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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Combat and progression require planning, resource management, and tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
Burnout 3: Takedown
Requires tactical planning for takedowns, crash setups, boost management, and route choices, especially in Crash mode.
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+4.0
Cauldron
Turn-based combat and minigame upgrades require planning, reasoning, and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
Cave Crawlers
Requires tactical thinking in combat, build planning, and resource management.
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+4.0
Cave Story+
Requires planning weapon use, managing upgrades, and tactical combat.
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+4.0
CleanFall
Strong strategic planning required for resource management, turret placement, and survival tactics.
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+4.0
COVEN
Combat and resource management require tactical thinking, prioritization, and planning.
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+4.0
Cryptmaster
Combat and puzzle solving require planning, memorization, and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
Dark Hunting Ground
Requires strategic thinking in build design, skill synergy, and adapting to boss mechanics.
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+4.0
DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Definitive Edition
Turn-based combat requires planning, skill tree management, and tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
Dream Car Builder
Players engage in problem solving and engineering strategy to optimize vehicle performance.
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+4.0
FEZ
Puzzles require logical reasoning, pattern recognition, and strategic use of perspective shifts.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY VII
Combat and Materia systems require planning, problem solving, and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
Gothic 1
Combat and progression require strategic planning, timing, and resource management.
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+4.0
Grim Dawn
Requires planning and problem solving in build design, skill synergy, and combat tactics.
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+4.0
Halls of Torment: Prelude
Players plan builds, gear loadouts, and combat tactics to overcome enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
Hyper Light Drifter
Combat and exploration require planning, timing, and tactical decision-making to succeed.
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+4.0
Into the Radius VR
Players must plan loadouts, routes, and tactics carefully to survive and succeed.
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+4.0
Kingdoms of the Dump
Combat requires tactical positioning, timing, and skill selection; puzzles and exploration add depth.
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+4.0
Legend of Grimrock
Requires planning, tactical combat, puzzle solving, and resource management.
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+4.0
Lucah: Born of a Dream
Combat requires planning, timing, and tactical use of abilities and stamina management.
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+4.0
Magicraft
Players must plan spell combinations, positioning, and resource management to succeed.
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+4.0
One Step From Eden
Requires real-time strategic thinking, deckbuilding, and tactical positioning.
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+4.0
OTXO
Requires tactical planning, resource management, and problem solving in combat and build choices.
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