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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Unlucky Chicken
A precision flying game about a chicken's climb back home
91% positive
55 reviews
Red Rogue Sea
Turn-based pirate roguelike with card-driven battles and ship management
60% positive
55 reviews
Demo Once a Pawn a King
Turn-based roguelike strategy with chess pieces that gain magical abilities
53% positive
55 reviews
ThunderWheels
Top-down arcade racing with up to eight players sharing one screen
76% positive
54 reviews
Dungeons of the Fallen
Dungeon-crawling action RPG with boss battles and classless character builds
70% positive
Free
Demo Gunkid 99
2D arena shooter where weapon pickups determine your score
93% positive
54 reviews
Brunch Club
Physics-based cooking party game where you play as food
69% positive
54 reviews
The Golem
A Sokoban-style puzzle game with blocks that change shape
93% positive
54 reviews
Super Grave Snatchers
Action RPG where dead enemies become soldiers in your army
89% positive
54 reviews
Demo Talespinner
A roguelike deckbuilder where your storybook changes the challenges ahead
70% positive
54 reviews
Diefrosty
A puzzle platformer about finding ways to destroy an ice cube
83% positive
54 reviews
Kitten Lost Her Box
A precision platformer with collectible fish and retro handheld graphics
61% positive
54 reviews
Demo Noxious Weeds
Top-down action roguelike about defending your farm from vegetable hordes
78% positive
54 reviews
NABI
A mouse-controlled horror platformer where falls can undo your progress
61% positive
54 reviews
Demo I Am Coin
A physics platformer where every jump is a coin toss
98% positive
54 reviews
Crack Mountain
Physics platformer about climbing a mountain with a teleporting ball
87% positive
Free
Fireboy & Watergirl 2: The Light Temple
A cooperative puzzle-platformer with light puzzles and darkened levels
96% positive
54 reviews
Comic Book Tycoon
Business management sim about growing a comic book publishing company
42% positive
53 reviews
FREAKOUT
Co-op survival horror where dead players return as helpful goats
40% positive
53 reviews
From Heaven To Earth
First-person platformer about returning to Earth through parkour trials
92% positive
53 reviews
Underworld Overseer
VR dungeon management with traps, spells, and invading adventurers
91% positive
53 reviews
Prototype Mansion - Used No Cover
Retro survival horror with mansion exploration and optional tank controls
65% positive
52 reviews
SCHROTT: Roguelike Racer
Arcade roguelite racing with short runs and customizable cars
90% positive
52 reviews
SUPER Dungeon Muncher
A grid-based dungeon runner about escaping a hungry monster
62% positive
52 reviews