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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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+4.0
King's Bounty: The Legend
The game offers challenging tactical turn-based combat requiring strategic thinking, skillful unit management, and…
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+4.0
Particle Fleet: Emergence
The game is simple to learn but difficult to master, requiring strategic planning, ship design, and tactical execution…
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+4.0
The Banner Saga 2
Combat is strategic and challenging with skill-based decisions; character progression and tactical depth increase…
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+4.0
Uplink
Requires skillful use of hacking tools, timing, and resource management; players feel effective when mastering these.
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+4.0
Caravaneer 2
The game features complex economic simulation, tactical turn-based combat, and skill progression requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Intergalactic Fishing
The game offers skill-based fishing mechanics, lure crafting, and progression through learning fish behaviors and…
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+4.0
JUSTICE SUCKS: Tactical Vacuum Action
Game offers skill-based stealth, combat, and strategic planning with feedback through scoring and upgrades.
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+4.0
STARIO: Haven Tower
The game challenges players with complex logistics puzzles, resource management, and optimization tasks that require…
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+4.0
Wooden Ocean
Combat is challenging, strategic, and deep with many mechanics and skill trees requiring player mastery.
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+4.0
City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
The game involves skillful balancing of development sliders, managing multiple studios and employees, and strategic…
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+4.0
Death Howl
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, deckbuilding, and learning enemy behaviors.
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+4.0
Spellmasons
The game challenges players to master complex spell combinations and strategic positioning, rewarding skill and…
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+4.0
Atom Zombie Smasher
The game challenges players with tactical and strategic decisions, requiring skillful unit placement and planning to…
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+4.0
Duskers
Game requires skillful command input, strategic planning, and adaptation to unpredictable situations, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
Gladiator Command
The game emphasizes skillful management, strategic planning, and optimization of gladiators and resources to succeed.
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+4.0
Men of War™
The game is challenging and requires skillful micromanagement, strategic thinking, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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+4.0
Pluto
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful spell combos and strategic planning, with players reporting…
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+4.0
Rift Riff
Game offers strategic challenges, puzzle-like levels, and requires skillful planning and adaptation.
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+4.0
Sumerian Six
The game challenges players with complex puzzles and strategic planning, rewarding skillful execution and offering…
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+4.0
Trimps
Game involves skillful resource management, optimization, and overcoming increasingly complex challenges.
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+4.0
Void Stranger
Challenging puzzles requiring skill, experimentation, and problem solving; rewarding mastery and learning.
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
The game challenges players with complex strategic planning, resource management, and tactical combat requiring skill…
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+4.0
Triple Town
Game challenges players to think ahead, plan moves, and manage limited space, rewarding skillful play.
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+4.0
Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue
Gameplay involves skillful tactical positioning, aiming, and resource management with meaningful feedback and challenge.
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