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+4.0
Uninitialized
The game offers challenging objectives and requires skillful play and strategic planning to complete missions and earn…
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+4.0
50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
Game challenges observation skills and memory with increasing difficulty and unique anomalies, requiring careful…
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+4.0
After Long Night
The game features a steep difficulty curve and requires strategic planning and skillful management to survive…
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
The game challenges players with stealth mechanics, AI reactions, and mission complexity requiring skill and precision.
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+4.0
Agarest: Generations of War Zero
Combat system is challenging and strategic, requiring skillful positioning and combo mastery; grinding and crafting add…
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+4.0
Cossacks: European Wars
The game requires skillful management of economy, military tactics, and micromanagement of large armies with complex…
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+4.0
Flinthook
Game demands skillful platforming, aiming, and use of grappling hook and time-slow mechanics; players improve through…
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+4.0
Ghosts of Tabor
The game offers a steep learning curve, skill-based gunplay, tactical combat, and progression through reputation and…
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+4.0
God's Trigger
The game is challenging with one-hit kills, requiring skillful play, pattern recognition, and mastery of abilities…
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+4.0
Hitman: Codename 47
High skill and trial-and-error required to master stealth mechanics and mission puzzles; game punishes mistakes harshly.
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+4.0
Marauder
Challenging tactical combat requiring skillful use of timing, positioning, and resource management.
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+4.0
Choppy Cuts
Game challenges players with increasing difficulty, requiring skillful time management and coordination, with…
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+4.0
GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-
Gameplay requires mastering complex controls, combos, and strategic unit management, with a learning curve and skill…
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+4.0
Hell is Others
Game rewards skillful play, map knowledge, strategic decision-making, and mastery of mechanics like stamina and bullet…
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+4.0
Hot Brass
Game requires skillful execution of tactics, precise shooting, and adherence to rules of engagement with feedback on…
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+4.0
Kaiju Wars
The game offers challenging tactical decisions, requiring skillful planning and adaptation to unique kaiju abilities…
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+4.0
Pharaonic
Combat is challenging and skill-based, requiring timing, stamina management, and learning enemy patterns.
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+4.0
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
The game is challenging with accurate enemy AI, no health regeneration, and requires skillful aiming and ammo…
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+4.0
Sudden Strike 5
Game is challenging with steep learning curve, requiring skillful micromanagement, tactical planning, and resource…
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+4.0
Citystate II
Game challenges players with complex economic and political systems requiring skillful balancing and strategic planning.
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+4.0
Cybercube
The game offers a challenging skill-based experience with increasing difficulty and precise timing demands.
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+4.0
Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
Requires skill in interpreting limited information, coordinating units, and overcoming tactical challenges.
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+4.0
Teslagrad Remastered
The game demands skillful timing and precise control, especially in platforming and boss fights, providing a…
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+4.0
WE ARE SO DEAD
Game has a steep learning curve and requires skillful communication and coordination; players report rewarding mastery.
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