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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
Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
Game offers challenging AI, skill-based unit management, and strategic depth requiring player skill.
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+4.0
Creeper World: Anniversary Edition
Game challenges players to master resource management, positioning, and timing; difficulty ramps up and rewards…
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+4.0
Epic Seven
The game demands skillful team building, speed tuning, and tactical execution, rewarding mastery of complex mechanics.
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+4.0
Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
The game challenges players to master unit creation, resource management, and strategic combat, rewarding skillful play…
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+4.0
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
The game offers challenging tower defense gameplay with a large tech tree, requiring skillful strategy and optimization…
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+4.0
One Turn Kill
The game challenges players with complex deckbuilding and precise execution to solve combat puzzles, rewarding skill…
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+4.0
Age of Mythology: Retold
The game offers significant brain usage, strategic depth, and skill-based challenges in both singleplayer and…
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+4.0
Limbus Company
Combat requires strategic thinking, skillful resource management, and overcoming challenging bosses with meaningful…
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+4.0
Monster Sanctuary
The game offers challenging combat requiring strategic thinking and skillful team building.
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+4.0
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
Challenging stealth gameplay requiring skillful planning, timing, and execution; players receive feedback through…
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+4.0
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
The game offers deep tactical combat with complex mastery systems and character customization that challenge player…
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+4.0
Gnomes
The game offers a challenging tower defense experience with skillful resource management, mazing, and adapting to…
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+4.0
Lords of the Realm II
Players engage in skillful management of economy and tactical battles requiring strategic thinking and execution.
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+4.0
Void War
The game challenges players with strategic ship and crew management, tactical combat, and mastery of complex mechanics…
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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
HITMAN World of Assassination
The game challenges players with complex stealth mechanics and strategic planning, rewarding skillful execution and…
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+4.0
Reus 2
Game involves complex puzzle-like optimization, strategic placement, and mastering synergies with feedback on…
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+4.0
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit
The game offers complex strategic and tactical challenges requiring skillful planning and execution, with feedback…
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+4.0
Root
The game offers a high skill ceiling with complex asymmetric factions and strategic depth, rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Game involves skillful management of economy, trade, military, and resource allocation with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Stardom 3
The game challenges players with complex management systems, balancing training, schedules, and career development…
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+4.0
Stellaris
The game offers complex strategic challenges, requiring skillful management of resources, diplomacy, warfare, and…
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+4.0
The Political Process
The game involves complex skillful decision-making, campaign management, legislative strategy, and adapting to dynamic…
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+4.0
Chrono Ark
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, challenging bosses, and rewarding mastery.
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