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Growth
Learning or personal development
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Less relaxation
High growth scores, with relaxation at +0 or below.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Forgotten Mines
Strong learning curve with skill acquisition, tactical mastery, and meta-progression unlocking new classes and upgrades.
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+4.0
Huaxia: Warring States
Strong emphasis on learning game mechanics, character progression, and strategic development.
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+4.0
Magic Rune Stone
Meta progression, talent trees, and skill unlocking provide learning and character development over time.
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+4.0
Subterrain
Players learn game mechanics, manage resources, and improve equipment through research and crafting.
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+4.0
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Players learn complex systems, develop strategic skills, and improve over long play sessions.
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+4.0
TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
Players develop strategic skills, learn mechanics, and improve through experimentation and repeated play.
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+4.0
Half Sword
Players develop skills, learn combat mechanics, and progress through ranks and equipment upgrades.
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+4.0
Mineirinho Director's Cut
Players develop skills to overcome difficult mechanics and learn game quirks over time.
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+4.0
Second Front
Players learn complex tactical mechanics, improve strategic thinking, and develop skills over time.
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+4.0
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Players develop tactical skills, knowledge of game mechanics, and strategic thinking over time
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+4.0
The Devil Within: Satgat
Players develop skills, unlock abilities, and improve character stats through progression and learning combat mechanics.
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+4.0
Welcome to the Game III
Strong learning curve with skill acquisition and knowledge accumulation emphasized.
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+4.0
A Total War Saga: TROY
Players learn complex mechanics, develop strategies, and improve skills over long campaigns and multiple playthroughs.
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+4.0
ARMA: Gold Edition
Players develop tactical skills, learn complex controls, and improve through challenging missions and editor use.
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+4.0
Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD
Players develop skills and strategies over time to overcome increasingly difficult levels.
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+4.0
Gangs of Space
Players develop skills, knowledge, and ship builds through leveling and experience.
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+4.0
Legal Dungeon
Players develop legal reasoning skills and understanding of complex ethical issues.
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+4.0
NationWar2:Chronicle
Strong emphasis on learning complex systems, improving strategies, and mastering interlocking gameplay mechanics.
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+4.0
Phoenix Point
Players develop soldiers, research technology, and improve strategic capabilities over long campaigns.
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition
Players develop skills, learn controls, and improve performance over challenging missions.
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+4.0
Total Conflict: Resistance
Players develop skills in strategy, resource management, and combat tactics over time.
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+4.0
Unsouled
Players develop skills, learn combos, and improve timing; progression through upgrades and practice.
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+4.0
Warspear Online
Players develop skills, knowledge, and character power over long periods, with complex progression systems.
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+4.0
Untrusted
Steep learning curve with opportunities for skill development, strategic thinking, and mastery over time.
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