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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Nientum - Op.ZERO
A rhythm action-adventure about restoring a theater through musical performances
99% positive
589 reviews
Demo Gratuitous Space Battles
Space strategy auto-battler built around ship design and prebattle orders
74% positive
588 reviews
Super 3-D Noah's Ark
A retro first-person shooter about feeding escaped animals to sleep
92% positive
588 reviews
macdows 95
A puzzle game played through a fictional computer operating system
93% positive
588 reviews
Strategic Mind: The Pacific
Turn-based World War II strategy centered on Pacific naval battles
75% positive
587 reviews
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Point-and-click detective adventure with riddles and traps inside a manor
31% positive
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Minutescape
Incremental bullet hell where upgrades help you survive five minutes
74% positive
586 reviews
Catacomb Kids
A roguelike platformer where you turn hazards against dungeon creatures
87% positive
581 reviews
Warbanners
Turn-based fantasy tactics where lighting, morale, and fatigue shape battles
70% positive
580 reviews
Ultratron
Twin-stick arcade shooter with robot swarms and shop-bought combat pets
87% positive
579 reviews
OmniBus
Physics-based driving missions in a bus that cannot slow down
82% positive
579 reviews
Windjammers 2
Fast-paced arcade sports built around flying discs and special moves
90% positive
579 reviews
Mortal Glory
Turn-based arena roguelike about managing a team of fantasy gladiators
86% positive
578 reviews
Demo The Ouroboros King
Chess-based roguelike tactics with unusual pieces and changing runs
80% positive
578 reviews
Tower of Guns
Fast first-person shooter with randomized runs and weapon mods
86% positive
577 reviews
Super Win the Game
A nonlinear exploration platformer focused on jumping rather than combat
89% positive
576 reviews
Bullet Heaven 2
Bullet hell shooter with dense patterns and four-player local co-op
97% positive
576 reviews
Gloom
A 2D action roguelike about fighting through a Lovecraftian dream
82% positive
576 reviews
Arboria
Third-person action roguelite where trolls fight with living weapons
77% positive
576 reviews
Zexion
A sci-fi metroidvania with eight-direction shooting and an interconnected world
90% positive
575 reviews
Logic Bombs
A bomb-themed logic puzzler built around one shared set of rules
95% positive
575 reviews
Asura: Vengeance Edition
Top-down action roguelike with a skill tree that changes each run
86% positive
574 reviews
Miner Ultra Adventures 2
A 3D platformer with a bubblegum rope and food power-ups
68% positive
573 reviews
Demo Savara
Action roguelite about exploiting monster weaknesses and breaking body parts
88% positive
573 reviews