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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Cities: Skylines
The game offers complex challenges like traffic management, budget balancing, and infrastructure planning that require…
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+4.0
Five Nights at Frickbear's 3
The game challenges players with strategic resource management, pattern recognition, and skillful multitasking…
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+4.0
Identity V
Gameplay demands skill in movement, timing, strategy, and dexterity, with a steep learning curve and mastery of…
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+4.0
PUBG Mobile
Game rewards skillful play with a competitive ranking system and tactical combat, though early bot matches reduce…
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+4.0
Pokémon Blue Version
The game offers challenging gym battles and strategic turn-based combat requiring skill and planning.
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+4.0
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
The game demands skillful stealth, strategic use of survival mechanics, and mastery of CQC and boss fights, providing…
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+4.0
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
Game rewards skillful prediction, frame advantage knowledge, and strategic thinking; players improve through learning…
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+4.0
Thronefall
The game offers a challenging experience with a steep learning curve, rewarding skillful play, strategic planning, and…
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+4.0
Frostpunk
The game challenges players with complex resource management, strategic planning, and balancing multiple survival…
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
The game offers increasing difficulty, strategic depth, and requires skillful tower placement and timing to overcome…
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+4.0
Mini Motorways
The game challenges players to optimize traffic flow and manage increasing complexity, requiring skillful planning and…
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+4.0
Monster Train
The game offers a challenging skill curve with strategic depth in deck building and combat, rewarding effective play…
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+4.0
PlateUp!
The game offers a challenging skill curve with complex multitasking, optimization, and progression that rewards mastery.
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+4.0
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Game offers challenging AI opponents, strategic resource management, and skillful castle defense and siege mechanics.
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+4.0
Call of Duty: Warzone
High skill ceiling with emphasis on gunplay, positioning, and tactical decision-making; steep learning curve noted.
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+4.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Combat is complex and layered, requiring skillful timing, positioning, and resource management, with a steep learning…
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+4.0
Mini Metro
Game challenges players with increasing complexity, requiring skillful planning and adaptation to avoid overcrowding.
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+4.0
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade
The game requires strategic planning, tactical unit control, and mastery of faction-specific mechanics, with a…
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+4.0
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm
Game requires skillful micro and macro management, tactical decision-making, and adapting to opponents' strategies.
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Game offers challenging levels with strategic depth, requiring skillful tower placement, hero management, and…
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+4.0
Darkest Dungeon®
The game demands skillful planning, resource management, and tactical combat; players learn from failures and improve.
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+4.0
Patrick's Parabox
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful logical thinking and mastery of recursive mechanics, with…
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+4.0
PAYDAY 2
Game requires skillful coordination, tactical planning, and mastery of complex mechanics and builds.
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+4.0
Slay the Spire 2
The game challenges players with complex mechanics, strategic deckbuilding, and difficult bosses, rewarding skillful…
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