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+4.0
Ninja Hanrei
The game is challenging, requiring precise timing and skillful platforming, with achievements and boss fights providing…
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+5.0
Omega Strikers
High skill ceiling with fast-paced, competitive gameplay requiring quick decision-making, positioning, and mastery of…
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+4.0
Orbifall
The game offers challenging combat, especially boss fights, requiring skill mastery, timing, and learning enemy…
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+4.0
Out of Ammo
Game offers skill-based shooting mechanics with manual reloading and strategic placement, rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
The game features challenging puzzles requiring attention and logical reasoning, plus skillful QTEs under pressure…
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+4.0
PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY
High skill required to master timing and rhythm, especially in Patapon 1 with tight input windows.
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+5.0
Perimeter
The game demands mastering complex mechanics like energy management, terrain control, unit morphing, and multitasking…
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+4.0
pyramida
Game is challenging with skill-based micromanagement and strategic resource balancing; players improve through repeated…
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+4.0
红石遗迹 - Red Obsidian Remnant
The game emphasizes skillful combat with combos, counters, dodges, and requires mastery of weapon switching and timing…
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+4.0
Retro/Grade
The game offers increasing difficulty levels requiring skillful timing and dodging, with rewarding feedback and a high…
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+4.0
Rhythia
Game emphasizes skill mastery, precision, and improving timing and aiming, with leaderboards and ranking systems.
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+4.0
Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
Game offers meaningful challenges in resource management, city defense, and balancing multiple systems with feedback on…
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+5.0
Shadow Empire
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics requiring planning, problem solving, and mastery of detailed systems.
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+4.0
Sniper Elite 5
Game offers skill-based sniping, stealth mechanics, tactical planning, and challenge scaling with difficulty settings.
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+4.0
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
The game offers challenging sniper mechanics with realistic ballistics and stealth elements requiring skillful planning…
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+4.0
Solateria
Combat and boss fights require skillful parrying and pattern learning; difficulty is challenging but fair with feedback.
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+4.0
Spirit X Strike
Combat requires learning enemy patterns, mastering perfect dodges and parries, and timing attacks, providing a strong…
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+4.0
SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded
High skill ceiling with portal mechanics and gunplay; players develop aiming and movement skills.
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+4.0
Star Wolves
The game challenges players to manage resources, pilot skills, and tactical combat effectively, with a steep learning…
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+4.0
StarCrawlers
Turn-based tactical combat with skill trees and gear upgrades requires strategic thinking and mastery.
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+4.0
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE
The game is challenging with a high skill ceiling, requiring strategic planning and mastery of mechanics; players…
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+4.0
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
High skill ceiling with challenging rhythm gameplay; training mode helps players improve; feedback on performance is…
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+5.0
Tekken 3
High skill ceiling with complex combos, frame data, timing, and character mastery required; practice mode supports…
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+5.0
TEKKEN 7
High skill ceiling with complex combos, frame data, and mechanics; players report rewarding mastery and continuous…
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