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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Blood Vial
Retro first-person shooter where enemy blood fuels movement and survival
96% positive
365 reviews
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)
Side-scrolling action platformer drawing its monsters from Spanish folklore
92% positive
364 reviews
Exertus
First-person parkour platformer with wall-running and rocket jumps
86% positive
363 reviews
Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!
Anime-style 2D fighter with homing movement and mix-and-match character abilities
83% positive
361 reviews
Demo Ato
A 2D metroidvania built around one-on-one sword duels
97% positive
360 reviews
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Top-down action roguelite with rivals racing for the last escape pod
83% positive
360 reviews
Cossacks: Art of War
Real-time strategy with five campaigns of historical battles
82% positive
359 reviews
Demo Void Sols
A top-down soulslike with minimalist visuals and adjustable difficulty
94% positive
358 reviews
Demo 10 Second Ninja X
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about clearing robot-filled levels in ten seconds
84% positive
357 reviews
Demo Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine
Falling-block puzzle game about matching clones while dodging deadly traps
56% positive
357 reviews
CHAOS CODE -NEW SIGN OF CATASTROPHE-
Fast-paced 2D fighter with customizable moves and online matches
90% positive
356 reviews
TowerClimb
A roguelike platformer about climbing a tower that changes each run
90% positive
355 reviews
Unlock The King
Chess-inspired puzzles where you clear a route for the king
96% positive
355 reviews
Demo Symphonia
2D precision platformer where a violin bow propels you
87% positive
355 reviews
A Walk in the Dark
A 2D platformer about a cat navigating traps and inverted gravity
80% positive
354 reviews
Family Man
A first-person RPG about mob debt and keeping your family together
77% positive
354 reviews
Demo Multiplayer Platform Golf
Multiplayer golf with physics-based shots and platforming obstacles
89% positive
354 reviews
Sonny Legacy Collection
Turn-based RPG collection about a zombie seeking his identity
90% positive
354 reviews
Pro Cycling Manager 2021
Cycling management simulation with team building and Tour de France races
78% positive
353 reviews
Leap of Fate
An isometric action roguelite with technomages and randomized skill trees
87% positive
352 reviews
World Racing 2 - Champion Edition
Arcade and simulation racing on open tracks with traffic
85% positive
351 reviews
Chased by Darkness
Cooperative survival horror with guns and hostile spirits to banish
73% positive
351 reviews
Sunblaze
Precision puzzle platforming inside a superhero training simulator gone wrong
91% positive
350 reviews
Abathor
Side-scrolling action platformer with four-player local co-op and competition for loot
86% positive
350 reviews