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+4.0
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
Game involves tactical combat, skillful shooting, build crafting, and progression systems that reward player…
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+4.0
Total War: WARHAMMER
Game challenges players with complex battles, unique faction mechanics, and strategic campaign management requiring…
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+4.0
Pokémon Platinum Version
The game offers challenging battles with smart AI, strategic team-building, and a balanced difficulty curve, especially…
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+4.0
3089 -- Futuristic Action RPG
Game involves skill point allocation, weapon crafting, and challenging combat requiring player skill.
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+4.0
Albion Online
Game requires skillful combat, strategic decision-making, and mastery of complex crafting and gathering systems.
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+4.0
ALL WILL FALL
Game challenges players with complex resource management, physics-based building, and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
Game offers skill challenges, multiple difficulty levels including Extreme mode, and feedback through combat and…
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+4.0
Banjo-Kazooie
The game offers a gradual difficulty curve with skill-based platforming challenges and puzzles that require mastering…
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+4.0
Bureau of Contacts
The game challenges players with complex evidence gathering, AI ghost behavior, and requires skillful coordination and…
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+4.0
Chroma: Bloom And Blight
The game offers deep strategic gameplay with complex mechanics, rewarding skillful deckbuilding and tactical play.
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+4.0
Dead by Daylight
High skill ceiling with mind games, mechanical skill, and strategic thinking required; players report learning curves…
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+4.0
FEED THE QUEEN
The game requires strategic thinking, optimization, and skillful management to overcome progression challenges and…
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+4.0
GeoGuessr
The game challenges players to develop and apply geographical knowledge and observational skills, with clear feedback…
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+4.0
Heroes of Steel RPG
Combat is challenging and tactical, requiring skillful positioning and strategy; character progression and skill…
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+4.0
Lost Castle 2
Combat is skill-based with varied weapon mechanics and boss fights requiring strategy; players report satisfying…
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+4.0
Paper Sorcerer
Combat requires strategic use of skills, energy management, and adapting to enemy defenses; difficulty settings allow…
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+4.0
Reus
The game involves mastering complex resource synergies, managing greed and war mechanics, and unlocking new abilities…
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+4.0
Soul's Chronicle: Immortal Slayer
Game offers skill growth, weapon proficiency, and strategic skill point allocation, providing meaningful challenges and…
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+4.0
Stellar Tactics
Turn-based tactical combat and space combat require skill and strategy; character and ship progression provide feedback…
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+4.0
The Bazaar
High skill ceiling with complex decision making, strategic depth, and frequent balance changes.
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+4.0
The Gate Must Stand
The game demands skillful multitasking between action combat and strategic management, with a steep learning curve and…
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+4.0
The White Laboratory
The game requires skillful management of physics-based building, strategic placement, and real-time adjustments, with a…
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+4.0
Warlords Under Siege
Game challenges players with tactical RTS and deckbuilding mechanics requiring skillful unit management and strategic…
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+4.0
Windlands
The game has a high skill ceiling with challenging platforming and swinging mechanics requiring mastery and precision.
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