Find your kind of game
Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
Explore another motivation
Competence + Growth
A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Competence affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
-
+4.0
VTOL VR
The game features a steep but rewarding learning curve with complex flight and weapon systems that challenge player…
-
+4.0
Frostpunk
The game challenges players with complex resource management, strategic planning, and balancing multiple survival…
-
+4.0
BOMBANANA!
The game challenges players to solve complex puzzles under time pressure, requiring skillful communication and…
-
+4.0
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
The game challenges players with difficult night survival mechanics, strategic resource management, and mastering…
-
+4.0
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
The game offers increasing difficulty, strategic depth, and requires skillful tower placement and timing to overcome…
-
+4.0
Monster Train
The game offers a challenging skill curve with strategic depth in deck building and combat, rewarding effective play…
-
+4.0
PlateUp!
The game offers a challenging skill curve with complex multitasking, optimization, and progression that rewards mastery.
-
+4.0
shapez 2 - Factory
Game offers increasing complexity and skill challenges in factory design and optimization with clear feedback.
-
+4.0
Call of Duty: Warzone
High skill ceiling with emphasis on gunplay, positioning, and tactical decision-making; steep learning curve noted.
-
+4.0
Super Smash Bros.
The game rewards skillful play with nuanced mechanics, combo potential, and strategic spirit team building, offering a…
-
+4.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Combat is complex and layered, requiring skillful timing, positioning, and resource management, with a steep learning…
-
+4.0
Barotrauma
The game rewards skillful teamwork, technical knowledge, and mastery of complex mechanics.
-
+4.0
Far Far West
Players feel effective with skill-based gameplay and rewarding mechanics.
-
+4.0
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Combat requires skillful use of combos, dodging, and exploiting enemy weaknesses; Nemesis system adds strategic depth…
-
+4.0
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
High skill ceiling with realistic gun mechanics, requiring learning and mastery of firearm operation and tactical…
-
+4.0
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Game offers challenging levels with strategic depth, requiring skillful tower placement, hero management, and…
-
+4.0
Ori and the Blind Forest
The game offers challenging platforming requiring skill, timing, and precision, with a steep but fair difficulty curve.
-
+4.0
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
The game challenges players with aiming mechanics, strategic enemy targeting, boss fights, and resource management…
-
+4.0
Darkest Dungeon®
The game demands skillful planning, resource management, and tactical combat; players learn from failures and improve.
-
+4.0
Gunfire Reborn
Game offers skill-based gunplay, challenging boss fights, and a progression system rewarding mastery and build…
-
+4.0
PAYDAY 2
Game requires skillful coordination, tactical planning, and mastery of complex mechanics and builds.
-
+4.0
Slay the Spire 2
The game challenges players with complex mechanics, strategic deckbuilding, and difficult bosses, rewarding skillful…
-
+4.0
Bills Must Be Paid
Game involves skillful aiming and timing, strategic upgrade choices, and overcoming increasing difficulty.
-
+4.0
Nubby's Number Factory
The game offers challenging runs and requires skillful synergy building and strategic planning, with feedback through…
Same motivation, different experiences
Your way to play
Explore different sides of competence, grouped by what players enjoy.
Fine-tune your next game
A little more you
Mix in another motivation, or find an experience with less of something else.
