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+4.0
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Game offers skill-based combat, challenging higher difficulties, and progression through upgrades and perks that reward…
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+4.0
Arena of Valor
The game offers skill-based combat, strategic drafting, and progression systems rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
ARMA: Cold War Assault
The game is challenging and requires tactical skill, patience, and mastery of complex controls, rewarding effective…
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+4.0
B100X - Auto Dungeon RPG
Game offers complex crafting, class systems, and strategic itemization requiring skill and planning to progress…
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+4.0
Bodycam
The game demands skillful aiming, tactical movement, and situational awareness with a steep learning curve and high…
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+4.0
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Digital Pro Edition
The game challenges players with skill-based combat, tactical multiplayer modes, and progression systems that reward…
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+4.0
Captain Forever Remix
The game is skill-intensive with a steep difficulty curve, requiring mastery of ship building, balance, and combat…
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+4.0
Cultist Simulator
The game challenges players to master complex mechanics and overcome obscure, difficult puzzles with feedback through…
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+4.0
Devil of the Plague
The game challenges players with escalating difficulty, requiring skillful coordination and adaptation to survive…
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+4.0
Dimensionals
Game offers skill-based turn-based combat with strategic decision-making and progression through unlocking and…
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+4.0
Escape the Ayurok
The game challenges players with stealth, puzzle-solving, and managing sound to avoid detection, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
古剑奇谭(GuJian)
Combat is challenging and requires tactical planning, skillful use of abilities, and strategic resource management…
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+4.0
Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition
Game requires strategic thinking, resource management, and tactical combat skills with meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
La-Mulana
The game demands high skill in puzzle solving, exploration, and platforming, with challenging bosses and cryptic clues.
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+4.0
Morimens
Gameplay involves strategic deckbuilding, tactical combat, and overcoming challenging roguelike encounters, rewarding…
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+4.0
One Hour One Life
High skill ceiling with complex crafting and survival mechanics; players learn and master many technical challenges.
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+4.0
Passant: A Chess Roguelike
The game challenges players to think strategically and adapt to complex chess variants and roguelike elements…
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+4.0
PlanetSide 2
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, aiming, positioning, and teamwork required; new players face a steep…
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+4.0
Pokémon White Version
Battles require strategic thinking, type advantages, and team management; challenge spikes and tactical depth provide…
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+4.0
Robot Rumble 2
Steep learning curve and complex building system challenge player skills; success requires mastering mechanics and…
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+4.0
Romancing SaGa 3™
Combat requires skillful use of formations, sparking new techniques, and adapting strategies especially for challenging…
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas
The game is challenging with high skill demands, especially on harder difficulties, requiring tactical planning and…
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+4.0
Void Destroyer 2
Game rewards skillful dogfighting, fleet command, and strategic decision-making with a steep but rewarding learning…
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+4.0
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, especially on higher difficulties; players improve through practice and…
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