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+4.0
Songs of Conquest
The game offers a challenging tactical combat system, strategic resource management, and skillful army and hero…
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+4.0
Archaeogem
The game challenges players with precision platforming and skillful navigation, requiring mastery of whip and dash…
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+5.0
CaseCracker2
The game demands high skill in logical reasoning, keyword searching, and piecing together complex clues, rewarding…
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+5.0
Archean
Highly challenging engineering, physics, and programming tasks requiring skill and problem solving.
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+4.0
Arctic Eggs
The game requires skillful manipulation of pan physics and timing to successfully cook various items, with increasing…
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+4.0
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
The game offers a wide variety of challenging puzzles that require skillful pattern recognition, logic, and deduction…
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+4.0
Wantless : Solace at World’s End
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful planning and mastery of complex mechanics, rewarding…
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+4.0
Blacktop Hoops
The game features a learning curve with skill-based shooting, dribbling, and defense mechanics, rewarding mastery and…
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+5.0
MULLET MADJACK
High skill ceiling with fast-paced, challenging gameplay requiring quick reflexes, aiming, and strategic use of…
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+4.0
Knights Within
Combat requires skillful melee and ranged play, managing resources like ammo and stamina, and adapting to enemy…
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+4.0
Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
The game demands strategic thinking, learning hero synergies, counters, and adapting to evolving meta and patch rules…
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+4.0
ROBOBEAT
The game features skill-based parrying, timing, and combo systems with a high skill ceiling and rewarding feedback…
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+4.0
Lootun
The game offers complex systems requiring skillful min-maxing, build optimization, and tactical planning, with…
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+4.0
Braid, Anniversary Edition
Puzzles require skillful problem solving and timing; some puzzles are challenging and require precise execution.
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+4.0
The Land Beneath Us
The game offers tactical challenges requiring planning, positioning, and mastery of weapon and chip systems with…
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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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+4.0
ANIMAL WELL
The game offers challenging puzzles and platforming that require skill and problem solving, with feedback through…
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+4.0
Cryptmaster
The game challenges players with word puzzles, riddles, and strategic typing combat requiring memorization and skillful…
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+4.0
Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
The game challenges players with complex resource chains, defense setup, and combat mechanics requiring skill and…
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+4.0
V Rising
Challenging boss fights requiring skill and strategy; progression through defeating bosses and upgrading gear.
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+4.0
Path of Achra
The game challenges players to master complex synergies and build optimization, rewarding skillful theorycrafting and…
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+4.0
Genome Guardian
High skill ceiling with challenging waves, strategic weapon combos, and meta progression rewarding mastery and skill…
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+4.0
业火 Hellfire
Challenging combat and puzzles require skill and strategic thinking
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+4.0
The Braves
The game offers a challenging roguelike experience with skill-based progression, boss fights, and tactical decisions.
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