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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Dead Purge: Outbreak
First-person zombie survival with scavenging, skill research, and equipment upgrades
44% positive
62 reviews
Firebase Defence
Top-down tower defense with base building and ammunition-dependent soldiers
74% positive
62 reviews
Just Arms
Physics platformer where you climb using only your arms
73% positive
Free
DarKnot
Psychological horror with challenging combat and multiple story endings
52% positive
62 reviews
Demo Galaxy Highways
Top-down space shooter with mission objectives and ship upgrades
97% positive
62 reviews
Hunter Girls
Side-scrolling arcade shooter built around constant movement and timed dodges
79% positive
62 reviews
Demo Discolored 2
First-person puzzle horror about restoring color to a gray world
73% positive
62 reviews
The Impossible Game 2
A rhythm platformer that adds guns and portals
76% positive
62 reviews
Demo Simulakros
Third-person roguelite shooter with three androids and changing levels
82% positive
62 reviews
Demo Ninja Ming
A precision platformer built around teleporting to thrown kunai
94% positive
62 reviews
Demo Fenix Rage
Fast-paced 2D platformer with unlimited jumps and dashes
85% positive
61 reviews
The Story Goes On
Hack-and-slash dungeon crawling with items that combine to change combat
72% positive
61 reviews
My Night Job
Side-scrolling arcade action balancing monster fights, rescues, and mansion defense
80% positive
61 reviews
Lost Wing
High-speed arcade racing with shooting and obstacle-filled sci-fi tracks
72% positive
61 reviews
Prevent The Fall
Dungeon-crawling action RPG where VR and non-VR players cooperate
61% positive
61 reviews
Molten Armor
Sci-fi tower defense across land, sea, and air battles
64% positive
61 reviews
Bike Dash Excite!
Physics-based motorcycle racing through obstacle courses against the clock
54% positive
Free
Skybolt Zack
A side-scrolling platformer where color-matched punches keep you airborne
87% positive
61 reviews
Demo Break the Loop
Turn-based roguelite RPG where attacks change the party's formation
79% positive
61 reviews
Cantaloper
A 2D platformer where a cantaloupe climbs using human legs
80% positive
Free
Demo Arksync
Sci-fi bullet-hell shooter with scavenged weapons and customizable combat loadouts
89% positive
61 reviews
The Mensional
A puzzle platformer set where time moves forward and backward
90% positive
61 reviews
Demo Shell of a King
Top-down bullet-hell RPG built around tough bosses and character builds
98% positive
61 reviews
e-River Cabin Journal
Diary-driven survival strategy where wilderness tasks take real-world time
52% positive
60 reviews