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+4.0
Anomaly Defenders
Game offers challenging gameplay especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful micromanagement and strategic…
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+4.0
Bronze Age - HD Edition
Game challenges players to optimize resource management and survive random events, requiring skillful balancing.
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+4.0
Dark Light
Combat requires skillful timing, pattern recognition, and mastery of mechanics; bosses provide challenging tests of…
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+4.0
Giraffe Town
The game is difficult and requires skillful control and patience, with challenging sections and a demanding final boss.
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+4.0
Gravity Field
The game offers challenging puzzles requiring spatial reasoning, logic, and mastery of unique gravity and time reversal…
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+4.0
Grimlord
Combat requires skillful parrying, dodging, and learning enemy patterns; bosses provide challenging tests of ability.
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+4.0
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
The game involves tactical turn-based combat requiring skillful combo execution and strategic resource management.
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+4.0
Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition
Game involves strategic skill in managing match-3 combos, spellcasting, and character progression with meaningful…
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+4.0
Robot Rumble 2
Steep learning curve and complex building system challenge player skills; success requires mastering mechanics and…
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+4.0
Rolled Out!
The game offers challenging levels with a skill ceiling, speedrunning elements, and feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Spectral Scream
The game offers a challenging experience requiring skillful use of items, strategic planning, and learning enemy…
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+4.0
Air Defender
The game challenges players with complex radar management, threat identification, and tactical decision-making…
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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
Commander: The Great War
Game requires strategic thinking, resource management, and tactical planning with challenging AI and meaningful…
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+4.0
Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes
Gameplay is challenging with improved batting difficulty and tactical bowling, requiring skill and providing feedback.
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+4.0
Devil of the Plague
The game challenges players with escalating difficulty, requiring skillful coordination and adaptation to survive…
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+4.0
Dimensionals
Game offers skill-based turn-based combat with strategic decision-making and progression through unlocking and…
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+4.0
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
Challenging puzzles and platforming require skill and problem solving; some puzzles noted as very difficult.
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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
Forgotten Mines
High skill ceiling with challenging tactical combat requiring precise positioning and resource management; learning…
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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
Power of Ten
The game requires skillful piloting, resource management, and strategic decision-making; players report a satisfying…
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+4.0
Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Game involves skillful dodging, managing upgrades, and overcoming challenging bosses with feedback on performance.
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