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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
Cart Racer
The game is challenging with difficult controls and physics, requiring skill and persistence to succeed.
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+4.0
Final Factory
The game involves overcoming complex challenges like stability, heat management, and logistics, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
IGTAP: an Incremental Game That's Also a Platformer
The game demands skillful platforming and optimization of routes, rewarding mastery and mechanical improvement.
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+4.0
Magic Rune Stone
Game demands skillful play with reactive combat, dodging, and build mastery; bosses require learning attack patterns…
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+4.0
MotoGP™18
Game offers a challenging AI, skill-based bike handling, and tuning mechanics that reward player improvement.
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+4.0
Wretch: Divine Ascent
Game requires skillful planning, understanding of item synergies, and tactical thinking to optimize builds and counter…
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+4.0
Half Sword
Combat requires skill mastery, timing, and understanding of physics-based mechanics; progression is challenging and…
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+4.0
Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire
Game requires skillful tile matching and strategic thinking, especially in later stages with increasing difficulty and…
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+4.0
Pumped BMX +
Game is challenging, requires skill mastery, timing, and precision to complete levels and challenges.
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+4.0
Ring of Titans
High skill ceiling with emphasis on strategy, class knowledge, and mechanical execution; no RNG or gear grind means…
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+4.0
World of Shooting
Game offers skill-based shooting challenges with timing reload mini-games and leaderboard competition, requiring…
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+4.0
Zero Caliber 2 Remastered
Game challenges players with tactical combat, weapon handling skills, and enemy AI requiring cover and flanking…
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+4.0
Barista Simulator
Game involves skillful coffee making, multitasking, and managing complex orders with increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
DUNGEON ENCOUNTERS
Combat requires strategic planning and understanding of enemy defenses; mistakes are punished but learning is rewarded.
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+4.0
Gangs of Space
Game involves skillful dodging in bullet hell, strategic leveling, and overcoming challenging bosses.
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+4.0
Tribe XR | DJ Academy
The game offers skill challenges such as beatmatching, mixing, and mastering DJ equipment controls with feedback and…
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+4.0
Airport Madness: World Edition
Game is easy to learn but difficult to master, requiring skillful multitasking and quick decision-making to avoid…
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+4.0
GravNewton
The game demands precise timing, quick reflexes, and mastery of gravity mechanics, providing skill-based challenges and…
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+4.0
Music Store Simulator Prologue
Game involves detailed skill-based tasks like assembling, painting, tuning guitars, and managing inventory with…
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+4.0
Subsistence
Game is challenging with skill needed to survive, hunt, build, and manage resources; players report learning curve and…
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+4.0
Warlords Under Siege
Game challenges players with tactical RTS and deckbuilding mechanics requiring skillful unit management and strategic…
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+4.0
Alpha Runner
Game is challenging with skill-based platforming, mini-games, and achievement grinding requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
Blood Bowl - Legendary Edition
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, rewarding skillful play and strategic thinking to overcome…
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+4.0
Fancy Skulls
Game rewards skillful aiming, learning enemy weak points, and strategic use of items and weapons.
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