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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
World of Tanks Blitz
Game requires skillful aiming, positioning, and knowledge of tank mechanics; players report learning curve and skill…
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+4.0
After the Fall®
Game offers skill challenges with manual reloading, weapon upgrades, and increasing difficulty levels.
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+4.0
Bravery and Greed
The game is challenging with skill-based combat, combos, and boss fights requiring mastery and strategic play.
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+4.0
DemonCrawl
The game requires skillful minesweeper logic combined with item and resource management; players report a steep…
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+4.0
Dungeon Siege II
The game offers skill-based combat, tactical decisions, and character progression with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Elite Dangerous
The game has a steep learning curve with complex controls and flight mechanics, rewarding skill mastery and technical…
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+4.0
Else Heart.Break()
The game teaches programming concepts and challenges players to learn and apply coding to progress and manipulate the…
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+4.0
Evochron Mercenary
The game has a steep learning curve and requires mastering complex Newtonian physics and ship controls, rewarding…
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+4.0
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
Challenging boss fights requiring strategy and skill; players report feeling rewarded by mastering mechanics.
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+4.0
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
The game involves complex strategic decisions, research management, and tactical ship design requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Galactic Civilizations III
The game offers complex strategic challenges, including managing resources, technology trees, and tactical fleet…
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+4.0
GamersGoMakers
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful management and strategic planning to succeed.
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+4.0
Gods vs Horrors
The game offers a challenging strategic environment requiring skillful planning, synergy discovery, and adaptation to…
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+4.0
Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes
The game offers tactical challenges requiring strategic thinking, planning, and skillful unit management, with…
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+4.0
Highrise City
The game offers complex challenges in resource management, production chains, and balancing city growth, requiring…
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+4.0
Last Epoch
The game offers meaningful skill challenges, build experimentation, and progression feedback, with a satisfying…
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+4.0
MachineCraft
Steep learning curve requiring skill and technical understanding to build functional machines; players report rewarding…
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+4.0
Marathon
High skill ceiling with challenging PvP and PvE, steep learning curve, rewarding mastery of gunplay and tactics.
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+4.0
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Combat is challenging and requires strategic thinking; players feel rewarded by mastering mechanics and overcoming…
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+4.0
NGU INDUSTRIES
The game involves complex optimization, balancing production chains, and strategic research choices that challenge…
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+4.0
Night of the Dead
Game involves skillful base building, trap design, combat, resource management, and progression through leveling and…
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+4.0
Pizza Connection 2
The game requires skillful management, strategic planning, and micromanagement to succeed, with challenging campaign…
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+4.0
RUSSIA BATTLEGROUNDS
Game is described as difficult with high challenge (Dark Souls level), requiring skill to survive against many enemies…
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+4.0
Star Shelter
Game involves skillful zero-G movement, resource prioritization, survival tactics, and mastering crafting and combat…
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