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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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+4.0
Flood of Light
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful planning and execution, with feedback via ratings and…
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+5.0
Football Manager 2024
The game offers deep strategic challenges, requiring skill in tactics, scouting, and management with meaningful…
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+4.0
Fungiman
Game challenges players with difficult mechanics requiring skillful evasion and item collection under pressure.
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+4.0
Gargadusa's Tower
The game offers complex management challenges, party synergy optimization, and strategic planning that reward skillful…
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+5.0
Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
The game demands high skill and strategic thinking, with complex mechanics and a steep learning curve that rewards…
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+5.0
GearBlocks
The game has a steep learning curve and requires skill and mechanical knowledge to master building and engineering…
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+4.0
Gorilla Tag
The game has a steep learning curve with skill-based movement mechanics and competitive modes that reward mastery.
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+4.0
Grabity
Game features skill-based mechanics like blocking, projectile catching, and advanced movement, rewarding player mastery…
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+4.0
Grapple
The game features a steep learning curve and requires skillful timing and precision to master swinging and grappling…
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+4.0
Gravity Circuit
The game offers challenging platforming and boss fights requiring skill, precision, and mastery of mechanics; players…
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+4.0
Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
Puzzles require intellectual challenge, logic, and interpretation of complex clues, providing satisfying skill-based…
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+4.0
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
Challenging AI and puzzles require skill and strategic thinking, with feedback from AI behavior.
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+4.0
How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country
Game requires strategic thinking, resource management, and timing to succeed; skill trees impact gameplay effectiveness.
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+5.0
Invisible, Inc.
High skill ceiling with complex tactical planning, precise execution, and learning from mistakes.
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+4.0
ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe
The game offers challenging and varied puzzles requiring skillful observation and problem-solving, with feedback…
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+4.0
Kingdom: Classic
Game is challenging with a learning curve based on trial and error, rewarding skillful planning and execution.
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+4.0
Kuro survival
The game offers skill-based combat with timing and dodging challenges, rewarding player improvement and mastery.
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+5.0
Legend of Grimrock 2
The game is challenging with complex puzzles, strategic combat, and character progression requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Lonely Mountains: Downhill
Game offers challenging skill-based gameplay with time trials, leaderboards, and mastery of controls and tracks.
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+4.0
Lost Lives
Game demands skillful shooting, tactical thinking, and equipment management; players improve over time and face…
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+5.0
MENACE
High skill ceiling with tactical combat requiring careful planning, positioning, and resource management; mistakes are…
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+4.0
Military Conflict: Vietnam
The game features challenging gunplay, skillful bot AI, and tactical gameplay requiring aiming, positioning, and class…
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+4.0
MURI
Game offers a challenge with multiple difficulty levels, boss fights, and score chasing encouraging skillful play and…
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+4.0
MXGP 2019 - The Official Motocross Videogame
Game offers challenging physics, AI difficulty settings, and skill-based riding mechanics rewarding mastery.
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