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
3,401 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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CrossWorlds: Escape
Open-world survival with harsh winters and shelters vulnerable to flooding
67% positive
138 reviews
WarriOrb
A side-scrolling action platformer where a trapped demon rolls and bounces
76% positive
138 reviews
The Treehouse Man
Side-scrolling RPG mixing turn-based attacks with real-time bullet dodging
86% positive
138 reviews
Memorrha
First-person puzzle adventure about deciphering symbols and ancient machines
60% positive
138 reviews
Aeon Drive
A side-scrolling precision platformer built around teleportation and speedrunning
75% positive
138 reviews
Bannerman
Medieval action-adventure with swordplay inspired by historical fighting techniques
76% positive
137 reviews
Demo Resoraki: The racing
Arcade racing with rally-inspired cars and local split-screen competition
69% positive
137 reviews
Slot or Not
A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder built around slot machine combat
89% positive
137 reviews
Neon Hardcore
2D action puzzler where stopping requires a separate button
69% positive
136 reviews
Dead Monarchy
Turn-based tactical RPG where your captain's death ends the campaign
78% positive
136 reviews
Cathedral 3-D
Arena shooter where you defend a chest containing your heart
60% positive
Free
Demo Radical Rabbit Stew
Arcade action puzzles where you knock rabbits into cooking pots
98% positive
136 reviews
Quest Rooms
A co-op puzzle game about surviving a series of deadly rooms
62% positive
136 reviews
Save the Reactor
Point-and-click reactor management where control panel tasks keep piling up
96% positive
136 reviews
ENYO Arcade
Side-scrolling action platformer where you can finish without fighting
74% positive
Free
Blitz Breaker
A precision platformer with dashes instead of running
90% positive
135 reviews
panGEMic
A timed platformer where screen edges become shortcuts around hazards
83% positive
Free
Murder Mystery Machine
Isometric detective puzzles built around linking clues on evidence boards
54% positive
135 reviews
Knight Swap
Chess puzzles with swapping knights and boards that rotate
89% positive
135 reviews
Demo Tricking 0
Physics-based sports simulation built around acrobatic combos and cliff diving
91% positive
135 reviews
Unpossible
Futuristic arcade runner with fast obstacle dodging and randomized courses
85% positive
134 reviews
Xenon Valkyrie
A roguelike platformer with branching paths and permanent death
63% positive
134 reviews
ASTRAL
A horror puzzle platformer where you take control of monsters
60% positive
134 reviews
Skogdal
Roguelike deckbuilder with recruitable townsfolk and cards you can fuse
99% positive
134 reviews