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 Shadow of the Depth
Top-down action roguelike with five characters and timing-based combos
70% positive
477 reviews
PowerBeatsVR - VR Fitness
VR rhythm exercise with higher scores for harder punches
85% positive
476 reviews
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
2D skateboarding with branching routes and tricks to chain together
85% positive
475 reviews
Gravity Cat
A puzzle-platformer where a cat changes gravity to dodge hazards
77% positive
475 reviews
Dwerve
Tower defense dungeon crawler built around placing turrets and traps
71% positive
475 reviews
The Watchers
Two-player stealth horror about sneaking through a cult’s compound
73% positive
474 reviews
Nauticrawl
Turn-based puzzle simulation about learning to pilot a stolen machine
92% positive
473 reviews
Demo OVIVO
A puzzle-platformer where switching colors reverses gravity and preserves momentum
89% positive
472 reviews
Idle Adventure
Text-based online RPG with characters that combine two classes
65% positive
Free
Demo MagiCat
A puzzle platformer with a different boss in every level
90% positive
471 reviews
Boat Crew
Pacific War PT boat combat and crew management across an open campaign
85% positive
471 reviews
Heads Will Roll: Downfall
Turn-based medieval roleplaying where fatigue and wounds shape each fight
67% positive
Free
Demo Raw Metal
Sci-fi dungeon crawler mixing top-down stealth with third-person brawling
88% positive
470 reviews
Control Craft 2
Real-time strategy with rapid troop commands and base captures
76% positive
469 reviews
City Climber
Physics-based climbing platformer with a ragdoll controlled arm by arm
75% positive
467 reviews
Syder Arcade
A side-scrolling space shooter with enemies attacking from both directions
85% positive
466 reviews
Super Chibi Knight
A 2D action platformer with spellcasting and animal-riding paths
84% positive
466 reviews
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls
First-person dungeon crawler with six-person parties and tough battles
68% positive
466 reviews
Shattered Lights
VR horror where you navigate impossible corridors by physically walking
86% positive
Free
Demo Hacker Evolution
A hacking puzzle simulation where stolen money funds hardware upgrades
71% positive
465 reviews
Rosenkreuzstilette
A side-scrolling action platformer with magic earned from defeated bosses
77% positive
465 reviews
MHRD
A hardware design puzzle game about building a working CPU
88% positive
465 reviews
Wild Guns Reloaded
A Western arcade shooter where you can shoot down enemy bullets
89% positive
465 reviews
Escape Goat
A puzzle platformer with a mouse companion and room-changing machinery
95% positive
464 reviews