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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Growth
A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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Sky Knights
Game rewards skillful flying, strategic decisions, and mastery of maneuvers with clear performance feedback.
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+5.0
Wayout
The game strongly challenges players' mental skills with increasingly difficult puzzles and demands mastery of…
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+5.0
Outlive 25
The game demands skillful resource management, micromanagement, strategic planning, and adaptation to challenging AI…
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+5.0
Pitfall!
High skill requirement with challenging timing, precise jumps, and memorization of routes; players learn from mistakes…
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+5.0
Angvik
The game is described as very challenging and unforgiving, requiring skillful platforming, timing, and mastery of…
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+5.0
Company of Heroes 2
The game demands skillful micro and macro management, strategic thinking, and adaptation to opponents, with a steep…
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+5.0
Cosmic Express
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful planning and problem solving, with clear feedback on success.
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+5.0
Warstride Challenges
High skill ceiling with precise aiming, movement mastery, and route optimization required for top performance.
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+5.0
Wolfpack
The game demands skillful operation of submarine systems, navigation, and torpedo targeting with detailed feedback and…
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+5.0
Dashy Square
Game demands high precision, timing, and mastery; difficulty is steep and punishing, rewarding skill and practice.
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+5.0
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
The game is highly challenging with complex puzzles requiring note-taking, research, and logical deduction, rewarding…
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+5.0
Rusted Moss
The game has a high skill ceiling with challenging platforming, boss fights, and mastery of the physics-based grappling…
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+5.0
Subspace Continuum
High skill ceiling with complex controls and mechanics; players report rewarding mastery and challenging gameplay.
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+5.0
Artisan TD
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful planning, timing, and optimization to succeed…
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+5.0
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
The game is known for its high difficulty and challenging missions requiring skillful planning, precise execution, and…
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+5.0
Eryi's Action
High skill and memorization required to overcome unpredictable traps and complex boss fights, with feedback through…
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+5.0
Escape Memoirs: Safe House
The game features challenging puzzles that require logical thinking, note-taking, and problem solving, providing strong…
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+5.0
Neodash
High skill ceiling with challenging levels, requiring mastery of controls and mechanics; frequent player feedback and…
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+5.0
Steredenn: Binary Stars
High skill requirement with challenging bosses, bullet hell elements, and learning enemy patterns; players improve…
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+5.0
Ziggurat
The game is challenging, rewarding skillful play, requiring precise aiming, dodging, and strategic use of weapons and…
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+5.0
Bob Was Hungry
The game is highly skill-based with difficult levels requiring mastery of precise jumps and timing, rewarding player…
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+5.0
Decktamer
The game is challenging with meaningful skill tests, requiring strategic planning, resource management, and mastery of…
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+5.0
Flat Heroes
The game is challenging with a high skill ceiling, requiring precise timing, reflexes, and strategy to overcome…
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+5.0
Nex Machina
High skill ceiling with emphasis on mastering enemy patterns, dodging, and scoring; players improve through practice…
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