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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Pixel Samurai
A 2D sword-fighting game centered on timing your deflections
87% positive
125 reviews
Demo Trackline Express
Side-scrolling survival strategy where you build and defend a train
84% positive
125 reviews
1993 Space Machine
Side-scrolling space shooter with local co-op for four players
76% positive
124 reviews
egg is broken. heart is too.
Physics-based platformer about keeping a chicken's egg from breaking
83% positive
124 reviews
Gun Crazy
A run-and-gun platformer built around weapon pickups and bullet dodging
71% positive
124 reviews
keyg: the last prison
A puzzle-action game where keyboard keys become rooms to explore
85% positive
124 reviews
Agonize
Co-op survival horror where the wrong serum can be fatal
60% positive
124 reviews
Batsugun
Arcade bullet hell shooter with experience-based upgrades and multiple ship types
95% positive
124 reviews
Demo Fabric Of Reality
Top-down roguelite shooter where attack cards shape your bullet patterns
92% positive
124 reviews
Demo The Dream Within
Open-world survival action RPG with farming and recurring base attacks
82% positive
124 reviews
Axyz
A 3D puzzle platformer where changing gravity opens new routes
98% positive
124 reviews
Apocalyptic cat
A side-scrolling platformer about a cat escaping a toxic wasteland
84% positive
124 reviews
Demo Space Mechanic Simulator
Space repair simulator built around diagnostics and zero-gravity maintenance
60% positive
123 reviews
The Narrator Is a DICK
A precision platformer with a narrator who works against you
77% positive
123 reviews
Dark Egypt
Horror adventure inside an ancient pyramid with a horde in pursuit
35% positive
123 reviews
Mission Ammunition
Side-scrolling action platformer where carrying fewer guns lets you jump higher
78% positive
123 reviews
Dissembler
A tile-matching puzzle game where every tile must go
90% positive
123 reviews
A Long Way Down
A deckbuilding RPG where cards shape combat and dungeon paths
57% positive
123 reviews
Family Man: Prologue
First-person RPG prologue about family life and morally questionable work
86% positive
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CATch the Stars: Japan
Point-and-click star puzzles set against changing Japanese landscapes
98% positive
123 reviews
LIBLADE
Side-scrolling hack-and-slash combat where analog stick flicks direct your sword
94% positive
123 reviews
Demo Chessarama
Chess-inspired puzzle collection with themed boards and changing rules
89% positive
123 reviews
Agent in Depth
A 2D action-platformer where your katana turns bullets against enemies
93% positive
123 reviews
Klang
A rhythm platformer blending beat-timed combat with fast-paced movement
67% positive
122 reviews