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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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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Rock Bottom
Game provides a satisfying sense of progression and skill improvement through upgrades and mining efficiency.
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+4.0
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit
The game offers complex strategic and tactical challenges requiring skillful planning and execution, with feedback…
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+4.0
Root
The game offers a high skill ceiling with complex asymmetric factions and strategic depth, rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Game involves skillful management of economy, trade, military, and resource allocation with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Slider
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill, observation, and thinking outside the box, with a…
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+4.0
sobosuba
The game offers skill-based challenges with strategic depth, requiring planning and mastery of physics to optimize…
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+4.0
Sprocket
The game involves mastering complex mechanics like transmissions, engines, armor design, and tank physics, providing a…
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+4.0
Stellaris
The game offers complex strategic challenges, requiring skillful management of resources, diplomacy, warfare, and…
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+4.0
The Political Process
The game involves complex skillful decision-making, campaign management, legislative strategy, and adapting to dynamic…
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+4.0
Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
Engages players in logical deduction, puzzle solving, and courtroom challenges with feedback and increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
Vermillion - VR Painting
The game offers a realistic oil painting simulation with a learning curve, skill development, and feedback through…
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+4.0
ARK: Survival Evolved
Game involves mastering complex survival mechanics, crafting, building, and dinosaur taming requiring skill and…
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+4.0
ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
Gameplay is challenging with skill-based dogfighting and mission objectives; difficulty ramps and mastery is rewarded.
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+4.0
Chrono Ark
High skill ceiling with complex mechanics, challenging bosses, and rewarding mastery.
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+4.0
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
The game demands skillful combat combos, precise platforming, and strategic use of abilities, especially in Hard mode…
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+4.0
Mount & Blade
Players develop skills in combat, strategy, and management, with challenging battles and progression systems.
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+4.0
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
The game involves complex D&D 3e mechanics, character builds, tactical combat, and problem solving, providing skill…
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+4.0
NieR:Automata™
Combat is described as smooth, fun, and challenging with a high skill ceiling; players engage in varied gameplay…
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+4.0
WGT Golf
The game offers realistic physics and challenging putting mechanics requiring skill and practice to master, with…
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+4.0
Wuthering Waves
Combat is skill-based with dodging, parrying, combos, and character synergy requiring mastery; players receive feedback…
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+4.0
Charlie in the Moistverse of Madness
The game features challenging boss fights comparable to Dark Souls, requiring skill and mastery.
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+4.0
Chronoquartz
The game challenges players with puzzles requiring logical thinking and mastery of mechanics, rewarding skillful…
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+4.0
Freedom Planet 2
Game features challenging bosses, skill-based combat with guard mechanics, and a ranking system rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
Garbanzo Quest
The game offers a well-balanced challenge with skill-based platforming and boss fights that reward mastery.
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