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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Growth
A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
God of War II
Combat requires skillful combos, timing, and use of magic; boss fights demand tactical awareness; puzzles and…
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+4.0
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The game offers a steep learning curve with skill-based mechanics like drifting, mini-turbo, and item management; time…
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+4.0
SSX Tricky
The game offers a rewarding skill progression system with challenging courses and complex trick mechanics requiring…
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+4.0
Terraria
The game offers challenging boss fights, skill-based combat, and complex crafting systems that reward mastery and…
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+4.0
Mario Kart World
The game offers a high skill ceiling with new mechanics like rail grinding, wall riding, and charge jumps, rewarding…
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+5.0
Contra
The game demands high skill, precision, and mastery of controls; success depends on player ability and pattern…
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+4.0
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful combos, timing, and strategic use of abilities like Thera's Bane.
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+4.0
RimWorld
The game involves overcoming complex challenges, managing resources, combat, and adapting to random events requiring…
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+4.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Combat is complex and skill-based with positioning, timing, and synergy systems requiring mastery and providing…
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+4.0
Balatro
Game offers skill-based challenges with strategic deckbuilding, planning, and adapting to RNG; mastery improves…
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+4.0
BeamNG.drive
The game offers challenging driving physics, vehicle tuning, and realistic crash mechanics that reward skill and…
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+4.0
Deep Rock Galactic
The game offers skill-based combat, strategic teamwork, and progression systems with upgrades and overclocks that…
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+4.0
Don't Starve Together
Game requires learning mechanics, mastering combat and survival skills, and provides feedback through repeated attempts…
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+4.0
Mount & Blade: Warband
The game features challenging combat mechanics and strategic management that reward skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Subnautica
The game challenges players with survival mechanics, resource management, and overcoming environmental hazards…
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+4.0
Mother 3
The game features skill-based rhythm combos in battles and tactical timing with the rolling HP meter, providing…
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+4.0
Ghost of Yotei
Combat is skill-based with a rock-paper-scissors weapon system requiring tactical weapon switching and precise timing…
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+4.0
Honkai: Star Rail
Combat rewards strategic planning, skillful team composition, and adaptation to enemy weaknesses with clear feedback.
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+4.0
Jak II
The game is challenging with difficult missions requiring skill, practice, and mastery of mechanics like driving and…
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+4.0
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The game offers a challenging skill curve, especially at higher difficulties (150cc), requiring mastery of drifting and…
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+4.0
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Combat requires skillful timed button presses and strategic badge management; boss fights and tactical battles provide…
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+4.0
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
The game offers challenging platforming, puzzles, and combat requiring skill and timing, with feedback through level…
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+4.0
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
The game features skill-based timed button presses in battles, strategic use of shared Flower Points, and puzzle…
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+4.0
Talking Tom Gold Run
The game challenges players with fast reflexes, obstacle avoidance, and progression systems rewarding skill improvement…
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