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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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+4.0
Epic Seven
The game demands skillful team building, speed tuning, and tactical execution, rewarding mastery of complex mechanics.
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+4.0
FIFA 20
Gameplay involves skillful controls, mastering new mechanics like strafe dribbling and set pieces, rewarding player…
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+4.0
HYPERBEAT
The game offers a satisfying learning curve with skill-based rhythm gameplay and scoring that rewards precision and…
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+4.0
Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
The game challenges players to master unit creation, resource management, and strategic combat, rewarding skillful play…
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+4.0
One Turn Kill
The game challenges players with complex deckbuilding and precise execution to solve combat puzzles, rewarding skill…
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+4.0
Poly Bridge
The game challenges players with increasingly difficult puzzles requiring skillful engineering and problem solving…
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+4.0
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
The game features a steep learning curve with advanced techniques requiring practice, rewarding mastery with satisfying…
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+4.0
Risk of Rain Returns
Game is challenging with skill-based combat, requiring mechanical mastery and strategic item use.
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+4.0
Shape of Dreams
The game offers challenging combat, skill mastery, and build optimization with feedback through boss fights and…
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+4.0
Patch Quest
Challenging bullet hell gameplay with skill progression, mastery of mounts, and strategic use of abilities.
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+4.0
VOIN
Combat is skill-based, fast-paced, and rewarding with meaningful feedback; players overcome challenging enemies and…
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+4.0
BioShock® 2
Combat is challenging and skill-based with dual wielding plasmids and weapons, strategic enemy encounters, and upgrades.
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+4.0
Death Must Die
The game requires skillful aiming, dodging, and strategic build crafting, with difficulty spikes and responsive combat…
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+4.0
Limbus Company
Combat requires strategic thinking, skillful resource management, and overcoming challenging bosses with meaningful…
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+4.0
Monster Sanctuary
The game offers challenging combat requiring strategic thinking and skillful team building.
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+4.0
PAPERHEAD EP.0
The game offers challenging fast-paced combat, boss fights, and skill-based movement requiring mastery and providing…
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+4.0
SpiderHeck
High skill ceiling with challenging combat, parkour, and wave survival modes; players experience satisfying mastery and…
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+4.0
TUNIC
The game features challenging combat and puzzles that require skill and mastery, rewarding player effectiveness and…
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
The game offers tactical challenges requiring strategic use of cognition points and positioning, with difficulty…
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+4.0
A Monster's Expedition
Puzzles range from approachable to very challenging, requiring skillful problem solving and logical thinking.
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+4.0
Bladesong
The game offers a skillful crafting system with detailed mechanics and player feedback, requiring attention and…
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+4.0
Blood Typers
The game challenges players with skill-based typing under pressure, requiring mastery of mechanics and providing…
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+4.0
Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands
Combat requires strategic thinking, managing buffs/debuffs, and experimenting with builds; boss fights test player…
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+4.0
DRAINUS
The game offers skill-based challenges with multi-phase bosses and a flexible difficulty curve rewarding mastery.
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