Best Difficult games on PC
Games with demanding combat, platforming, survival systems, or competitive play that require practice, precise execution, and effective strategies.
- Frequent failure and repeated attempts
- Limited room for mistakes
- Skill-based challenges
Related: Souls-like, Survival, Competitive, Action Roguelike
3,400 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Counter-Strike 2
Free-to-play tactical FPS built around competitive team matches
86% positive
Free
Dota 2
Free-to-play team MOBA with deep strategy and over 100 heroes
80% positive
Free
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Competitive 5v5 tactical shooter built around breaching and destruction
83% positive
Free
HELLDIVERS™ 2
Four-player sci-fi co-op shooter with friendly fire and shared war
61% positive
916K reviews
Black Myth: Wukong
Chinese myth action RPG with staff combat and tough bosses
96% positive
901K reviews
ELDEN RING
Open-world action RPG with punishing combat and flexible character builds
90% positive
887K reviews
Dead by Daylight
Asymmetrical horror where four survivors evade one player-controlled killer
79% positive
767K reviews
Geometry Dash
Rhythm-based precision platformer built around timing and player-made levels
92% positive
669K reviews
Hollow Knight
Challenging 2D Metroidvania through a ruined underground bug kingdom
96% positive
537K reviews
Valheim
Norse open-world survival crafting with co-op building and bosses
93% positive
501K reviews
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Randomized action roguelike with bizarre upgrades and tough basement runs
96% positive
450K reviews
Don't Starve Together
Difficult open-world survival crafting built for cooperative play
95% positive
411K reviews
Hollow Knight: Silksong
An exploration platformer with acrobatic combat across an insect kingdom
86% positive
402K reviews
Bloons TD 6
Cartoon tower defense with upgradeable monkeys and four-player co-op
97% positive
381K reviews
Monster Hunter: World
Third-person action RPG about tracking and hunting giant monsters
87% positive
338K reviews
Hades
Fast action roguelite where failed escapes make you stronger
98% positive
303K reviews
DARK SOULS™ III
Third-person dark fantasy RPG built around punishing combat and exploration
93% positive
299K reviews
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Third-person ninja action with demanding deflections, stealth, and boss fights
94% positive
278K reviews
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free-to-play multiplayer horror shooter with rival human and monster roles
91% positive
Free
Risk of Rain 2
Third-person action roguelike built around stacking loot and escalating threats
93% positive
257K reviews
Demo ULTRAKILL
Fast-paced retro FPS where blood restores health and stylish kills score
97% positive
234K reviews
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Tactical Western extraction shooter where monsters complicate player hunts
75% positive
231K reviews
Slay the Spire 2
Roguelike deckbuilder with changing runs and four-player co-op
59% positive
219K reviews
Cuphead
Hand-drawn run-and-gun action built around difficult cartoon boss battles
96% positive
219K reviews