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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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High competence scores, with relaxation at +0 or below.
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+4.0
Propagation: Paradise Hotel
The game challenges players with tense combat, resource management, and puzzle solving requiring skill and strategy.
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+4.0
Resident Evil 6
Gameplay involves mastering complex combat mechanics including melee combos, dodging, counters, and skill upgrades…
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+4.0
The Haunted: Hells Reach
The game challenges players with increasing waves of enemies, requiring skillful shooting, melee combos, and strategic…
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+4.0
变量 Variables
The game requires skillful planning of tower placement, path design, and build optimization with complex upgrade and…
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+4.0
Alien Cat
The game requires precise timing, reflexes, and mastery of sensitive controls, especially with gravity inversion and…
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+4.0
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
The game is punishingly difficult, requiring skillful tactics, positioning, and coordination to succeed.
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+4.0
Epigraph
The game challenges players with complex linguistic puzzles requiring skillful deduction and reasoning; progress is…
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+4.0
Evil Tonight
Game requires skillful resource management, combat timing, and puzzle solving with feedback from challenging boss…
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+4.0
I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike
The game is challenging with difficult AI, requiring skillful stealth, tactical thinking, and precise shooting to…
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+4.0
Mud and Blood
The game is challenging and requires skillful tactics and decision-making to overcome brutal and unpredictable combat…
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+4.0
Object N
The game is described as challenging, skill-based, with competent AI and requiring strategy to survive.
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+4.0
RATUZ
The game challenges players with precise platforming, timing, and puzzle solving, requiring skill and learning from…
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+4.0
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time
Combat is challenging and skill-based with a significant learning curve, especially on higher difficulties.
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+4.0
Sky Noon
The game has a high skill ceiling with complex grappling mechanics, aiming, and strategic use of weapons and abilities.
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+4.0
Stalingrad
The game is challenging and requires skillful tactics, resource management, and careful planning to succeed, with a…
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+4.0
Call to Arms
Game requires significant tactical skill, micromanagement, and mastery of both RTS and FPS controls; AI is challenging…
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+4.0
Deathmatch Classic
Game rewards skillful play and mastery of advanced techniques like bunnyhopping; learning curve noted.
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+4.0
Star Renegades
The game challenges players with complex turn-based combat requiring skillful timing, strategy, and mastery of…
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+4.0
永远消失的幻想乡 ～ The Disappearing of Gensokyo
The game is challenging with skill-based bullet hell combat and boss fights requiring pattern memorization and precise…
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+4.0
Deflector
High skill ceiling with challenging bullet hell mechanics and rewarding deflection system requiring precise timing and…
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+4.0
Endoparasitic 2
The game features challenging combat, resource management, puzzles, and a high difficulty curve that tests player skill…
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+4.0
Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition
The game demands skillful planning, understanding of complex mechanics, and adaptation to dynamic battlefield…
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+4.0
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
The game is challenging with complex AI and requires skillful stealth and planning; players receive feedback via a…
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+4.0
INCISION
The game is challenging with demanding combat and movement, requiring skillful play and learning enemy patterns.
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