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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Frenzy Retribution
Fast-paced hack-and-slash where executing stunned enemies restores your health
74% positive
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Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Four classic side-scrolling action platformers with extra challenge modes
85% positive
1,728 reviews
Super House of Dead Ninjas
Fast-paced 2D action platformer with timed, randomized tower runs
96% positive
1,727 reviews
DeadCore
First-person puzzle platforming up a tower of lasers and robots
86% positive
1,725 reviews
Gambonanza
Tactical chess roguelike with upgrades that change the rules
75% positive
1,721 reviews
Morbid Metal
Sci-fi action roguelike built around switching characters mid-combo
81% positive
1,718 reviews
Eador. Masters of the Broken World
Turn-based fantasy strategy with tactical battles across fractured worlds
67% positive
1,709 reviews
Save Jesus
A physics-based puzzle game about turning traps against Roman enemies
90% positive
1,709 reviews
Vivid Knight
Roguelike dungeon crawler with auto-battling teams and jewel synergies
90% positive
1,709 reviews
Overload
Six-degree-of-freedom shooter with robot battles in zero gravity
94% positive
1,706 reviews
Golfing Over It with Alva Majo
A physics-based platformer about climbing a mountain with golf shots
74% positive
1,699 reviews
Star Saviors
Space bullet-hell shooter with distinct roles for two local players
82% positive
1,691 reviews
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
Bullet-hell shooter with chapter retries for clearing patterns without hits
98% positive
1,691 reviews
Plane Mechanic Simulator
First-person aircraft maintenance sim with wartime RAF repair missions
56% positive
1,688 reviews
Cogmind
Turn-based sci-fi roguelike where your robot rebuilds from salvage
94% positive
1,685 reviews
Rusted Moss
2D Metroidvania with elastic grappling and freely aimed gunfights
88% positive
1,683 reviews
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Difficult 3D puzzle game built around rolling sausages
96% positive
1,680 reviews
Demo 14 Minesweeper Variants
Minimalist logic puzzles that reinvent Minesweeper without forced guessing
97% positive
1,675 reviews
The Basement Collection
Collection of early 2D games with unlockable comics and sketches
87% positive
1,672 reviews
A Monster's Expedition
Open-world puzzle game about bridging islands with fallen trees
94% positive
1,672 reviews
Demo Trackmania® Turbo
Arcade racing across varied tracks with time trials and track building
66% positive
1,670 reviews
Bleed
A shooting platformer built around bullet time and acrobatic dodging
92% positive
1,658 reviews
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
Retro 2D action platformer with character switching and local co-op
84% positive
1,653 reviews
Demo Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®
Dark 2D puzzle platformer about rescuing Mudokons from corporate exploitation
95% positive
1,652 reviews