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
3,401 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
Mystery romance visual novel about urban legends becoming real
93% positive
2,953 reviews
Gods Will Be Watching
Point-and-click sci-fi survival puzzles with hard moral choices
70% positive
2,948 reviews
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
Open-world fantasy RPG following a prisoner's quest to rescue an emperor
79% positive
Free
Neon Boost
First-person platforming built around rocket jumps and timed obstacle courses
90% positive
Free
Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake)
Story-driven turn-based fantasy RPG with active-time battles and ability sharing
84% positive
2,915 reviews
Lightmatter
First-person puzzle adventure where shadows kill and light clears paths
92% positive
2,908 reviews
Demo Teleglitch: Die More Edition
Top-down roguelike shooter with scarce ammunition and permanent death
85% positive
2,904 reviews
Squishy the Suicidal Pig
Puzzle platformer about finding the right way to die
82% positive
2,904 reviews
Metal Unit
Side-scrolling action roguelite with mech combat and permanent upgrades
83% positive
2,902 reviews
I hate this game
Puzzle platformer with a new mechanic in every level
92% positive
2,899 reviews
Knights and Merchants
Medieval real-time strategy focused on village economies and battles
87% positive
2,898 reviews
Demo Lonely Mountains: Downhill
Downhill bike racing through mountain trails with off-road shortcuts
89% positive
2,889 reviews
Going Under
Satirical action roguelite through the ruins of failed startups
92% positive
2,881 reviews
Ys I & II Chronicles+
Two action RPG remakes where you fight by bumping enemies
88% positive
2,877 reviews
Guacamelee! 2
2D Metroidvania with wrestling combat and chicken-form platforming
91% positive
2,869 reviews
Demo Lorn's Lure
First-person platformer about climbing through a vast, dangerous structure
84% positive
2,865 reviews
Devil Slayer - Raksasi
Top-down action roguelike with timed attacks and randomized dungeons
85% positive
2,861 reviews
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Retro action platforming with crude humor and demanding jump-and-shoot levels
90% positive
2,854 reviews
The Flame in the Flood
Roguelike survival on a procedurally generated river through post-collapse America
75% positive
2,851 reviews
Valfaris
Sci-fi side-scrolling shooter with heavy metal and gory combat
82% positive
2,840 reviews
Drift Legends 2
Free-to-play arcade drifting with car collecting and cross-platform competition
81% positive
Free
Valor Mortis
First-person Souls-like action RPG set in a plague-ravaged Napoleonic Europe
80% positive
2,836 reviews
Gatekeeper
Top-down action roguelite with co-op and combinable artifacts
82% positive
2,829 reviews
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
2D action-platformer with wrestling combat across living and dead worlds
93% positive
2,821 reviews