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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
Crystal Project
Combat is strategic and challenging, requiring skillful use of class abilities and threat management.
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+4.0
Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
Game challenges players with complex resource and army management, requiring skillful strategic planning and execution.
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+4.0
DOOM: The Dark Ages
The game offers satisfying combat mechanics with skill-based parrying, weapon mastery, and challenging enemies…
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+4.0
Dungeons of Blood and Dream
The game features challenging combat, skill-based melee, and complex mechanics that reward mastery and learning.
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+4.0
Fights in Tight Spaces
The game challenges players to master complex tactical combat and deck management with meaningful feedback and skill…
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY V
The game offers skill-based challenges, strategic combat, and mastery of job abilities with meaningful feedback.
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+4.0
Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
Gameplay involves skillful mining and refining mechanics with timing and precision, plus strategic money management.
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+4.0
Golden Krone Hotel
The game offers tactical combat, skillful use of light mechanics, potion identification, and strategic decision-making…
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+4.0
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Players can feel effective through skill mastery and hero progression.
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+4.0
KNIGHTS
Increasing difficulty requires skillful planning and logical thinking; players receive clear feedback on puzzle…
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+4.0
Lushfoil Photography Sim
The game offers skill-based photography mechanics with manual camera controls and challenges to recreate specific…
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+4.0
MageQuit
High skill ceiling with complex spell combos, aiming, and timing; players improve through practice and learning.
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+4.0
Master of Command
The game challenges players with tactical battles requiring skillful micromanagement and strategic resource management.
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+4.0
Meddl Dash
The game features challenging high-speed driving requiring precise timing and skillful maneuvers, rewarding mastery and…
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+4.0
PAC-MAN 256
Requires learning ghost patterns, managing combos, and upgrading power-ups to improve performance.
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+4.0
Paunch
The game involves skillful aiming and timing in combat, with players mastering mechanics and competing in tournaments.
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+4.0
Potato Flowers in Full Bloom
Combat is strategic and rewards skillful planning, resource management, and tactical decision-making; players receive…
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+4.0
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Game offers a challenging difficulty curve with skill-based platforming and boss fights requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Ugly
The game offers challenging puzzles and boss fights that require skill, timing, and mastery of mechanics, providing a…
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+4.0
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
The game features a high skill ceiling with challenging combat mechanics, requiring mastery of blocking, dodging, and…
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+4.0
Windblown
Combat is challenging but fair; requires skillful dodging and timing; players report feeling rewarded for mastering…
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+4.0
Battle Realms: Zen Edition
The game features a high skill ceiling with complex mechanics, unit micro-management, and strategic depth, rewarding…
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+4.0
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend
The game offers deep and complex fighting mechanics with tutorials and challenge modes to master combos and skills…
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+4.0
Day of Defeat
High skill ceiling with recoil control, map knowledge, and team coordination required; gameplay punishes mistakes.
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