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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Wildgate
Game requires skillful ship piloting, shooting, teamwork, and strategic decision-making with clear feedback.
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+4.0
武林志（Wushu Chronicles）
The game offers complex skill trees, strategic turn-based combat, and challenging boss fights requiring mastery of…
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+4.0
Blood Bowl - Legendary Edition
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, rewarding skillful play and strategic thinking to overcome…
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+4.0
Chaos Reborn
High skill ceiling with complex risk management, bluffing, and tactical positioning
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+4.0
Conqueror's Blade
The game requires skillful combat, unit management, and strategic planning with feedback from competitive matches and…
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+4.0
Darkest Dungeon® II
Combat is challenging and tactical with a token system reducing RNG, requiring skillful planning and execution; players…
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+4.0
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless
Game involves skillful tactical combat, strategic planning, and overcoming challenging enemies with feedback on…
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+4.0
Dungeon Drafters
The game offers challenging tactical combat and deckbuilding that requires skillful planning and execution, with…
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+4.0
Eador. Imperium
Game offers deep strategic and tactical challenges, requiring skillful management and combat decisions.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY® XIII
Combat system is strategic and challenging especially in late game, requiring skillful paradigm switching and planning
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+4.0
Popup Dungeon
Combat is challenging and tactical with a high skill ceiling; players receive feedback and can improve through…
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+4.0
Romestead
Players feel effective as they progress and unlock new abilities.
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+4.0
Rotwood
Combat is skill-based with combos and dodging; players improve through practice and mastering weapons; some grind for…
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+4.0
Sands of Aura
Combat is challenging and skill-based with boss fights requiring learning and adaptation; weapon and gear upgrades…
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+4.0
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
The game requires strategic thinking, learning unit roles, and mastering complex mechanics, providing skill challenges…
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+4.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The game rewards mastering combos and skillful combat, with experience points and upgrade systems providing feedback on…
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+4.0
Wulin Chess
The game offers deep strategic challenges and requires skillful planning and adaptation, with a steep learning curve…
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+4.0
Spider-Man
Combat and traversal have a learning curve and reward skillful play and improvisation.
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+4.0
Agarest: Generations of War Zero
Combat system is challenging and strategic, requiring skillful positioning and combo mastery; grinding and crafting add…
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+4.0
Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Game offers challenging RTS mechanics requiring skillful micro and macro management, with punishing difficulty and…
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+4.0
BREAK ARTS II
The game involves mastering complex mech building and challenging racing mechanics with a steep learning curve and…
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+4.0
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
The game offers complex strategic and tactical challenges with skill trees, unit design, and turn-based combat…
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+4.0
Mabinogi
Skill-based progression with a high learning curve and complex mechanics; players feel effective as they master diverse…
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+4.0
Majesty 2 Collection
Game is challenging, requiring strategic planning, skillful resource management, and learning from repeated attempts.
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