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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I Shall Remain
A zombie survival action RPG in an alternate-history United States
66% positive
103 reviews
Demo Stones of Sorrow
Action roguelite where every death increases the final boss's health
54% positive
103 reviews
Death Fungeon
A prison escape puzzle platformer mixing stealth with parkour
71% positive
103 reviews
Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
Turn-based Eastern Front wargame with units that gain new abilities
84% positive
103 reviews
Dustland
Third-person extraction shooter where sandstorms threaten your loot and survival
71% positive
103 reviews
Demo Archtower
Action RPG dungeon crawling with permanent death and lasting clan upgrades
96% positive
103 reviews
Creepy Road
A side-scrolling shooter with revolvers, shotguns, and a rideable rocket
68% positive
102 reviews
Chocolate makes you happy
A physics puzzle about balancing cookies amid sweets and explosions
84% positive
102 reviews
Game Soup
An arcade minigame collection where each run gets progressively faster
93% positive
102 reviews
NecroBouncer
Hack-and-slash roguelite about a necromancer working as a nightclub bouncer
75% positive
102 reviews
Dice of Kalma
Roguelike dice deckbuilder with poker hands and score-changing skulls
89% positive
102 reviews
魔王跳 《More Jump》
A precision platformer where missed jumps can force a restart
99% positive
102 reviews
Kings of Israel
Turn-based board game strategy about prophets resisting Israel's destruction
91% positive
101 reviews
Demo Neon Warp
A minimalist puzzle game built around three interacting tile colors
75% positive
101 reviews
Invisibox
Sliding puzzles built around moving boxes you cannot see
90% positive
101 reviews
MusicWave
A keyboard rhythm game built around ten home-row keys
67% positive
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Forgiveness : Escape Room
First-person escape room puzzles shaped by a personality test
60% positive
101 reviews
Cavity Busters
Bullet-hell roguelite where you shoot and recall a single tooth
95% positive
101 reviews
International Space Banana
A physics-based space game with deliberately awkward banana controls
94% positive
101 reviews
We are Eva
Precision platforming across dimensions that follow different rules
96% positive
101 reviews
Godless
Turn-based roguelite strategy about defending a shrine from humanity
87% positive
101 reviews
Button Button Up!
Puzzle platforming with buttons that block lasers matching their color
96% positive
100 reviews
Demo Bound By Blades
Boss-battling action RPG where you craft equipment from monster loot
77% positive
100 reviews
Star Leaping Story
A precision platformer built around hovering and chained midair dashes
98% positive
100 reviews