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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
Mini Motorways
The game challenges players to optimize traffic flow and manage increasing complexity, requiring skillful planning and…
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+4.0
Monster Train
The game offers a challenging skill curve with strategic depth in deck building and combat, rewarding effective play…
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+4.0
PlateUp!
The game offers a challenging skill curve with complex multitasking, optimization, and progression that rewards mastery.
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+4.0
SANABI
The game features a high skill ceiling with challenging platforming and boss fights that reward mastery and precision.
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+4.0
shapez 2 - Factory
Game offers increasing complexity and skill challenges in factory design and optimization with clear feedback.
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+4.0
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Game offers challenging AI opponents, strategic resource management, and skillful castle defense and siege mechanics.
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+4.0
The Riflemen
Game has a skill ceiling with emphasis on aiming and positioning; bots provide challenging AI; some players note…
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+4.0
Call of Duty: Warzone
High skill ceiling with emphasis on gunplay, positioning, and tactical decision-making; steep learning curve noted.
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+4.0
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The game rewards skillful driving, power-sliding, and strategic item use, especially in higher speed classes and…
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+4.0
Super Smash Bros.
The game rewards skillful play with nuanced mechanics, combo potential, and strategic spirit team building, offering a…
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+4.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Combat is complex and layered, requiring skillful timing, positioning, and resource management, with a steep learning…
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+4.0
20 Small Mazes
Puzzles vary in difficulty, requiring problem solving and critical thinking, with satisfying feedback on completion.
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+4.0
Barotrauma
The game rewards skillful teamwork, technical knowledge, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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+4.0
DUSK
The game offers challenging combat, skillful movement (bunny hopping), and requires mastery of level layouts and enemy…
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+4.0
Far Far West
Players feel effective with skill-based gameplay and rewarding mechanics.
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+4.0
Mini Metro
Game challenges players with increasing complexity, requiring skillful planning and adaptation to avoid overcrowding.
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+4.0
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade
The game requires strategic planning, tactical unit control, and mastery of faction-specific mechanics, with a…
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+4.0
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm
Game requires skillful micro and macro management, tactical decision-making, and adapting to opponents' strategies.
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+4.0
Grim Dawn
Game offers challenging combat, complex character progression, and requires skillful build optimization and tactical…
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+4.0
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Combat requires skillful use of combos, dodging, and exploiting enemy weaknesses; Nemesis system adds strategic depth…
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+4.0
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
High skill ceiling with realistic gun mechanics, requiring learning and mastery of firearm operation and tactical…
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+4.0
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Game offers challenging levels with strategic depth, requiring skillful tower placement, hero management, and…
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+4.0
Ori and the Blind Forest
The game offers challenging platforming requiring skill, timing, and precision, with a steep but fair difficulty curve.
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+4.0
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
The game challenges players with aiming mechanics, strategic enemy targeting, boss fights, and resource management…
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