Progression
Best Skill mastery Games
Improvement through player skill development
48 games ranked by skill mastery intensity
ELDEN RING
Windows
Skill masteryOpen worldMelee combatTenseCompetitive ranked
DARK SOULS™ III
Windows
Skill masteryExplorationOpen worldMelee combatTense
Hollow Knight
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingSkill masteryOpen worldExplorationMelee combat
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Windows
Melee combatSkill masteryCollectionCo-op chaosLinear story
Monster Hunter: World
Windows
Open worldExplorationSkill masteryMMO socialCo-op chaos
Blasphemous 2
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryPixel artFantasy mythologyExploration
Lies of P
WindowsmacOS
Skill masteryExplorationDialogue choicesMelee combatSolo contemplative
Black Myth: Wukong
Windows
Fantasy mythologySkill masteryMelee combatTenseLinear story
ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™
Windows
Skill masteryFranticSci-fi technologyMelee combatTense
TUNIC
WindowsmacOS
Skill masteryExplorationPuzzle solvingTensePlatforming
Hyper Light Drifter
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artSkill masteryExplorationTenseMelee combat
10 Second Ninja X
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryFranticSolo contemplativePuzzle solving
Celeste
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingSkill masteryExplorationPixel artSolo contemplative
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryOpen worldExplorationSolo contemplative
Hades II
WindowsmacOS
Fantasy mythologySkill masteryMelee combatExplorationLinear story
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Windows
Skill masteryOpen worldPlatformingExplorationMelee combat
Blasphemous
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingPixel artSkill masteryExplorationMelee combat
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Windows
Skill masteryExplorationMelee combatFantasy mythologyLinear story
DARK SOULS™ II
Windows
Skill masteryExplorationOpen worldMelee combatCo-op chaos
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
Windows
Skill masteryPixel artDialogue choicesFantasy mythologyTense
I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator
WindowsmacOS
Dialogue choicesAnime/mangaSkill masteryShootingLinear story
Neva
WindowsmacOS
PlatformingAnime/mangaSkill masteryExplorationMeditative
Frogmonster
Windows
ShootingVoxelSkill masteryExplorationMelee combat
Goop Loop
WindowsLinux
Skill masteryPlatformingTensePhysics puzzlesExistential dread
LOST EGG
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryOpen worldPhysics puzzlesPhotorealistic
Unicycle Pizza Time!
WindowsmacOS
ExplorationPlatformingSkill masteryDialogue choicesTense
POP OFF 2
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryExplorationLinear storyWhimsical
I HATE MY LEGS
Windows
Skill masteryPlatformingExistential dreadPhysics puzzlesWhimsical
Gunz & Golf
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryPixel artMeditativeCozy
Get Tilted! :)
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryTensePhysics puzzlesStylized 3D
Ropebound
Windows
Skill masteryPlatformingExplorationTenseExistential dread
Robotry!
WindowsmacOS
Local multiplayerPlatformingSkill masteryPhysics puzzlesWhimsical
Bound Up & Squirming!
WindowsmacOS
Skill masteryPlatformingPhysics puzzlesWhimsicalSolo contemplative
The Lone Blade
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryStylized 3DPhysics puzzlesExploration
Thomas Was Alone
WindowsmacOS
PlatformingSkill masteryMinimalistSci-fi technologyLinear story
Rain World
Windows
Skill masteryPixel artPlatformingOpen worldResource management
Salt and Sanctuary
WindowsmacOSLinux
Skill masteryPlatformingLocal multiplayerMelee combatTense
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingExplorationPixel artSkill masteryAnime/manga
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingPixel artSkill masteryExplorationTense
Minoria
Windows
PlatformingAnime/mangaMelee combatSkill masteryPixel art
Nine Sols
WindowsmacOS
PlatformingSkill masteryFantasy mythologyExplorationMelee combat
Super Meat Boy
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingSkill masteryPixel artSolo contemplativeFrantic
The End Is Nigh
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingSkill masteryExplorationSolo contemplativePixel art
Downwell
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryShootingPixel artFrantic
Another Crab's Treasure
Windows
Skill masteryPlatformingOpen worldTenseWhimsical
Death's Door
Windows
Skill masteryPlatformingMelee combatTenseExploration
Lunacid
Windows
Skill masteryTenseOpen worldExplorationSolo contemplative
Pseudoregalia
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryStylized 3DExplorationSolo contemplative