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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
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
Resident Evil 5
The game offers challenging combat, boss fights, and skillful melee combos, requiring player skill and strategy…
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+4.0
Sonic Adventure 2
Game features skill-based platforming, ranking systems requiring mastery, and challenging missions that reward player…
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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
Billionaire Lovers
The game challenges players to understand scams and deception, requiring attention and learning through multiple…
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+4.0
Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation
Fast-paced, skillful combat with challenging enemies and boss fights requiring precision and quick reflexes.
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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
Erenshor
Gameplay involves skillful combat, strategic party management, and overcoming challenging content reminiscent of…
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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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+4.0
Gori: Cuddly Carnage
Combat is skill-based with combo chaining and boss fights testing player mastery; some criticism of simplistic combat…
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+4.0
Intravenous 3: Borderline
High skill ceiling with challenging stealth mechanics, enemy AI improvements, and tactical combat requiring precise…
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+4.0
Quest for the Golden Candelabra
The game challenges players with tactical combat requiring skillful use of Pathfinder 2e mechanics and provides…
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+4.0
ROBOBEAT
The game features skill-based parrying, timing, and combo systems with a high skill ceiling and rewarding feedback…
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+4.0
Super Ledgehop: Double Laser
Game offers skill-based bullet hell challenges, boss fights requiring pattern recognition, and mastery of unique…
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+4.0
Super Woden: Rally Edge
Game offers skill-based driving challenges, leaderboard competition, and progression through mastering tracks and car…
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
Combat is strategic and challenging, especially on higher difficulties, requiring skillful use of character abilities…
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+4.0
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
The game challenges players with complex logic puzzles and mysteries requiring skillful reasoning and interpretation.
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+4.0
Vertigo 2
Challenging combat and boss fights requiring skill and strategy; some difficulty spikes noted.
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+4.0
Withering Rooms
The game offers challenging combat and puzzles, rewarding skill development and mastery of mechanics, with meaningful…
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