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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+5.0
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
The game is highly challenging, requiring skillful management, learning from failure, and mastering complex mechanics…
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+5.0
Nuclear Throne
High skill ceiling with challenging gameplay requiring quick reflexes, strategic decision-making, and mastery over…
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+5.0
White Knuckle
The game demands skill mastery, precise climbing, inventory management, and quick decision-making with clear feedback…
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+5.0
PAYDAY™ The Heist
The game is challenging with high skill requirements, especially on higher difficulties; players feel rewarded by…
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+5.0
Splitgate
The game has a very high skill ceiling, rewarding precise aiming, strategic portal use, and map mastery, with constant…
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+5.0
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
The game demands skillful tactical planning, resource management, and adapting to challenging and unpredictable combat…
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+5.0
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
High skill ceiling with significant brain usage required; players must master tactics, timing, and precise execution to…
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+5.0
Rain World
High skill ceiling with complex movement mechanics and survival challenges requiring mastery and learning.
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+5.0
Metroid Dread
The game is challenging with demanding boss fights and precise combat mechanics that reward mastery and skill.
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+5.0
Post Void
The game is highly challenging, requiring quick reflexes, precision, and mastery of mechanics; players receive…
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+5.0
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
High skill ceiling with realistic ballistics, aiming mechanics, and tactical team play; players improve through…
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+5.0
MULLET MADJACK
High skill ceiling with fast-paced, challenging gameplay requiring quick reflexes, aiming, and strategic use of…
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+5.0
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
The game is challenging with skill-based bullet hell boss fights requiring pattern memorization, stamina management…
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+5.0
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
High skill ceiling with realistic ballistics, tactical gameplay, and complex controls requiring mastery.
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+5.0
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
The game is highly challenging, requiring skill mastery, learning boss patterns, and rewarding player improvement and…
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+5.0
DOOM Eternal
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, requiring mastery of weapon swapping, timing, and resource management…
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+5.0
Geometry Dash World
The game demands precise timing, pattern recognition, and skill mastery with increasing difficulty and immediate…
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+5.0
Hearts of Iron IV
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, strategic planning, and operational tactics requiring mastery and continuous…
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+5.0
TIS-100
The game challenges players with complex programming puzzles requiring skill, optimization, and logical thinking.
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+5.0
No More Room in Hell
High skill requirement due to realistic combat mechanics, limited ammo, stamina management, and infection system.
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+5.0
Risk of Rain (2013)
High skill ceiling with challenging gameplay, requiring mastery of character abilities, timing, and strategic item use.
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+5.0
Nine Sols
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring mastery of timing-based parrying and combat mechanics…
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+5.0
Lethal League Blaze
High skill ceiling with complex timing, angles, and mechanics; players feel effective as they master the fast-paced…
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+5.0
Library Of Ruina
The game is challenging and rewards skillful planning, strategic thinking, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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