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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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+4.0
Pistol Whip
Game offers skill challenges with aiming, timing shots to rhythm, dodging bullets, and mastering modifiers.
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+4.0
RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
Game involves skillful park management, ride design, and balancing finances with feedback on performance and scenario…
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+4.0
Shredders
Game features a significant learning curve with challenging controls and physics rewarding skillful trick execution and…
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+4.0
The Escapists 2
The game requires skillful planning, problem solving, and overcoming challenges with a significant learning curve and…
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+4.0
TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II
The game offers challenging bullet hell patterns that require skillful dodging and mastery, with practice modes and…
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+4.0
Vital Shell
The game is skill-focused with challenging waves and bosses, requiring player mastery of movement, aiming, and build…
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+4.0
Worms Armageddon
The game features a high skill ceiling with nuanced physics, weapon mastery, and strategic depth, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Zero-K
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, strategic positioning, and unit micro; AI and unit behaviors require mastery.
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+4.0
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
The game offers a satisfying combat system with skill-based mechanics like parrying, weak-point breaking, and combo…
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+4.0
Banished
The game is challenging with complex resource balancing and survival mechanics requiring skillful management and…
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+4.0
Big Ambitions
Game involves skillful management of logistics, pricing, employee scheduling, and business growth with meaningful…
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+4.0
Cave Story+
Gameplay involves skillful platforming, weapon management, and challenging boss fights.
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+4.0
Guacamelee! Gold Edition
Challenging combat and platforming with skill-based combos and boss fights requiring pattern recognition
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+4.0
Killing Floor 2
Game offers challenging combat with skill-based shooting, aiming, and teamwork; progression system rewards mastery and…
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+4.0
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Combat requires skillful dodging, pattern learning, and timing; bosses are challenging and reward mastery.
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+4.0
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
The game challenges players with tactical combat, strategic management, and skill development, requiring learning and…
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+4.0
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Combat requires skillful timing, parrying, and stamina management; difficulty modes allow challenge scaling; boss…
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+4.0
Bean Battles
High skill ceiling with varied weapons, movement mechanics, and strategic gameplay requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Beastieball
The game offers deep strategic gameplay with skillful decision-making and meaningful feedback in battles.
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+4.0
Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
Gameplay requires skillful platforming, mastering time powers, and boss fights that test player ability.
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+4.0
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
Game offers skill-based challenges with pattern memorization, risk/reward scoring, and difficulty scaling rewarding…
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+4.0
Dungeon Warfare
The game offers challenging levels with strategic trap placement, upgrades, and modifiers that require skillful…
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+4.0
Mars First Logistics
The game challenges players to solve physics-based puzzles and optimize vehicle designs, providing skill feedback and…
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+4.0
Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game
High skill ceiling with challenging parkour mechanics and rewarding mastery; players improve through practice and…
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