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Competence
Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)
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Competence + Strategy
A strong dose of competence and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Unrailed!
Game is easy to learn but hard to master; requires skillful multitasking, coordination, and quick decision-making.
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+4.0
Homicipher: Demo
The game challenges players to decipher an unknown language and solve puzzles, providing a rewarding sense of skill and…
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+4.0
LYNE
Increasing difficulty and complex puzzles provide skill challenges and feedback on performance.
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+4.0
Nova Drift
The game offers challenging skill-based gameplay with meaningful feedback and a high skill ceiling, rewarding mastery…
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+4.0
PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX+
Game challenges reflexes and strategic planning with increasing speed and complex ghost patterns, rewarding skillful…
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+4.0
The Roottrees are Dead
The game challenges players with complex deduction puzzles requiring skillful information gathering and logical…
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+4.0
Planet Zoo
The game has a steep learning curve and significant brain usage; mastering building, animal care, and management…
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+4.0
Scrap Mechanic
The game offers a significant learning curve with complex mechanical building and problem solving, rewarding skill…
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+4.0
Sniper Elite 4
Game offers challenging shooting mechanics with realistic ballistics, requiring skillful aiming, stealth, and strategic…
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+4.0
Derail Valley
The game involves mastering complex train operations, managing physics, and overcoming technical challenges like…
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+4.0
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Combat is challenging but fair, with skill-based boss fights and progression through mastering abilities and dodging…
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+4.0
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
The game demands skillful multitasking, fast reactions, and strategic timing to survive, with increasing difficulty and…
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+4.0
Fortnite
The game features a steep skill ceiling especially with building mechanics and aiming, rewarding mastery and skillful…
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+4.0
Opus Magnum
The game challenges players to solve complex puzzles and optimize solutions, providing feedback and leaderboards.
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+4.0
Orcs Must Die!
The game offers increasing difficulty, requires skillful trap placement, aiming, and tactical thinking, with feedback…
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+4.0
Tiny Rogues
The game offers challenging boss fights and requires skillful dodging and aiming, rewarding player mastery.
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+4.0
Escape the Backrooms
Game involves challenging puzzles, significant brain usage, and skillful navigation; players report satisfaction from…
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+4.0
Bronzebeard's Tavern
Players face increasing difficulty, requiring skillful coordination and time management to succeed.
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+4.0
Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
The game requires skillful crafting and timing to produce effective weapons and overcome progressively tougher enemies.
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+4.0
Picayune Dreams
Requires skillful dodging in bullet hell bosses, strategic build crafting, and mastery of mechanics.
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+4.0
Sandustry
The game challenges players to optimize complex production chains and solve novel engineering problems with…
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+4.0
Nuclear Option
Game offers skill-based flight mechanics, realistic damage modeling, and tactical combat requiring mastery and…
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+4.0
Spaceflight Simulator
The game offers a challenging physics-based simulation requiring skillful rocket design and piloting to succeed.
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+4.0
Two Point Hospital
Game offers increasing difficulty, strategic challenges, and skill development in hospital management and optimization.
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