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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Security 51
Security guard simulation where suspicious visitors may not be human
70% positive
518 reviews
Tetrobot and Co.
Puzzle game about repairing robots by swallowing and firing blocks
97% positive
517 reviews
Black Future '88
A roguelike shooter about climbing a tower before your heart explodes
74% positive
517 reviews
Skelethrone: The Prey
A free, side-scrolling metroidvania with Souls-like combat and boss battles
77% positive
Free
Counter Terrorist Agency
Real-time strategy about tracing terrorist networks and deciding when to act
44% positive
516 reviews
Self-Isolation
Lockdown life simulation with government paperwork and limited household supplies
86% positive
516 reviews
Demo CleanFall
Survival roguelike with underground exploration, shipbuilding, and tower defense
92% positive
516 reviews
Mana Spark
A dungeon-crawling action roguelite where enemies coordinate their attacks
81% positive
515 reviews
ASTRAL COURT DX
Arcade precision platformer with midair jumps and star-collecting trials
93% positive
Free
FORCED SHOWDOWN
Top-down arena action with a deck of character upgrades
83% positive
514 reviews
Albert and Otto
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer with a rabbit you carry and control
63% positive
512 reviews
Element4l
A puzzle platformer built around elemental transformations and precise timing
84% positive
511 reviews
Demo Monochroma
Side-scrolling puzzle-platformer where carrying your injured brother limits your movement
75% positive
511 reviews
Demo Driving Rogue
Arcade racing roguelite with card upgrades and shifting city roads
95% positive
510 reviews
Divide By Sheep
Math puzzles where saving sheep sometimes means sacrificing others
94% positive
509 reviews
HERO DEFENSE
Tower defense built around commanding and upgrading five mobile heroes
67% positive
509 reviews
Super Mega Neo Pug
An arcade flying game about a pug facing giant bosses
88% positive
508 reviews
Turbo Pug DX
A pixel-art runner starring dogs, with secret minigames to discover
85% positive
508 reviews
Cosmic Express
Train-routing puzzles about delivering aliens with one passenger seat
90% positive
508 reviews
Remnants of Naezith
Fast-paced precision platformer built around grappling hooks and uncapped speed
95% positive
506 reviews
Demo Ash of Gods: The Way
Turn-based tactical card battles with changing rules and story choices
80% positive
506 reviews
Open Hexagon
Minimalist arcade survival set to chiptune and bitpop music
95% positive
506 reviews
TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity
A 2D roguelike platformer with a tower that changes daily
88% positive
505 reviews
HUMANITY
Third-person puzzle action where a dog directs crowds to safety
92% positive
505 reviews