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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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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Democracy 3 Africa
Game requires strategic thinking, planning multiple turns ahead, and managing complex systems with feedback.
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+4.0
Every Day We Fight
The game challenges players with tactical combat requiring skillful aiming and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Gratuitous Space Battles
High skill and strategy involved in ship design, balancing weapons, shields, and fleet composition; players receive…
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+4.0
Oaken
Game requires strategic planning, positioning, and resource management with clear feedback on attacks and counters.
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2017
The game requires skillful management, strategic planning, and tactical decision-making with feedback on performance…
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+4.0
Supreme Ruler 1936
Game is complex and challenging, requiring skill in managing multiple systems and strategic decisions; players report a…
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+4.0
UFO: Aftershock
The game offers a steep learning curve, complex resource management, tactical combat requiring skillful positioning and…
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+4.0
American Conquest: Fight Back
Game offers challenging AI, complex unit management, and requires skillful tactics to overcome difficult battles.
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+4.0
Causa, Voices of the Dusk
The game requires strategic thinking, deck optimization, and tactical play with unique mechanics like sacrificing cards…
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+4.0
Space Empires V
Steep learning curve and complex mechanics require skill and mastery; players feel rewarded for overcoming challenges.
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+4.0
Another Farm Roguelike: Rebirth
The game demands skillful resource management, strategic planning, and optimization to meet escalating rent challenges.
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+4.0
Distant Worlds 2
The game offers deep, complex mechanics requiring skillful management of economy, fleets, and technology, with…
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+4.0
Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
The game challenges players with complex resource chains, defense setup, and combat mechanics requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Eximius: Seize the Frontline
The game involves skillful FPS combat and strategic RTS commanding with meaningful feedback and challenge.
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+4.0
Flesh Eaters
The game requires skillful micro and macro management, strategic planning, and overcoming challenging waves of zombies…
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+4.0
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
The game offers complex city and castle management, strategic planning, and tactical battles requiring skill and…
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+4.0
Afghanistan '11
The game demands skillful management of logistics, combat tactics, and political resources with challenging AI and…
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+4.0
Redemption Reapers
Combat is challenging and requires strategic positioning and skill management; players feel rewarded by mastering…
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+4.0
Check vs Mate
The game offers challenging AI, puzzles, campaigns with unique objectives, and skill-based combat mini-games requiring…
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+4.0
Creatures of Aether
Game is easy to learn but hard to master, with strategic depth and skillful decision-making praised by players.
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+4.0
Space Hulk (Classic)
Requires careful planning, positioning, and resource management with meaningful feedback on success or failure.
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+4.0
Zeal
High skill ceiling with emphasis on timing, positioning, and counterplay; players report learning curve and rewarding…
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+4.0
NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics
The game challenges players with complex turn-based bullet hell mechanics requiring skillful planning and execution.
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+4.0
Patchwork
The game involves strategic planning, spatial reasoning, and resource optimization with a skill curve that is easy to…
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