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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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+4.0
PEAK
Challenging climbing mechanics and stamina management require skill and strategic decision-making.
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+4.0
Chaos Zero Nightmare
The game offers deep strategic combat with complex mechanics, skillful deck management, and meaningful feedback on…
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+4.0
Day of the Tentacle
The game features challenging puzzles requiring logical thinking and problem solving, providing a strong sense of skill…
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+4.0
Hearthstone
Game offers deep strategic challenges, skillful deck building, and tactical play with feedback through wins and losses.
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+4.0
Kirby Air Riders
The game features a high skill ceiling with complex mechanics like mastering boost timing, machine handling, and…
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+4.0
Marvel's Wolverine
Combat requires skillful management of rage, timing of counters, and strategic use of techniques, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The game offers challenging platforming, boss fights, and combat mechanics that require skill and mastery, with…
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+4.0
Project Zomboid
The game requires mastering complex survival mechanics, combat tactics, crafting, and resource management, providing a…
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+4.0
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Combat system is skill-based with combos and counters; stealth and puzzle-solving add varied challenges; difficulty is…
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+4.0
Half-Life 2: Episode One
The game offers challenging combat and physics-based puzzles requiring skill and problem solving.
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+4.0
HoloCure - Save the Fans!
The game offers challenging bullet-hell gameplay with skill-based dodging, unique character mechanics, and meta…
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+4.0
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
The game challenges players to solve puzzles, find contradictions, and think critically, providing satisfying feedback…
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+4.0
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
The game offers a wide range of puzzles with varying difficulty, requiring skillful logic, math, and pattern…
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+4.0
Alien Swarm
Game rewards skillful play, coordination, and mastery of different classes and weapons; higher difficulties provide…
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+4.0
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Combat system is skill-based with timing, combos, counters, and gadget use; puzzles and stealth require problem solving.
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+4.0
God of War
Combat requires skill, timing, and strategy; difficulty settings allow challenge scaling; progression and upgrades…
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+4.0
Iron Snout
Game is easy to learn but hard to master with skillful combos and timing required.
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+4.0
The Room
Challenging puzzles require observation, logic, and problem-solving skills with satisfying feedback on success.
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+4.0
Kenshi
Game features skill-based progression requiring players to learn and improve through repeated attempts and mastery of…
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+4.0
Super Mario Maker 2
The game offers skill challenges in both playing and designing levels, with feedback through level completion…
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+4.0
Idate: Online Interactive Dating
The game requires skillful rhythm-based dance battles with high APM and precision, rewarding mastery and technical…
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+4.0
Cities: Skylines
The game offers complex challenges like traffic management, budget balancing, and infrastructure planning that require…
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+4.0
FIFA 17
The game offers skill challenges, tactical gameplay, and training mini-games that improve player competence and mastery.
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+4.0
Five Nights at Frickbear's 3
The game challenges players with strategic resource management, pattern recognition, and skillful multitasking…
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