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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Countless Army
Reverse tower defense where undead armies attack villages and cities
70% positive
100 reviews
Demo Gigachess
Turn-based chess puzzler about defending a board from advancing pawns
82% positive
99 reviews
OneShift
A puzzle platformer built around shifting and rotating block worlds
78% positive
99 reviews
Shores Unknown
Party-based tactical RPG where orders resolve after you finish planning
67% positive
99 reviews
Demo Stonedeep
A dwarf colony sim about digging tunnels and managing resources
44% positive
99 reviews
Roto Force
A twin-stick bullet hell about shooting, spinning, and fighting bosses
91% positive
99 reviews
Move Code Lines
A programming puzzle game about putting code lines in order
82% positive
99 reviews
Lightning Fast
Open-world animal survival with cooperative hunts and threats from poachers
32% positive
99 reviews
Demo Demonlore
Lane defense with spell decks and units that become heroes
82% positive
99 reviews
Tendryll
A roguelike deckbuilder with grid battles and coordinated hero movement
78% positive
99 reviews
Shuffle Tactics
A tactical roguelike combining deckbuilding with grid-based battles and sidekicks
67% positive
99 reviews
Immortal Hunters
Side-scrolling action RPG with online co-op against a monster invasion
68% positive
99 reviews
Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
Free-to-play bullet hell shooter with missions that lead to bosses
95% positive
Free
rock climbing
A physics-based precision platformer about climbing with a two-headed creature
88% positive
99 reviews
Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle + Hell
A 2D arcade platformer with unlockable ninjas and monsters
94% positive
98 reviews
Leftovers KO!
Arcade boxing against leftovers that come to life swinging
63% positive
98 reviews
NeonXSZ
Open-world spaceship shooter with zero-gravity dogfights and loot-based upgrades
75% positive
97 reviews
Bladestar
A space arcade shooter where collecting items completes each wave
68% positive
97 reviews
RAW FOOTAGE
First-person horror about filming creatures while surviving their attacks
61% positive
Free
Demo SpaceKraft!
Open-world spaceship simulation with physics-based hauling and planet exploration
91% positive
97 reviews
Demo Acolyte of the Altar
Roguelike deckbuilder where giant beasts gain new abilities during battle
73% positive
97 reviews
Letifer
Twin-stick roguelite shooter with demon battles and an upgradeable drone
84% positive
97 reviews
Potty Knight Saga
A challenging action-platformer about a knight with an upset stomach
96% positive
97 reviews
Lost in Prayer
Turn-based roguelike where enemies become playable after they kill you
80% positive
97 reviews