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Mental challenge and problem solving
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High strategy scores, with relaxation at +0 or below.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Strategy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Dead Space
Combat and resource management require strategic thinking and problem solving.
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+4.0
Blood™ Fresh Supply
Requires tactical thinking, weapon selection, enemy prioritization, and resource management; strategic gameplay is…
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+4.0
F.E.A.R.
Combat requires strategic thinking, use of cover, flanking, and timing slow-motion abilities.
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+4.0
SCP – Containment Breach
Players must plan routes, manage stamina and resources, and devise tactics to evade SCPs.
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+4.0
Blood
Requires tactical thinking, weapon choice, and strategic use of environment to survive challenging encounters.
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+4.0
7 Days to Die
Planning base defenses, resource management, and combat tactics require strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Axelay
Requires strategic weapon selection and switching, as well as planning to overcome complex enemy patterns.
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+4.0
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Combat requires learning enemy patterns, timing, and planning builds; players must devise strategies to overcome bosses.
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+4.0
The Desolate Hope
Complex, fast-paced combat requires planning and multitasking.
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+4.0
Cook, Serve, Delicious!
Menu planning, resource management, and multitasking require strategic thinking and planning.
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+4.0
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Requires planning skill development, combat tactics, and quest approaches.
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+4.0
My Winter Car
Players must plan and problem-solve to manage survival, car building, and resource allocation.
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+4.0
Quake III Arena
Requires tactical thinking in map control, item timing, and opponent prediction.
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+4.0
Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered
Requires planning, route optimization, and tactical use of items to succeed.
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+4.0
Beholder
Requires planning, resource management, and strategic decision-making under constraints.
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+4.0
Legend of Grimrock
Requires planning, tactical combat, puzzle solving, and resource management.
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+4.0
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Players must plan resource use, timing, and investigative approaches to succeed.
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+4.0
Gloomwood
Players must plan stealth routes, resource use, and combat tactics requiring analytical thinking.
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+4.0
Granny
Players must plan routes, manage resources, and adapt to randomized item locations and enemy behavior.
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+4.0
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Requires tactical planning, resource management, and strategic use of weapons and abilities.
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+4.0
System Shock® 2 (1999)
Requires planning character builds, managing resources, and tactical combat decisions.
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+4.0
Halo 2
Tactical combat, map control, and weapon choice require strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Battlefield™ 1
Multiplayer modes require tactical planning, positioning, and team coordination.
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+4.0
Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
Requires planning, stealth tactics, and problem solving to avoid the AI and solve puzzles.
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