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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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High competence scores, with story at +0 or below.
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+4.0
Rune Coliseum
The game offers skillful turn-based combat with strategic deckbuilding and timing mechanics; players report a learning…
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+4.0
BUMP! Superbrawl
Game requires skillful prediction, strategic planning, and quick decision-making in short matches with meaningful…
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+4.0
Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR
Game offers challenging AI opponents with increasing difficulty and feedback through stars and progression, supporting…
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+4.0
rymdkapsel
Challenging gameplay requiring strategic planning and resource management; players improve through repeated play and…
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+4.0
SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
Game requires managing complex systems and overcoming strategic challenges, though some AI limitations exist.
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+4.0
Apex Rush
Game challenges players with difficult tracks, medals requiring skillful performance, and a learning curve especially…
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+4.0
ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest
The game demands skillful resource gathering, crafting, dinosaur taming, and PvP combat, with a steep learning curve…
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+4.0
eBaseball™: PRO SPIRIT
The game features a steep skill curve with challenging pitching and batting mechanics and rewards mastery.
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+4.0
JR EAST Train Simulator
Requires skillful speed and brake control, precise stopping, and understanding of signals and safety systems, offering…
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+4.0
Midnight Ghost Hunt
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, strategic team play, and a learning curve; players report mastering…
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+4.0
Primal Carnage
High skill ceiling with unique class mechanics, aiming, and team coordination required; players report learning curve…
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+4.0
Prime World: Defenders 2
The game requires strategic thinking, adapting to enemy types, and managing tower upgrades, providing skill challenges…
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+4.0
Shooting Stars!
Game requires skillful dodging and shooting, with increasing difficulty and challenging boss fights.
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+4.0
After the Fall®
Game offers skill challenges with manual reloading, weapon upgrades, and increasing difficulty levels.
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+4.0
Brickadia
The game offers a high skill ceiling with complex building, wiring, and physics challenges that provide satisfying…
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+4.0
Chinese Driving Test Simulator
The game challenges players with realistic driving maneuvers and strict test conditions requiring skill and precision.
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+4.0
Climber Animals: Together
Game requires skillful timing and precision in jumps and grabs; players report a steep learning curve and challenge in…
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+4.0
Fraymakers
Gameplay is skill-based with a high skill ceiling, combo mechanics, and technical movement; players report rewarding…
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+4.0
Heart of Crown PC
The game requires strategic thinking, adapting to changing card markets, and managing deck building effectively to win.
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+4.0
Line War
Game requires strategic thinking and planning, with a learning curve and skill development in managing macro-level RTS…
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+4.0
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
Game challenges players to build effective drones, program logic, and optimize designs, requiring skill and problem…
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+4.0
Ninja Stealth 3
The game demands precise timing, memorization, and mechanical skill to succeed, providing a challenging test of player…
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+4.0
STRIDE
High skill ceiling with challenging parkour mechanics, aiming, and timing; players report learning curve and mastery…
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+4.0
Words for Evil
The game challenges players to quickly find words under time pressure and rewards skillful word formation and strategic…
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