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Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong competence score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
Challenging stealth gameplay requiring skillful planning, timing, and execution; players receive feedback through…
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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
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
The game offers deep tactical combat with complex mastery systems and character customization that challenge player…
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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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+4.0
Gnomes
The game offers a challenging tower defense experience with skillful resource management, mazing, and adapting to…
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+4.0
Granny: Chapter Two
The game challenges players to learn AI behaviors, memorize item locations, and solve puzzles under pressure, providing…
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+4.0
HackHub: Free Trial
The game challenges players with realistic terminal commands and hacking puzzles that require skill and problem solving.
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+4.0
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
The game offers skill-based platforming challenges, puzzles, and precise timing, with difficulty ramping up and…
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+4.0
Lords of the Realm II
Players engage in skillful management of economy and tactical battles requiring strategic thinking and execution.
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+4.0
My Friendly Neighborhood
The game offers challenging puzzles, resource management, and combat requiring skill and strategy, with feedback…
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+4.0
Onimusha: Warlords
Combat involves skillful timing for parries, counters, and weapon mastery; boss fights require learning attack patterns…
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+4.0
Papa's Mocharia Deluxe
The game features a challenging learning curve with precise mechanics requiring skillful multitasking and timing to…
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+4.0
Railbound
The game provides increasing difficulty and complex puzzles that challenge players' problem-solving skills.
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+4.0
Scalak
Puzzles require spatial reasoning and problem solving with increasing complexity and feedback on success.
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+4.0
ScooterFlow
Game involves mastering realistic physics and skill-based trick execution, with players reporting learning curves and…
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+4.0
Void War
The game challenges players with strategic ship and crew management, tactical combat, and mastery of complex mechanics…
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+4.0
Pokémon Platinum Version
The game offers challenging battles with smart AI, strategic team-building, and a balanced difficulty curve, especially…
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+4.0
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Game challenges reflexes and timing with increasing difficulty and skill mastery; players receive feedback and can…
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