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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
World War Z
The game offers a challenging difficulty curve, skill trees, weapon upgrades, and requires tactical teamwork, providing…
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+4.0
Faces of War
The game is challenging, requiring skillful micro-management, tactical thinking, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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+4.0
Handy Harry's Haunted House Services
Game involves skillful navigation, task completion, and evasion of ghosts with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Holopoint
The game has a learning curve with skillful aiming, dodging, and timing required to progress and achieve high scores.
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+4.0
Impaler Gold
Gameplay is challenging and skillful, requiring mastery of movement, weapon switching, and spike mechanics with…
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+4.0
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Games are challenging platformers requiring skill and precision, with added challenge modes testing mastery.
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+4.0
Missing Banban
The game features challenging platforming and boss fights that require skill and provide feedback, though some find…
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+4.0
NOT A HERO
The game is challenging with precise timing, cover mechanics, and skillful execution required, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
The game offers challenging puzzles and platforming that require skill and timing, with a learning curve and quicksave…
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+4.0
Over the Counter
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful management and strategy to overcome RNG and…
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+4.0
R2BEAT（アールツービート）
The game offers a high skill ceiling with challenging rhythm and racing mechanics requiring precision and reflexes.
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+4.0
SWARMRIDERS
Game challenges players to survive increasingly difficult waves, requiring skillful reflexes and aiming to achieve high…
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+4.0
Ultratron
Challenging gameplay with increasing difficulty and skill-based dodging and shooting.
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+4.0
Valfaris: Mecha Therion
The game offers challenging boss fights and skill-based combat with responsive controls and upgrade systems that reward…
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+4.0
Arena Breakout
The game features a steep learning curve with skill-based gunplay, strategic positioning, and mastery of maps and audio…
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+4.0
Def Jam: Fight for NY
The game rewards skillful play, timing-based combat, and learning opponent habits, providing a satisfying challenge and…
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+4.0
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
The game features challenging combat and complex RPG mechanics requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Gremlins, Inc.
Game requires skillful planning, adapting to changing situations, and mastering character abilities.
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+4.0
Hobo: Tough Life
The game is challenging with complex survival mechanics, skill leveling, and requires mastery of multiple systems to…
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+4.0
Pokémon Colosseum
The game features challenging double battles requiring strategic thinking and skill, with difficult boss fights and a…
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+4.0
Banquet for Fools
The game features challenging combat with a learning curve, requiring skillful party management and tactical…
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+4.0
Broken Universe - Tower Defense
The game offers challenging difficulty with complex mechanics, requiring skillful planning and adaptation to succeed.
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+4.0
Cosmodread
Game challenges players with resource management, combat skill, and strategic planning, rewarding skillful play and…
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+4.0
COVEN
Combat requires skillful aiming, resource management, and learning enemy weaknesses; challenging but rewarding gameplay.
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