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Competence
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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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Pharaoh + Cleopatra
The game offers challenging city management, balancing economy, defense, and monument building with feedback on…
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+4.0
Renowned Explorers: International Society
The game involves mastering complex tactical combat, skill checks, and strategic resource management, rewarding…
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+4.0
Terraformental
The game rewards skillful planning, optimization, and learning, with feedback through faster actions and progression.
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+4.0
There Are No Orcs
Game offers strategic depth, skillful building placement, and commander mastery with feedback through progression and…
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+4.0
Town of Salem
High skill ceiling involving social deduction, lying, and strategic thinking with feedback from player interactions.
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
The game requires tactical skill, micromanagement, and strategic use of abilities, with a high skill ceiling especially…
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+4.0
Whiskerwood
Game involves overcoming technical challenges like optimizing production chains, logistics, and managing multi-layered…
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+4.0
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
The game features a high skill ceiling with complex mechanics, unique civilizations, and strategic depth requiring…
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+4.0
Dicey Dungeons
Requires skillful planning, dice management, and strategic decision-making to overcome challenges and bosses.
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+4.0
Kingdoms Reborn
Game offers complex resource logistics, city management, and strategic challenges with difficulty levels from easy to…
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+4.0
Pillars of Eternity
Combat requires tactical skill, micromanagement, and strategic use of abilities; character builds and skill checks…
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+4.0
Thief Gold (1999)
The game challenges players with complex stealth mechanics, sound and light management, and requires skillful…
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+4.0
Tropico 6
Game involves overcoming complex economic and political challenges with a significant learning curve and skill…
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+4.0
Fights in Tight Spaces (Prologue)
Game challenges players with strategic planning, positioning, and skillful card use; players report satisfaction from…
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+4.0
Hex of Steel
Game offers challenging AI, complex tactical and strategic decisions, and rewards skillful play.
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+4.0
Horizon's Gate
The game features deep tactical combat with many classes and skills, rewarding skillful play and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Replicat
The game is challenging and requires skillful memory and strategic planning to succeed, with feedback on performance…
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+4.0
SteamWorld Heist II
Tactical turn-based combat with manual aiming skill; players feel effective overcoming challenges and experimenting…
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+4.0
Homeworld Remastered Collection
Game challenges players with complex 3D spatial tactics, resource management, and persistent fleet progression…
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+4.0
Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
The game offers strategic depth with tower placement, upgrades, and active repositioning, requiring skillful planning…
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+4.0
Siralim 3
The game offers deep strategic challenges, complex mechanics, and skillful team building with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Slaughter Horse 2
The game challenges players to master complex mechanics, strategic planning, and information management to succeed.
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+4.0
Touhou Kikamu ~ Elegant Impermanence of Sakura
The game rewards skillful play, with a high learning curve especially on harder difficulties and puzzle-like stage…
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+4.0
Alina of the Arena
The game challenges players with skill-based tactical combat, requiring mastery of positioning, card combos, and…
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