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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
Flesh Eaters
The game requires skillful micro and macro management, strategic planning, and overcoming challenging waves of zombies…
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+4.0
Glitchspace
The game challenges players to learn and apply programming logic and puzzle-solving skills with increasing complexity.
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+4.0
LOST EPIC
Game requires skillful combat with stamina management, timing for counters and combos, and progression through leveling…
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+4.0
Magrunner: Dark Pulse
Challenging puzzles requiring skillful manipulation of magnetic fields and platforming, with a steep learning curve.
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+4.0
MindSeize
Game offers challenging boss fights requiring skill and timing, with meaningful feedback and progression through…
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+4.0
Mob Factory
The game challenges players to optimize complex logistics, tower placement, and resource management, providing…
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+4.0
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
The game offers complex city and castle management, strategic planning, and tactical battles requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
The game offers tactical depth and challenge, requiring skillful planning and overcoming difficult bosses and dungeon…
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+4.0
The Knight Witch
Challenging bullet hell combat and boss fights require skill and mastery; some difficulty spikes noted but generally…
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+4.0
The Legend of Dark Witch
The game requires skillful platforming and boss pattern recognition with challenging difficulty and punishing mechanics.
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+4.0
Afghanistan '11
The game demands skillful management of logistics, combat tactics, and political resources with challenging AI and…
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+4.0
Redemption Reapers
Combat is challenging and requires strategic positioning and skill management; players feel rewarded by mastering…
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+4.0
Solar Flux
The game challenges players with precise timing, skillful navigation, and mastery of physics-based controls to achieve…
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+4.0
Space Reign
Combat is challenging and skill-based with Newtonian flight mechanics and tactical fleet management requiring mastery.
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+4.0
10 Miles To Safety
The game involves overcoming increasingly difficult enemies, managing resources, and building defenses, providing a…
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+4.0
Age of Reforging: The Freelands
The game offers challenging combat, skill growth by use, and tactical depth requiring player skill and strategic…
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+4.0
Black Future '88
Game demands skillful aiming, dodging, and mastering mechanics; players report satisfaction from improving and…
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+4.0
Check vs Mate
The game offers challenging AI, puzzles, campaigns with unique objectives, and skill-based combat mini-games requiring…
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+4.0
Creatures of Aether
Game is easy to learn but hard to master, with strategic depth and skillful decision-making praised by players.
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+4.0
Grind Survivors
Game involves skillful dodging, build optimization, and overcoming challenging enemies and bosses with feedback on…
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+4.0
How 2 Escape
The game offers challenging puzzles requiring skillful communication and logical thinking, with increasing difficulty…
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+4.0
iRacing Arcade
The game offers a satisfying driving model with skillful cornering, managing tire wear, fuel, and pit stops, plus…
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+4.0
Meet Your Maker
High skill expression in raiding difficult player-built bases; requires quick reflexes, strategic thinking, and…
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+4.0
Potion Tycoon
The game offers a challenging learning curve with complex resource management, crafting optimization, and strategic…
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