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 Runeveil
A roguelike deckbuilder where you play your whole hand together
90% positive
52 reviews
Bioprototype
A bullet-hell roguelite where you link organs to trigger attacks
87% positive
52 reviews
Archon Soul: Prologue
Turn-based roguelike built around crafting dice and combining spells
92% positive
Free
ROLLA
Top-down arcade survival as an alien that eats and grows
79% positive
52 reviews
Lost in the Dungeon
Card-based dungeon crawler where pushing deeper puts loot at risk
61% positive
51 reviews
Rogue Eclipse
Arcade spaceflight roguelike with ship upgrades and battles inside warships
63% positive
51 reviews
Demo A pirate quartermaster
Pirate ship simulation where you serve as quartermaster, not captain
75% positive
51 reviews
Silverpine Creek
First-person horror game where your microphone can reveal your location
73% positive
51 reviews
Art Diff
Spot-the-difference puzzles using animated versions of public-domain artworks
94% positive
Free
Jumpbound
A vertical precision platformer with unlockable air jumps and dashes
88% positive
51 reviews
Unbound
A sci-fi precision platformer with a prison guard chasing you
88% positive
Free
Netbreak
Horror puzzle game balancing dark-web searches with survival tasks
61% positive
51 reviews
The OG Cake Factory
First-person cake-making horror with a chef closing in behind you
72% positive
50 reviews
Skills & Raids
Party-based extraction RPG with real-time battles you can pause
64% positive
50 reviews
Demo Seekers of Eclipse
Roguelike deckbuilder where cards turn settlements into resource engines
94% positive
49 reviews
Demo Will Glow the Wisp
A side-scrolling bullet-hell platformer with recorded rivals to challenge
84% positive
43 reviews
Demo Green With Energy
Isometric strategy puzzler about designing self-sufficient renewable power grids
73% positive
41 reviews
Skat 3D Premium
Skat card simulation with adjustable rules, AI, and online matches
45% positive
40 reviews
Demo Minigame Madness
Multiplayer party game built around challenging, competitive minigame rounds
73% positive
40 reviews
Demo Locktale
Word puzzles where each level uses a different cipher
80% positive
40 reviews
Demo Who Takes The Crown?
Precision puzzle platforming built around climbing through chess games
84% positive
38 reviews
Demo Rolling Bird
Retro side-scrolling shooter built around fast, endless arcade action
97% positive
36 reviews
Demo One Boss One Fight
Boss-focused action roguelite with shifting patterns and persistent progression
79% positive
33 reviews
Deadly Delivery
Vehicle platformer about delivering dangerous cargo across obstacle courses
57% positive
30 reviews