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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Demo OCTOPTICOM
A programming puzzle game about computing with lasers and colors
93% positive
59 reviews
Speaking Simulator
Comedy simulation about making a robot pass for human
80% positive
59 reviews
Grand Brix Shooter
Side-scrolling bullet hell with ship fusion and mid-battle upgrades
95% positive
59 reviews
Nordic Warriors
Real-time tactics about leading small warbands against undead hordes
83% positive
59 reviews
Demo Goop Loop
Physics-based platforming where jumping inside a ring makes it roll
95% positive
59 reviews
Frauki's Adventure!
A sword-fighting platformer where death sends you back to the surface
78% positive
Free
Demo DEATHRUN TV
A twin-stick roguelite set inside a deadly televised game show
83% positive
59 reviews
Kick Bastards
First-person parkour platforming with kicks and no speed limit
88% positive
59 reviews
Hammer Kid
A retro platformer where you swing and throw a hammer
78% positive
Free
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind - Daily Demo
Turn-based dungeon puzzles where exploring restores your health and mana
80% positive
Free
Demo POLY IMPULSE
A first-person shooter where shooting shapes launches you through levels
98% positive
59 reviews
Stray Savior
2D action platformer built around weapon switching and boss battles
93% positive
59 reviews
Dishventory
Card-based strategy about fitting dirty dishes into a dishwasher
92% positive
Free
PAWARUMI
Arcade shoot 'em up with three color-coded weapons to juggle
91% positive
58 reviews
Gorescript
First-person shooter with colorful voxel graphics and fast combat
91% positive
58 reviews
CometStriker DX
A bullet-hell arcade shooter with invincible boosts and local co-op
98% positive
58 reviews
Ritual: Crown of Horns
Top-down horde shooter about defending a witch in the Weird West
69% positive
58 reviews
Unitied
Sliding-block puzzles where every move shifts all blocks at once
98% positive
58 reviews
Regain Earth: First Strike
Third-person wave shooter with random gear and escalating enemy attacks
84% positive
58 reviews
Balloon Flight
Physics-based flying game with balloon-powered gliders and timed runs
91% positive
58 reviews
Mortal Rite
Dark fantasy action RPG with stance-switching combat and five-player co-op
64% positive
58 reviews
Demo Rose and Locket
A twin-stick platform shooter set in a Wild West afterlife
90% positive
58 reviews
A Sister's Journey
Action metroidvania combining run-and-gun combat with demanding precision platforming
62% positive
58 reviews
Demo Typing Tempo
A typing rhythm game with notes spread across 41 keys
83% positive
58 reviews