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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TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II
Bullet hell shooter with dense patterns and a winter mystery
96% positive
2,640 reviews
Demo Vault of the Void
Roguelike deckbuilder built around planning and changing cards between fights
92% positive
2,637 reviews
Demo Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
Turn-based dungeon crawler where you place rooms around wandering heroes
77% positive
2,633 reviews
Demo dotAGE
Turn-based village builder where workers prepare for foretold disasters
93% positive
2,632 reviews
Tempest: Pirate Action RPG
Open-world pirate action RPG built around ship battles and trading
69% positive
2,624 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
A side-scrolling action platformer where two ninjas combine their abilities
92% positive
2,618 reviews
Tears of Metal
Third-person hack-and-slash roguelite where you lead a Scottish battalion
85% positive
2,615 reviews
Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2
Competitive puzzle crossover combining Puyo chains with Tetris line clearing
82% positive
2,609 reviews
Blade of Darkness
Third-person dark fantasy action RPG with gory, combo-based combat
90% positive
2,588 reviews
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend
2D fighter with a large roster and visual-novel story modes
91% positive
2,585 reviews
Airscape - The Fall of Gravity
A gravity-shifting platformer about an octopus navigating floating islands
81% positive
2,581 reviews
UBERMOSH:BLACK
Bullet-hell arcade shooter with swords and short survival runs
91% positive
2,576 reviews
Velvet Assassin
Third-person World War II stealth framed by a spy's fever dreams
62% positive
2,570 reviews
Demo Mashinky
Sandbox transport strategy with grid-built rail networks across evolving eras
83% positive
2,562 reviews
The Red Solstice
Top-down squad survival on Mars with eight-player co-op
71% positive
2,558 reviews
Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™
Side-scrolling rhythm runner where jumps and bombs follow the beat
79% positive
2,549 reviews
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
World War II stealth tactics with a squad of specialists
85% positive
2,540 reviews
Angvik
2D action platformer with one life to clear its stages
88% positive
2,538 reviews
Demo Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Side-scrolling action platformer with monster forms that open new paths
88% positive
2,537 reviews
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
Six classic 2D action platformers with modern difficulty assists
75% positive
2,513 reviews
Tharsis
Turn-based space survival strategy with dice and ship emergencies
70% positive
2,512 reviews
Demo Trials Fusion™
Physics-based motorcycle platform racing across obstacle-filled and custom tracks
66% positive
2,508 reviews
Legend of Keepers: Prologue
Turn-based dungeon management where you defend treasure from invading heroes
92% positive
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Urtuk: The Desolation
Open-world tactical RPG with hex-grid battles and extracted enemy traits
87% positive
2,491 reviews