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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The Tale of Doris and the Dragon - Episode 1
A point-and-click adventure through the bureaucracy of the afterlife
93% positive
60 reviews
Mable & The Wood
A 2D metroidvania with shapeshifting movement and optional boss fights
58% positive
60 reviews
Kautic - The Bald Wizard
A 2D action platformer about rescuing villagers turned to stone
80% positive
60 reviews
Chaos Town
Top-down arena shooter with customizable characters and pre-battle perk selection
82% positive
60 reviews
Spellspire
A word-based action RPG where longer words cast stronger spells
82% positive
60 reviews
Laser Attraction
A physics puzzle game about bending light and mixing colors
90% positive
60 reviews
Roll a Ball With Your Friends
Multiplayer ball racing through obstacle courses with up to eight players
90% positive
60 reviews
ACROBATIC CAR
Physics-based driving platformer about clearing hazards and chasing faster times
93% positive
Free
Demo Hammerheart
Medieval action roguelike with directional combat and tactical party management
65% positive
60 reviews
Gehinnom
Multiplayer survival horror with randomized quests and a playable demon
77% positive
60 reviews
Demo Wild Dogs
A run-and-gun platformer with a soldier and his dog
92% positive
60 reviews
Alephant
Wordless Sokoban puzzles about discovering rules for making sounds
93% positive
60 reviews
One Line: Letters and Codes
Line-drawing puzzles that reveal the words of a coded letter
93% positive
60 reviews
Everwarder
Tower defense roguelite where clearing darkness releases enemies
82% positive
60 reviews
Beat the Humans
Turn-based tactical RPG about leading aliens against invading human armies
77% positive
60 reviews
INVICTA: The Next Queen
Top-down soulslike about a fallen warrior fighting to reclaim her soul
72% positive
Free
FELLCHASER
A hack-and-slash roguelike built around brewing potions and scythe combat
90% positive
Free
Upfall
A precision platformer about bouncing on bubbles to escape
100% positive
Free
Koloboke: Sickness Simulator
A difficult physics platformer built around rolling and precise jumps
90% positive
60 reviews
Sir! I'd Like To Report A Bug!
Side-scrolling platformer about surviving a game tester's glitching commute
59% positive
59 reviews
Too Angry to Space
Retro side-scrolling action platformer built around shooting and difficult jumps
63% positive
59 reviews
Demo YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
2D puzzle platformer combining clones, teleportation, and movable boxes
83% positive
59 reviews
aMAZE Gears
A maze puzzle game where touching traps restarts the level
78% positive
59 reviews
Let's Go Nuts!
A squirrel platformer for solo play or four-player local co-op
90% positive
Free