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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
Sacrifice
Gameplay requires skillful micro-management, strategic use of spells and units, and mastery of unique mechanics like…
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+4.0
Shadows of Forbidden Gods
The game requires skillful planning, managing agents, and understanding complex mechanics to succeed.
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+4.0
The Stronghold Collection
The game involves overcoming complex economic and military challenges, with skillful management and strategic planning…
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+4.0
Urbek City Builder
Game challenges players with complex resource balancing, building placement puzzles, and progressive unlocks requiring…
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+4.0
War of Rights
Requires skillful teamwork, tactical coordination, and mastery of slow, realistic weapon mechanics
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+4.0
War Selection
High skill ceiling with steep learning curve; players improve through practice and strategic mastery.
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
Game requires significant brain usage, tactical planning, and skillful positioning to succeed.
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+4.0
Deified
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful planning and adaptation to enemy mechanics and relic…
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+4.0
Soccer Kids Alpha
The game requires skillful planning and understanding of momentum mechanics, offering a satisfying challenge and…
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+4.0
Sudoku Jigsaw / 拼图数独
The game offers challenging puzzles with a clear learning curve and feedback on errors, rewarding skillful logical…
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+4.0
Astroloot
The game features a steep learning curve with complex skill trees and crafting systems rewarding skillful optimization…
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+4.0
Auto Rogue
The game challenges players to optimize complex skill-condition synergies and solve tactical puzzles, rewarding…
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+4.0
Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One
The game challenges players with tactical real-time combat, puzzle solving, and strategic party management requiring…
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+4.0
Genome Guardian
High skill ceiling with challenging waves, strategic weapon combos, and meta progression rewarding mastery and skill…
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+4.0
Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
The game challenges players with complex mechanics, skillful training, and strategic battles requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve requiring skillful management and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Shardpunk
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful positioning, resource management, and decision-making.
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+4.0
Aces & Adventures
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful deckbuilding, and tactical play to optimize poker hands and abilities.
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+4.0
Diplomacy is Not an Option
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful resource management, strategic planning, and…
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+4.0
Istrolid
Game offers a steep learning curve with complex ship building and tactical combat requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Nonentity Galaxy
The game offers a challenging strategic combat system with complex mechanics and requires skillful fleet building and…
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+4.0
Sanctum
The game is challenging with strategic planning and skill-based shooting; players must master tower placement, weapon…
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+4.0
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
The game demands skillful micromanagement, tactical planning, and mastery of complex mechanics such as ballistics, unit…
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+4.0
Down with the Ship
The game rewards skillful planning, resource management, and strategic ship building with clear feedback and…
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