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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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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
Ryzom
The game offers complex skill trees, challenging combat and crafting systems, and requires learning and mastery…
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+4.0
Solace Crafting
The game involves skill tests in combat, crafting, building, and exploration with meaningful progression and feedback.
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+4.0
Terrian Saga: KR-17
The game is described as challenging and hard, requiring skillful platforming, timing, and puzzle solving, with…
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+4.0
The Manga Works
Players improve skills, manage resources, and face strategic challenges in manga creation and career progression.
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+4.0
Wild Assault
Game has a skill curve, requires aiming and ability usage mastery, and progression rewards skillful play.
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+4.0
Beware Planet Earth
The game offers a challenging experience, especially in Veteran mode, requiring skillful management of towers, zapper…
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+4.0
COH 2 - The Western Front Armies: US Forces
Requires skillful micro-management and tactical decision-making to effectively use infantry blobs and combined arms.
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+4.0
Dead In Bermuda
Game challenges players to manage complex interrelated stats and make strategic decisions to survive.
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+4.0
EARTH'S DAWN
The game features skill-based combat with combos and dodging, plus progression through crafting and skill upgrades that…
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+4.0
Epic Auto Towers
The game challenges players with difficult bosses and scaling enemies requiring skill and strategic thinking to…
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+4.0
Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast
Combat requires learning enemy movesets, timing, and strategic use of weapons and abilities; boss fights are…
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+4.0
KAISERPUNK
The game involves managing complex production chains, logistics, and strategic conquest, requiring skill and thoughtful…
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+4.0
Looterkings
Game is challenging, requires skill and tactics especially in multiplayer; players report learning enemy patterns and…
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+4.0
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD: Typing of The Net
Challenging typing and platforming sections with skill-based S-rank achievements and boss fights.
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+4.0
Port Royale 2
The game involves mastering complex economic systems, trade routes, and naval combat mechanics, providing skill…
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+4.0
Wargroove 2
Players feel effective with new mechanics and unit strategies, but some missions can feel overly simplistic.
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+4.0
Black Forest
The game challenges players with resource management, defense building, and surviving relentless attacks, requiring…
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+4.0
Cubetractor
Game demands skillful timing, dexterity, and puzzle-solving to master levels and achieve high ranks, with difficulty…
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+4.0
Day D: Tower Rush
The game offers challenging levels requiring strategic tower placement and upgrade management, with difficulty…
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+4.0
Schein
The game offers challenging puzzles and precision platforming that require skill and timing, with frequent feedback…
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+4.0
Zombillie
The game requires skillful navigation and puzzle solving with increasing difficulty and challenges, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
Alien: Rogue Incursion VR
Game offers skill-based combat, strategic resource management, and challenging AI that require player effectiveness and…
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+4.0
Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone
The game features a steep learning curve, challenging AI, skill-based gunplay, and progression systems that reward…
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+4.0
Deepening Fire
Game demands skillful parrying with tight timing windows and punishes mistakes heavily, requiring player mastery and…
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