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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The Underground Man
A post-apocalyptic adventure about an underground survivor venturing onto the surface
79% positive
1,420 reviews
Corpse Keeper
Dark fantasy action RPG with decaying fighters and timed expeditions
74% positive
1,419 reviews
Foregone
A side-scrolling action platformer mixing melee combat with gunfire
81% positive
1,412 reviews
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
Free 2D platformer about punching pirates and reclaiming treasure
96% positive
Free
ARMORED HEAD
First-person arena shooter with robot waves and hidden secrets
98% positive
1,411 reviews
Synth Riders
VR rhythm game with dancing, rails, and obstacle dodging
92% positive
1,411 reviews
Ambidextro
Timed precision platformer where each hand controls a character
98% positive
1,407 reviews
Demo Trigon: Space Story
Top-down space roguelike with tactical ship battles and permanent death
68% positive
1,406 reviews
Chaser
Sci-fi first-person shooter about an amnesiac hunted across Earth and Mars
70% positive
1,394 reviews
Vangers
Open-world driving adventure through a surreal future shaped by conflict
94% positive
1,393 reviews
Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
Realistic spaceflight simulator with historical missions and detailed spacecraft systems
97% positive
1,390 reviews
Killing Room
First-person roguelite shooter set in a deadly reality TV show
71% positive
1,388 reviews
West of Dead
A Western roguelike shooter built around cover and twin-stick combat
76% positive
1,388 reviews
Beatblock
A rhythm game about spinning a paddle to hit blocks
97% positive
1,384 reviews
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Twin-stick arcade shooter with enemy waves across 3D grids
90% positive
1,382 reviews
Demo Assault Android Cactus+
Arcade twin-stick shooting with a draining battery instead of lives
94% positive
1,381 reviews
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Side-scrolling action platformer with punishing demon-filled storybook stages
74% positive
1,378 reviews
Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition
Dark fantasy action RPG with difficult bosses and five playable characters
70% positive
1,375 reviews
Demo Death Howl
A tactical deckbuilder built around positioning, movement, and crafted cards
92% positive
1,373 reviews
BELOW
Dungeon crawler with procedural depths, deadly traps, and survival crafting
71% positive
1,371 reviews
Riven (1997)
First-person point-and-click adventure where exploration reveals clues to difficult puzzles
89% positive
1,366 reviews
Stormbound
Turn-based card battler where positioning shapes online matches
71% positive
Free
In Falsus
A rhythm game blending a visual novel with card crafting
90% positive
1,362 reviews
Shio
A precision platformer built around jumps between floating lanterns
79% positive
1,360 reviews