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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LYNE
Minimalist logic puzzles about connecting shapes and filling boards
96% positive
7,773 reviews
Train Sim World® 2
First-person train driving simulation across freight, commuter, and subway routes
81% positive
7,605 reviews
The Swapper
Sci-fi puzzle platformer built around clones and body swapping
94% positive
7,585 reviews
Grim Fandango Remastered
Noir point-and-click adventure about a travel agent for the dead
91% positive
7,582 reviews
METAL SLUG 3
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with branching stages and co-op missions
90% positive
7,533 reviews
Neon Beats
A rhythm-based platformer where hidden collectibles add instruments to the soundtrack
95% positive
Free
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Turn-based tactical RPG where fallen enemies become your undead army
84% positive
7,468 reviews
龙胤立志传
Open-world martial arts RPG with turn-based combat and sect management
76% positive
7,433 reviews
Bean Battles
Short-round battle royale shooter where kills count alongside survival
94% positive
7,426 reviews
UFO 50
Retro collection of 50 complete games across varied genres
94% positive
7,398 reviews
Star Fetchers
2D action adventure about mouse-guided sword fights and gang rivalries
97% positive
Free
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Persian-inspired Metroidvania with time powers and precision platforming
82% positive
7,386 reviews
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft
Old-school action-adventure trilogy built around exploration, puzzles, and platforming
85% positive
7,361 reviews
Bridge Constructor Portal
Physics-based bridge-building puzzles with portals and hazardous test chambers
91% positive
7,332 reviews
Demo Blitzkrieg 3
World War II real-time strategy across three historical campaigns
54% positive
7,325 reviews
Afterimage
Side-scrolling metroidvania with a vast world and weapon-based combat
77% positive
7,318 reviews
Defy Gravity Extended
A 2D puzzle platformer where gravity fields push and pull
86% positive
7,287 reviews
Demo Braid
2D puzzle-platformer where rewinding time changes how puzzles work
93% positive
7,271 reviews
Mordheim: City of the Damned
Turn-based tactical RPG about rival warbands hunting valuable Wyrdstone
71% positive
7,267 reviews
The Wild Eight
Open-world survival crafting in Alaska after a mysterious plane crash
69% positive
7,266 reviews
Demo VVVVVV
2D precision platformer where you flip gravity instead of jumping
96% positive
7,192 reviews
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Turn-based tactical RPG about inept adventurers chasing dungeon treasure
87% positive
7,074 reviews
Demo Zuma Deluxe
Color-matching arcade puzzler about stopping a rolling ball chain
95% positive
7,057 reviews
DuckTales: Remastered
Remade 2D platformer following Scrooge McDuck's worldwide treasure hunt
88% positive
7,051 reviews