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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Victoria 3
The game requires mastering complex economic and political systems with meaningful feedback, rewarding skillful…
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+4.0
A Total War Saga: TROY
The game offers a challenging AI, strategic resource management, and tactical battles requiring skillful…
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+4.0
Aegis Defenders
The game offers challenging tower defense and platforming mechanics requiring skillful multitasking, resource…
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+4.0
ARMA: Gold Edition
The game demands skillful tactical play, realistic combat mechanics, and mastery of complex controls; missions can be…
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+4.0
Beneath Oresa
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful deck building and tactical play; players report…
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+4.0
Breachway
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful card and resource management.
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+4.0
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
The game offers complex strategic and tactical challenges with skill trees, unit design, and turn-based combat…
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+4.0
Fire & Maneuver
The game rewards skillful maneuvering, strategic planning, and mastery of complex mechanics with a high skill ceiling…
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+4.0
Phoenix Point
The game offers challenging tactical combat with skill-based aiming, resource management, and strategic planning…
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+4.0
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
Combat is tactical and challenging, requiring strategic thinking and mastery; puzzles vary in difficulty and require…
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+4.0
Total Conflict: Resistance
The game requires skillful management of resources, tactical combat, and strategic planning with a steep learning curve.
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+4.0
Solasta II
Combat is tactical and challenging, requiring skillful use of D&D 5.5e rules and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Blightstone
Combat is challenging and tactical, requiring skillful positioning and strategic use of abilities; players improve…
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+4.0
Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful resource management, tower upgrading, and…
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+4.0
Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
Combat and resource management require skill and strategic thinking; players receive feedback and can improve through…
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+4.0
Final Theory
Game requires skillful tactical combat and strategic planning with meaningful feedback and progression through ship…
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+4.0
Quarantineer
Game requires managing many variables and overcoming difficult challenges, demanding skill and strategic thinking.
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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
AETHERIS
The game features challenging tactical turn-based combat requiring planning, skillful use of abilities, and resource…
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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
Chaos Reborn
High skill ceiling with complex risk management, bluffing, and tactical positioning
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+4.0
Field of Glory II: Medieval
The game has a steep learning curve with complex tactical mechanics and a challenging AI that punishes mistakes…
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+4.0
Han Xiongnu Wars
The game demands mastery of complex tactical combat, formations, logistics, and strategic planning, rewarding skillful…
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+4.0
Majesty 2 Collection
Game is challenging, requiring strategic planning, skillful resource management, and learning from repeated attempts.
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