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The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful problem solving and provide satisfying feedback on progress.
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+4.0
The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition
The game features challenging and varied puzzles that require skill and problem solving, with feedback and progression…
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+4.0
Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
The game challenges players with puzzles, clue detection, and mini-games that require skill and problem solving, with…
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+4.0
VirtuaVerse
The game features challenging and sometimes obtuse puzzles requiring skillful problem solving and logical thinking…
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+4.0
Lingo
Puzzles require skillful rule discovery, lateral thinking, and word knowledge; players get feedback and satisfaction…
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+4.0
The Way
Game offers challenging puzzles and precise platforming requiring skill and problem-solving, with frequent feedback…
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+4.0
QV
Puzzles require skillful thinking and some physical timing; difficulty scales well and challenges players progressively.
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+5.0
MOLEK-SYNTEZ
Highly challenging puzzles requiring skillful programming and optimization; leaderboards provide feedback on…
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+5.0
CaseCracker2
The game demands high skill in logical reasoning, keyword searching, and piecing together complex clues, rewarding…
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+4.0
Blocks That Matter
The game challenges players with increasingly complex puzzles requiring skillful block placement and platforming…
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+4.0
Half-Life 2: Episode One
The game offers challenging combat and physics-based puzzles requiring skill and problem solving.
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+4.0
Life Goes On: Done to Death
Puzzles require skillful problem solving and timing; challenges increase progressively.
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+4.0
Modulus: Factory Automation
The game offers complex puzzle-solving and optimization challenges that require skillful planning and execution…
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+4.0
Slayaway Camp
Puzzles increase in difficulty and complexity, requiring skillful planning and problem solving.
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+4.0
The Guest
The game features a variety of puzzles with a range of difficulty, requiring logical thinking and problem solving.
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+5.0
of the Devil
The game challenges players with logical puzzles, evidence analysis, and strategic courtroom gameplay, providing strong…
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+4.0
Bonfire Peaks
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful spatial reasoning and problem solving, with feedback via undo…
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+5.0
SIC-1
The game demands high skill in low-level programming, debugging, and optimization, providing strong feedback through…
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+4.0
The Talos Principle
Puzzles range from simple to very challenging, requiring skillful problem solving and logical thinking.
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+4.0
Ubinota
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skillful thinking, spatial reasoning, and understanding of physics to…
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+4.0
Seekl
The game challenges players with progressively complex SQL puzzles requiring skill and reasoning, providing feedback…
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+4.0
Between Time: Escape Room
The game offers a range of puzzle difficulties requiring logical thinking and problem solving, with feedback through…
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+4.0
Supraland
The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill and insight, rewarding problem solving and mastery of mechanics…
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+4.0
Elle: Portal
Game challenges players with increasingly difficult puzzles requiring precise timing and skill.
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+4.0
SiNKR 2
Increasingly challenging puzzles provide skill tests and logical problem solving with clear feedback on success.
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