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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+5.0
Hexcells Infinite
High skill and logical reasoning required to solve puzzles; difficulty ramps up with challenging handcrafted levels and…
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+5.0
Hotline Miami
High difficulty requiring skillful planning, fast reflexes, and mastery; players repeatedly learn enemy patterns and…
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+4.0
HROT
Challenging combat requiring skillful dodging, resource management, and mastery of weapons; difficulty modes increase…
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+4.0
inbento
Puzzles progressively increase in difficulty, requiring skillful spatial reasoning and problem solving with feedback…
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+5.0
Inscryption
The game is challenging and requires skillful deck management, strategic thinking, and puzzle solving, with feedback…
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+4.0
Iron Meat
Game offers skill-based challenges with responsive controls, boss fights requiring pattern recognition, and difficulty…
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+5.0
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Game requires skillful communication, quick thinking, and puzzle solving under time pressure with clear feedback on…
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+5.0
KILLBUG
High skill ceiling with complex movement and combat mechanics; players improve over time and receive clear feedback on…
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+4.0
Lab Rat
Puzzles provide challenging, skill-testing logic problems with satisfying solutions and feedback.
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+5.0
Lethal League Blaze
High skill ceiling with complex timing, angles, and mechanics; players feel effective as they master the fast-paced…
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+5.0
Master of Magic Classic
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, challenging AI (especially in Caster of Magic mod), and strategic depth…
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+4.0
Meridian 157: Chapter 3
The game features challenging and logical puzzles that require skill and problem-solving, with feedback and progression…
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+4.0
MOLDRISE
Players improve through learning and mastering survival and navigation mechanics, with skillful route optimization and…
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+5.0
NoLimits 2 Roller Coaster Simulation
High skill ceiling with complex coaster physics and design challenges; steep learning curve emphasized.
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+4.0
Ogre Chambers 2222
The game offers challenging bullet-hell combat requiring skillful dodging and strategic build optimization, rewarding…
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+4.0
Orbt XL
Game challenges players to master timing and reflexes to avoid obstacles and maximize score, with a clear skill curve.
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+5.0
Order of the Sinking Star
The game offers a vast number of challenging, carefully designed puzzles that require skill, logic, and mastery of…
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+5.0
Oxygen Not Included
High skill and knowledge required to manage complex systems and solve technical challenges.
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+5.0
Peaks of Yore
High skill ceiling with complex physics-based climbing mechanics and a smooth learning curve rewarding mastery.
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+5.0
Post Void
The game is highly challenging, requiring quick reflexes, precision, and mastery of mechanics; players receive…
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+5.0
Rabbit and Steel
The game demands mastering complex raid mechanics, bullet hell dodging, and adapting to randomized item builds…
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+5.0
Recursed
The game is highly challenging, requiring skillful reasoning, planning, and execution to solve intricate puzzles.
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+5.0
Replicube
Strong emphasis on skill development in programming, math, and optimization with clear feedback and leaderboards…
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+4.0
Russian Subway Dogs
The game requires skillful juggling of items, precise timing, and mastery of mechanics to achieve high scores and…
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