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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
Bronzebeard's Tavern
Players face increasing difficulty, requiring skillful coordination and time management to succeed.
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+4.0
Cheese Rolling
Players experience a learning curve mastering timing, physics, and grabbing techniques, with skill progression and…
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+4.0
Clustertruck
High skill ceiling with challenging levels requiring precise timing and reflexes; players receive clear feedback and…
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+4.0
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Skill progression and augmentations provide meaningful character development and mastery challenges.
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+4.0
Echo Point Nova
High skill ceiling with challenging movement and combat mechanics, rewarding mastery and providing feedback through…
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+4.0
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Game involves skill development, strategic combat, and problem solving with feedback on performance; early game…
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+4.0
Hacknet
Game requires learning and applying command line skills, logical thinking, and timed challenges to succeed.
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+4.0
Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
The game requires skillful crafting and timing to produce effective weapons and overcome progressively tougher enemies.
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+4.0
MADNESS: Project Nexus
The game features challenging combat requiring skillful aiming, dodging, and weapon management, with a high skill…
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+4.0
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
The game offers challenging stealth mechanics, skill-based movement, and strategic planning with feedback through…
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+4.0
Picayune Dreams
Requires skillful dodging in bullet hell bosses, strategic build crafting, and mastery of mechanics.
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+4.0
Sandustry
The game challenges players to optimize complex production chains and solve novel engineering problems with…
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+4.0
Severed Steel
The game challenges players with fast-paced combat requiring skillful movement and shooting, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Wingspan
Game involves strategic planning, engine building, and skillful resource management with feedback on performance and…
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+4.0
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
Game requires strategic planning, resource management, and skillful execution with increasing difficulty and complex…
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+4.0
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
The game offers challenging turn-based combat requiring strategic thinking and skillful use of abilities, especially on…
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+4.0
Fistful of Frags
High skill ceiling with challenging gunplay, aiming mechanics, and mastery of unique weapon handling.
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+4.0
LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Combat feels satisfying and engaging, though not very challenging.
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+4.0
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4
The game features skill-based combat with combos, character switching, and challenges like achieving S ranks, requiring…
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+4.0
Nuclear Option
Game offers skill-based flight mechanics, realistic damage modeling, and tactical combat requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
Path of Achra
The game challenges players to master complex synergies and build optimization, rewarding skillful theorycrafting and…
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+4.0
RV There Yet?
Game challenges players with physics puzzles, driving mechanics, and problem solving requiring skill and coordination.
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+4.0
Spaceflight Simulator
The game offers a challenging physics-based simulation requiring skillful rocket design and piloting to succeed.
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+4.0
Star Fetchers
Gameplay features a low skill floor but high skill ceiling, rewarding mastery of fast-paced, precise combat and room…
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