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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
Ex-Zodiac
Challenging gameplay with skill-based shooting, dodging, and boss fights; players strive for high scores and S ranks.
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+4.0
FOREWARNED
Game involves skillful exploration, puzzle solving, evidence gathering, and tactical survival against unique Mejai.
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+4.0
Hammerwatch
Game offers challenging combat, strategic boss fights, and skillful dodging, rewarding player mastery and progression.
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+4.0
Haxball
The game has a high skill ceiling with emphasis on mastering physics, positioning, teamwork, and ball control; players…
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+4.0
Homeworld Remastered Collection
Game challenges players with complex 3D spatial tactics, resource management, and persistent fleet progression…
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+4.0
Jet Set Radio
The game has a high skill ceiling with challenging controls, trick combos, and timed missions requiring mastery.
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+4.0
Kitten Burst
Gameplay involves skillful flying, mastering boost mechanics, and overcoming challenging boss fights with feedback on…
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+4.0
Knightmare Tower
Game challenges players to master timing, reflexes, and skillful play, with increasing difficulty and boss fights.
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+4.0
MOLDRISE
Players improve through learning and mastering survival and navigation mechanics, with skillful route optimization and…
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+4.0
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
The game offers challenging tactical combat requiring skillful planning and execution, especially on higher…
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+4.0
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Combat requires skillful timing of parries, deflections, dodges, and counters; boss fights are challenging and…
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+4.0
Petal Crash
The game features a high skill ceiling with challenging combos and strategic depth, rewarding player improvement and…
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+4.0
Pokkén Tournament DX
High skill ceiling with combo mastery, timing, and strategic use of attack triangle and arena control.
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+4.0
Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
The game offers strategic depth with tower placement, upgrades, and active repositioning, requiring skillful planning…
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+4.0
Risen
Combat is challenging and skill-based, requiring mastery of blocking, parrying, and timing; progression is meaningful…
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+4.0
東方催狐譚 ~ Servants of Harvest Wish
The game offers challenging bullet hell gameplay with skill-based dodging and resource management, rewarding player…
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+4.0
Siralim 3
The game offers deep strategic challenges, complex mechanics, and skillful team building with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Skin Deep
The game challenges players to master stealth, item combinations, and environmental puzzles, rewarding skillful and…
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+4.0
Slaughter Horse 2
The game challenges players to master complex mechanics, strategic planning, and information management to succeed.
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+4.0
Stay Out of the House
The game requires skillful stealth, puzzle solving, and resource management with challenging AI and consequences for…
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+4.0
Super Mario 64 FPS
High skill ceiling due to speedrunning challenges, glitches exploitation, and precise movement/shooting mechanics.
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+4.0
Sword Rogue
Challenging gameplay requiring skill, precision, and strategic choices with feedback on performance.
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+4.0
System Shock
The game requires skillful inventory management, combat tactics, and puzzle solving with meaningful feedback and…
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+4.0
Touhou Kikamu ~ Elegant Impermanence of Sakura
The game rewards skillful play, with a high learning curve especially on harder difficulties and puzzle-like stage…
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