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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
Disgaea 4 Complete+
The game involves overcoming challenging tactical battles and mastering complex mechanics, with feedback on performance…
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+4.0
Grim Nights
Game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful resource management and tactical defense to succeed.
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+4.0
Istanbul: Digital Edition
Game requires strategic planning, route optimization, and tactical decisions to succeed, with AI providing a…
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+4.0
Journey to Incrementalia
Game challenges players with skill trees, build optimization, and overcoming increasingly complex walls.
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+4.0
MoteMancer
The game challenges players with complex logistics puzzles, unique hex grid mechanics, and managing entropy, requiring…
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+4.0
Pawnbarian
The game challenges players with strategic puzzles requiring skillful planning and execution, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Sinister Night 2
Game involves complex social deduction, strategic item use, and skillful deception requiring attentive observation and…
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+4.0
Super Sanctum TD
The game offers increasing difficulty, skill upgrades, and strategic challenges that require effective planning and…
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+4.0
The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An
The game offers challenging difficulty levels with strategic depth, requiring skillful planning and tactical execution.
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+4.0
Tropico Reloaded
Game offers complex challenges in balancing economy, politics, and citizen needs, requiring skillful management and…
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+4.0
Warriors of the Nile 2
The game challenges players to master tactical positioning, synergy combos, and resource management, with a learning…
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+4.0
Old World
The game offers deep strategic challenges, requiring skillful management of resources, units, and political…
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+4.0
Antihero
Game offers tactical depth and strategic challenges, rewarding skillful planning and execution.
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+4.0
Demeo
Game requires strategic thinking, skillful card and movement management, and overcoming challenging AI and boss fights.
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+4.0
Grail
The game offers deep strategic complexity, skill expression, and meaningful decision-making in deck construction and…
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+4.0
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
The game features strategic turn-based combat with class combinations and timing mechanics that challenge player skill…
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+4.0
Requiem of Reuinis
The game challenges players with strategic planning, optimization, and resource management, rewarding skillful build…
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+4.0
Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
The game involves complex logistics, resource optimization, and strategic planning requiring skill and learning.
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+4.0
SpellRogue
The game offers a high skill ceiling with strategic dice management and synergy building, rewarding player mastery and…
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+4.0
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
The game challenges players with complex logistics, supply management, combat tactics, and strategic planning…
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+4.0
The Scouring
The game offers skill-based RTS mechanics including micro and macro management, unit positioning, and strategic…
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+4.0
The Ship: Murder Party
Requires skillful stealth, tracking, and strategic planning to succeed; players receive feedback through arrests…
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+4.0
X-COM: Apocalypse
The game offers complex tactical challenges, strategic management, and adaptive AI requiring skillful play and…
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+4.0
Albion Online
Game requires skillful combat, strategic decision-making, and mastery of complex crafting and gathering systems.
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