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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
Circadian Dice
The game offers deep strategic choices and skillful dice management, rewarding effective play and learning over time.
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+4.0
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Combat requires skillful use of powers and weapons, with challenging boss fights and strategic enemy encounters.
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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
Delivery & Beyond
The game offers challenging mechanics, requiring skillful teamwork, timing, and learning enemy behaviors.
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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
Dunjungle
The game is challenging with skill-based dodging and combat; players improve through learning enemy patterns and…
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+4.0
EDGE
Game challenges players with precise controls, timing, and skillful navigation; achievements and rankings reward…
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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
FISHGUN
Game offers challenging combat and movement mechanics with skill-based dodging, weapon combos, and boss fights…
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+4.0
Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Game is challenging with difficult AI, requiring skillful aiming, headshots, and strategic use of bullet time.
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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
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Challenging gameplay with weapon management, boss fights requiring pattern learning, and skillful shooting
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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
KeyWe
Progressive difficulty with skill-based challenges and rewarding gold medal achievements.
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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
Lucy Dreaming
Puzzles are challenging but fair, requiring logical thinking and experimentation, providing satisfying skill tests.
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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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