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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Demo Disc Room
Room-by-room arcade action dodging deadly discs aboard an orbiting ship
93% positive
1,164 reviews
SUPER DISTRO
Retro 2D action platformer with superpowers and punishing levels
38% positive
1,161 reviews
Demo RUNGORE
Real-time card battler with automatic fights and unrestricted card play
86% positive
1,159 reviews
Demo Dice A Million
A dice-based roguelike deckbuilder about rolling for a million points
89% positive
1,154 reviews
Deep the Game
Free-to-play cave platforming with hidden rooms and treasure to find
76% positive
Free
Demo Kung Fu Strike - The Warrior's Rise
Martial arts beat 'em up with tough, combo-driven stages
78% positive
1,148 reviews
Demo MOTHERGUNSHIP
A bullet-hell first-person shooter where you build your own guns
77% positive
1,147 reviews
Wizardry 8
First-person fantasy dungeon crawler with custom parties and turn-based combat
88% positive
1,145 reviews
GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
2.5D hack-and-slash roguelite with changing maps and weapon upgrades
77% positive
1,144 reviews
LOST EPIC
Side-scrolling action RPG with customizable weapon skills and god battles
72% positive
1,138 reviews
Pink Hour
A free action platformer starring a pink-clad office worker
93% positive
Free
Demo Darwinia
Real-time strategy and action against viruses in a digital world
80% positive
1,133 reviews
Pronty
Underwater Metroidvania where a robotic swordfish serves as your weapon
90% positive
1,133 reviews
Demo Touhou Kikeijuu ~ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature.
Bullet-hell shooter with animal spirits and temporary power boosts
97% positive
1,130 reviews
Demo Frozen Synapse
Turn-based squad tactics built around predicting your opponent's next move
89% positive
1,122 reviews
Tools Up!
Timed home renovation party game built around local co-op
78% positive
1,122 reviews
Mini-Dead
A top-down boss fighter with mouse-controlled attacks and teleportation
94% positive
Free
Pizza Connection 3
Pizza chain management sim with custom recipes and rival sabotage
50% positive
1,112 reviews
Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game
Arcade racing with spy gadgets and familiar talking cars
79% positive
1,110 reviews
GoNNER
A roguelite platform shooter with randomized levels and score-chasing combos
84% positive
1,110 reviews
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
2D twin-stick arcade shooter about surviving waves for high scores
91% positive
1,108 reviews
Demo Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
Fleet-management roguelite with real-time battles built around escaping pursuit
74% positive
1,105 reviews
Despotism 3k
Roguelite resource management as an AI exploiting captive humans
79% positive
1,103 reviews
Fingered
A detective puzzle game built around witnesses' subjective descriptions
74% positive
1,097 reviews