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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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High competence scores, with relaxation at +0 or below.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
The spy who shot me™
The game requires skillful aiming, memorization of levels, and overcoming challenging platforming and timed sections.
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+4.0
Back 4 Blood
The game offers challenging difficulties, skill-based gunplay, strategic deck building, and requires coordination to…
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+4.0
Darkest Dungeon® II
Combat is challenging and tactical with a token system reducing RNG, requiring skillful planning and execution; players…
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+4.0
Death Roads: Tournament
The game is challenging with a steep learning curve, requiring skillful positioning, deck management, and tactical…
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+4.0
Krush Kill 'N Destroy Xtreme
Game challenges players with difficult AI, tactical micromanagement, and resource management; veterancy system rewards…
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+4.0
ORCS
The game is challenging and requires skillful timing and pattern recognition; players report difficulty and…
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+4.0
Praetorians
The game requires skillful troop management, tactical positioning, and quick decision-making under pressure.
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+4.0
Project Warlock II
The game offers challenging combat requiring skillful weapon use, aiming for headshots, managing cooldowns, and…
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+4.0
SENTRY
The game is challenging with skill-based FPS combat, strategic trap placement, and resource management, rewarding…
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+4.0
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
The game is challenging with difficult enemies and bosses, requiring skillful dodging and weapon use; players receive…
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+4.0
Tower of Guns
Game demands skillful dodging, aiming, and fast reflexes; players level up weapons and improve stats, receiving clear…
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+4.0
Town of Salem 2
Game involves skillful deduction, strategic thinking, and learning complex role interactions; players receive feedback…
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+4.0
Vietnam ‘65
The game challenges players with logistics, intelligence gathering, and tactical combat requiring skillful planning and…
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+4.0
Goat's Tale (Classic)
The game demands high precision and skill to overcome difficult platforming challenges with punishing consequences for…
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+4.0
Lords of Xulima
Combat is challenging and requires skillful planning, resource management, and tactical thinking, especially at early…
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+4.0
Miasma Chronicles
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful planning and execution, with meaningful feedback and progression.
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+4.0
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
The game requires skillful resource management, planning, and learning enemy patterns; players feel effective as they…
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+4.0
Red Solstice 2: Survivors
The game demands skillful tactical play, resource management, and coordination, especially at higher difficulties.
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+4.0
SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
Game requires managing complex systems and overcoming strategic challenges, though some AI limitations exist.
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+4.0
ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest
The game demands skillful resource gathering, crafting, dinosaur taming, and PvP combat, with a steep learning curve…
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+4.0
David.
The game is challenging, especially on hard mode, requiring skillful movement, aiming, and mastery of physics-based…
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+4.0
Escape the Ayurok
The game challenges players with stealth, puzzle-solving, and managing sound to avoid detection, requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Gurei
The game requires skillful timing, pattern recognition, and mastery of dodging mechanics to succeed.
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+4.0
Heart&Slash
Challenging combat requiring skillful dodging and timing; players improve through learning enemy patterns and upgrading…
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