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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Growth
A strong dose of competence and growth in the same game.
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CICADAMATA"
High skill ceiling with emphasis on mastering movement, shooting, and optimizing routes for high scores and ranks.
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+5.0
DoDonPachi Resurrection
The game demands high skill, precision, and mastery of complex scoring systems; players report a steep learning curve…
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+5.0
Master of Magic Classic
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, challenging AI (especially in Caster of Magic mod), and strategic depth…
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+5.0
McOsu
Focus on skill improvement, challenging maps, and detailed performance feedback supports feeling effective and…
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+5.0
Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
High skill and knowledge required to master complex spacecraft systems and missions.
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+5.0
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
The game is challenging, rewarding skillful play, strategic thinking, and mastery of mechanics with frequent feedback…
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+5.0
Tennis Elbow 4
High skill ceiling with realistic physics and shot mechanics; players report a steep learning curve and rewarding…
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+5.0
Toribash
High skill ceiling with complex physics and a steep learning curve requiring mastery of detailed controls.
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+5.0
Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.
The game is known for its extreme difficulty, requiring mastery of bullet patterns, precise dodging, and strategic bomb…
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+5.0
XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, requiring mastery of ball control, multitasking, and strategic use of…
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+5.0
ZeroRanger
High skill ceiling with challenging bosses and stages; rewards mastery and improvement; scoring and combo systems…
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+5.0
Human Resource Machine
The game challenges players with increasingly complex programming puzzles requiring skill, logical thinking, and…
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+5.0
The Last Spell
The game is challenging and rewards skillful play, strategic thinking, and mastery of complex mechanics.
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+5.0
Ultra Street Fighter® IV
High skill ceiling with complex combos, frame-perfect inputs, and continuous learning; players experience gradual…
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+5.0
Aero GPX
High skill ceiling, challenging AI, advanced mechanics like drill diving and hyper sliding require mastery and provide…
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+5.0
Everyday Genius: SquareLogic
The game offers a wide range of puzzles with increasing difficulty, requiring logical deduction and skillful problem…
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+5.0
Learn Japanese RPG: Hiragana Forbidden Speech
The game challenges players to learn and recall hiragana, vocabulary, and grammar through typing battles and quizzes…
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+5.0
Stephen's Sausage Roll
The game is extremely challenging and requires high skill in spatial reasoning and puzzle solving, with constant…
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+5.0
Atomicrops
High skill ceiling with challenging multitasking, bullet hell combat, and farming management requiring mastery.
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+5.0
Elasto Mania Remastered
The game demands high skill, precision, and mastery of complex physics, rewarding players who improve and refine their…
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+5.0
HYPER DEMON
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, requiring mastery and offering constant feedback on performance.
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+5.0
Maxwell's puzzling demon
The game is highly challenging with complex puzzles requiring deep understanding and skill, providing strong feedback…
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+5.0
Tetrobot and Co.
Challenging puzzles with a good difficulty curve requiring skillful logical thinking and mastery of game mechanics.
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+5.0
Ultra Fight Da ! Kyanta 2
The game is described as mechanically deep and complex with skill-based mechanics, parries, combos, and strategic…
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