…
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+4.0
Total Conflict: Resistance
The game requires skillful management of resources, tactical combat, and strategic planning with a steep learning curve.
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+4.0
Tribe XR | DJ Academy
The game offers skill challenges such as beatmatching, mixing, and mastering DJ equipment controls with feedback and…
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+4.0
Whisker Squadron: Survivor
Gameplay is skill-based with challenging combat and meaningful upgrades; players improve through practice and strategic…
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+4.0
WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship
Game offers challenging physics, skill-based driving, and progression through career mode, rewarding player skill and…
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+4.0
Mind Scanners
Mini-games require skill and improve with practice; players receive feedback and face increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
Solasta II
Combat is tactical and challenging, requiring skillful use of D&D 5.5e rules and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
I Am Fish
The game is challenging with physics-based puzzles requiring skill mastery and precision, rewarding persistence and…
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+4.0
Airport Madness: World Edition
Game is easy to learn but difficult to master, requiring skillful multitasking and quick decision-making to avoid…
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+4.0
Bleak Sword DX
Combat is skill-based with timing, parrying, stamina management, and learning enemy patterns; difficulty spikes and…
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+4.0
Blightstone
Combat is challenging and tactical, requiring skillful positioning and strategic use of abilities; players improve…
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+4.0
Bouncy Goat Climb
The game is highly challenging and punishing, demanding precise skill and timing to progress.
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+4.0
Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful resource management, tower upgrading, and…
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+4.0
Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
Combat and resource management require skill and strategic thinking; players receive feedback and can improve through…
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+4.0
Final Theory
Game requires skillful tactical combat and strategic planning with meaningful feedback and progression through ship…
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+4.0
Friendly Steps
The game has a steep skill curve with challenging physics-based controls and rewarding mastery, especially in…
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+4.0
Grand Pigeon's Duty
Game is challenging with precise aiming, wind effects, and limited attempts requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
GravNewton
The game demands precise timing, quick reflexes, and mastery of gravity mechanics, providing skill-based challenges and…
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