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 Chained Beasts
Top-down gladiator roguelike where teammates fight while chained together
82% positive
1,091 reviews
USAC: Code Breach
A co-op puzzle shooter where partners have different viewpoints
91% positive
1,090 reviews
Panty Party
Fast-paced action game with flying underwear battling through city streets
91% positive
1,084 reviews
Surviving the Abyss
Underwater colony sim balancing crew survival against deep-sea darkness
65% positive
1,083 reviews
Super Sanctum TD
Tower defense with player-built mazes to delay advancing alien waves
85% positive
1,081 reviews
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
Real-time tank battles between rabbits and pigs, without base building
93% positive
1,076 reviews
Demo Bloodthief
Fast-paced dungeon runner combining momentum-based parkour with melee combat
95% positive
1,076 reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2
Retro first-person shooter with a Space Marine or Sister of Battle
95% positive
1,076 reviews
Lords of Xulima
Party-based fantasy RPG with challenging turn-based battles and exploration
79% positive
1,072 reviews
Last Room
Horror puzzle adventure through dark rooms of clues and laser traps
70% positive
1,071 reviews
RESONANCE OF FATE™/END OF ETERNITY™ 4K/HD EDITION
Turn-based RPG with airborne gun battles and weapon customization
79% positive
1,066 reviews
Oik 3
Physics puzzles about keeping a blue block on its platform
87% positive
1,064 reviews
Chip's Challenge 1
Top-down puzzle game with timed mazes, movable blocks, and traps
89% positive
Free
Beyond Contact
Top-down sci-fi survival crafting with research and base defense
69% positive
1,059 reviews
Punch A Bunch
Physics-based boxing with unusual controls that take practice to master
72% positive
1,059 reviews
Mago
Pixel-art platformer with wand puzzles and occasional mecha levels
93% positive
1,053 reviews
Demo Gunbrella
Side-scrolling action adventure with a gun that doubles as an umbrella
85% positive
1,052 reviews
Marble Mayhem: Fragile Ball
A physics puzzler about tilting levels to guide a fragile ball
65% positive
1,049 reviews
Notanote
A rhythm game where any keyboard key can catch notes
87% positive
Free
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
Real-time World War II stealth tactics across eight missions
88% positive
1,045 reviews
Cart Racer
Physics-based shopping cart racing built around navigating obstacles
77% positive
1,045 reviews
Ghost Song
A sci-fi Metroidvania where blaster heat strengthens melee attacks
84% positive
1,044 reviews
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
Underground pixel-art action RPG with fast weapon-switching combat
71% positive
1,041 reviews
Demo Primordialis
Physics-based roguelike where you build a fish from specialized cells
93% positive
1,039 reviews