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Trombone Champ (2022)
7.5/10on IGDB
Released
Move the mouse to slide the pitch, then press a key to sound the note. Splitting those jobs between your hands makes it easier to hear what happens when you reach the right pitch late. Start with a tune you know well enough to hear when it goes sideways.
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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010)
8.7/10on IGDB
Released
Select units with the mouse and put them in a numbered group. A double tap of the group key brings the camera back to them. Try it with two groups and you can give one a move order, then get back to the other without hunting for it on the map.
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Factorio (2020)
8.6/10on IGDB
Released
Press the copy shortcut, then drag a rectangle around a section of your factory. Paste to preview where the copy will fit before you place it. Try this once you’ve built a section you’d happily use twice.
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Osu! (2007)
7.3/10on IGDB
Released
In the standard mode, try aiming at circles with the mouse while tapping the beat with the keyboard. Giving each hand its own job makes it easier to tell whether you missed a note because you got there late or because the cursor never reached it.
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Mini Metro (2015)
7.7/10on IGDB
Released
Draw a line between stations and redraw it when a new stop changes the map. The pointer turns route planning into something you can sketch directly, which leaves you free to worry about where the trains should go. This is a good place to start if you want a game about dragging without a set of shortcuts to memorize.
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Terraria (2011)
8.2/10on IGDB
Released
Learn the difference between pointing at a single tile and letting Smart Cursor choose a target. You can toggle between them from the keyboard, which makes it easy to go from a stretch of repetitive digging to placing a block exactly where you want it.
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Minecraft (2016)
8.1/10on IGDB
Released
Keep a few building materials next to each other on the hotbar and switch between them with the number keys. You can keep the mouse aimed at the block face you’re working on while your other hand changes what you’re holding. It’s a small change that makes building a repeating pattern feel smoother on PC.
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019)
8.9/10on IGDB
Released
Set one group for cavalry and another for ranged units. Pick them with the mouse once, then return to either with a number key. The game can be played with the mouse alone, so learn the shortcuts when you reach a point where selecting the same units again is slowing you down.
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Total War: Shogun 2 (2011)
8.4/10on IGDB
Released
Select several units, save the group to a key, and lock the formation when you want them to move in the same arrangement. This is a slower use of the keyboard than a strategy game built around rapid individual orders. It’s worth learning if you like putting a plan on the battlefield and keeping it together as the line moves.
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Opus Magnum (2017)
8.6/10on IGDB
Released
Put the arms and tracks where you want them, then change the instructions and see what the machine actually does. The point is to keep two layouts in your head at once. Where do the parts sit, and when do they move? Choose it for placement you can reconsider without the pressure of a live match.
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Epistory: Typing Chronicles (2016)
7.1/10on IGDB
Released
Start here if you want to play an entire adventure from the keyboard. Movement, menus and battles all use keys, and the difficulty adapts to your typing. That makes it a gentler way to learn the rhythm of moving, stopping and finding the next word.
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The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia (2019)
6.6/10on IGDB
Released
Here you type while dodging, so speed only helps if you can keep track of where the character needs to move. Try it when you want the keyboard itself to be the challenge, especially if ordinary typing games leave you wishing for something else to do with your hands.
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Quake (2021)
8.2/10on IGDB
Released
Try keeping your aim on a moving target while stepping sideways with the movement keys. The mouse can look up and down while the keyboard keeps you moving, and the controls let you tune the mouse speed. It’s a useful older example of how much difference that split can make in a fast first-person game.
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