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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Men of War: Red Tide
The game is very challenging with complex missions that require skillful micromanagement and strategic thinking.
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+5.0
Tormentor❌Punisher
High skill ceiling with challenging bosses, trick shots, and mastery of mechanics required.
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+5.0
BUTCHER
The game is highly skill-based with challenging enemies, precise aiming, and fast-paced platforming demanding mastery…
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+5.0
In Celebration of Violence
Combat is challenging, skill-based, and requires mastery of timing, stamina management, and enemy patterns; players…
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+5.0
Raindancer
High skill requirement with precise timing, dodging, and learning boss patterns; deaths are clearly player fault.
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+5.0
Reflex Arena
The game demands high skill, has a steep learning curve, and rewards mastery of complex movement and aiming mechanics.
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+5.0
They Bleed Pixels
High skill ceiling with precise platforming, combo-based combat, and challenging level design requiring mastery.
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+5.0
Valdis Story: Abyssal City
The game is challenging with complex combat, boss fights requiring skill and pattern learning, and rewarding mastery.
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+5.0
VRC PRO
The game demands skillful driving, precise control, and mastery of complex tuning parameters, with feedback through…
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+5.0
Wild Guns Reloaded
The game demands skillful aiming, dodging, and pattern memorization; players receive clear feedback and are rewarded…
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+5.0
Wildfrost
The game is challenging and punishing, rewarding skillful play, strategic thinking, and mastery of mechanics.
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+5.0
Wrench
The game demands skillful, precise actions such as torqueing bolts correctly and complex assembly, with clear feedback.
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+5.0
Airscape - The Fall of Gravity
The game is highly challenging, requiring precise timing, skillful platforming, and mastery of gravity mechanics, with…
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+5.0
MechWarrior Online™ Legends
Steep learning curve and complex mechanics require skillful play, tactical positioning, and mastery of mech…
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+5.0
Blazing Aries
Challenging combat with skill-based combos, parrying, and boss patterns requiring mastery and learning.
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+5.0
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
The games emphasize skillful play, complex mechanics, and mastery, with training modes and rollback netcode supporting…
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+5.0
Fortune Summoners
The game demands mastering complex combos, timing, and strategic combat against intelligent AI, providing a strong…
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+5.0
JumpJet Rex
Game is challenging with precise controls, punishing difficulty, and skill-based speedrunning and no-death challenges.
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+5.0
Kreedz Climbing
High skill ceiling with challenging movement mechanics requiring dexterity and practice; players report long learning…
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+5.0
Martial Arts Brutality
The game requires skillful mouse or touch input for attacks and blocks, strategic deck building, and mastering complex…
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+5.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
High skill ceiling with realistic flight physics, complex controls, and challenges; players report learning and…
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+5.0
Mythgard
The game offers a high skill ceiling with complex mechanics, strategic resource management, and tactical lane combat…
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+5.0
RAILGRADE
Game challenges players with complex logistics puzzles requiring skillful optimization and strategic planning to…
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+5.0
Remnants of Naezith
The game is skill-based with a steep learning curve, requiring mastery of complex mechanics and precision to improve…
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