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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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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
Haunted Lands
The game is highly challenging, requiring skill mastery, pattern memorization, and precise execution; players receive…
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+5.0
The Chaos Engine
The game is known for its high difficulty, requiring skill, quick reflexes, strategic timing, and mastery of level…
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+5.0
Slain: Back from Hell
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, timing-based parrying, and boss fights requiring mastery
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+4.0
Pokémon Infinite Fusion
The game features a challenging difficulty curve and strategic battles requiring skillful team building and tactical…
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+5.0
Aarklash: Legacy
Combat is challenging and tactical, requiring skillful positioning, timing, and strategy to succeed.
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+5.0
Gods Will Be Watching
High difficulty and complex resource management require skill, learning from failures, and strategic thinking.
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+5.0
Horizon Shift
The game is highly challenging, requiring skillful dodging, timing, and strategic use of mechanics; players receive…
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+5.0
Punch A Bunch
The game is skill-based with a steep learning curve, rewarding mastery of controls and strategy against challenging AI…
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+5.0
Rex Rocket
The game is highly challenging, requiring skill mastery, pattern recognition, and precise platforming to progress and…
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+5.0
Slave Zero X
High skill ceiling with complex combo system, parrying, meter management, and challenging enemy encounters requiring…
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+5.0
Pike and Shot : Campaigns
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful planning and mastery of complex mechanics; AI…
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+5.0
Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
High skill ceiling with manual torpedo targeting, crew management, and tactical stealth gameplay requiring precision…
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+5.0
STORROR Parkour Pro
The game has a steep learning curve with a high skill ceiling; players feel rewarded by mastering complex parkour moves…
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+4.0
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
The game offers complex stealth mechanics, survival systems, and challenging boss fights requiring skill and strategy.
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+5.0
Mindbug Online
The game is skill-based with deep strategic layers, requiring careful evaluation, bluffing, and sequencing; players…
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+4.0
The Last of Us Remastered
The game offers challenging combat and survival mechanics requiring skillful resource management and strategic thinking.
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+5.0
Automachef
The game provides challenging puzzles requiring skillful optimization, logical thinking, and programming to achieve…
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+5.0
Blaite
High difficulty platforming with challenging levels demanding skill, timing, and mastery.
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+5.0
GALAK-Z
Game demands skill mastery, precise controls, and strategic use of environment and upgrades.
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+5.0
Prosperous Universe
The game requires mastering complex economic systems, production chains, and market dynamics, with skillful planning…
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+4.0
Gakuen Idolmaster
The game challenges players with complex deck-building mechanics, strategic stat management, and skillful execution of…
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+5.0
Griefhelm
High skill ceiling with timing-based combat, parrying, ripostes, and advanced techniques requiring mastery.
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+5.0
Jet Gunner
High difficulty with challenging levels and bosses requiring skill, reflexes, and mastery of controls.
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+5.0
Listen to the Wind
High skill ceiling with demanding parry and timing mechanics requiring mastery and precise execution.
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