Games that don't require high skill. No weapons, no items, no special abilities. Main progression is determined by the amount of knowledge/mechanics gained through in-game lore. 

The only thing that sucks about them is that you can only play these games once. 

People call them Metroidbranias, akin to Metroidvanias. It requires 'brainpower' rather than gaining key items/abilities that help you advance the story.

This is my personal list, but there's an article detailing this interesting new genre: https://www.nintendolife.com/features/what-the-heck-is-a-metroidbrainia-introducing-the-newest-genre-on-the-block.

My Top 5 Metroidbranias for PC