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 Vapour
First-person horror shooter with spell combat, puzzles, and demons
60% positive
315 reviews
Unlucky Mummy
An incremental clicker where failed attempts erase your collected relics
82% positive
315 reviews
Decay of Logos
Third-person action RPG with exploration and a mystical elk companion
54% positive
Free
Cathedral
Side-scrolling metroidvania where magical items open paths to new areas
74% positive
314 reviews
Wild Animal Sports Day
Animal sports minigames with sharks and porcupines as hazards
91% positive
313 reviews
Demo TetherGeist
A precision platformer where your spirit stays tied to you
97% positive
313 reviews
Rezrog
Turn-based dungeon crawler where captured heroes need rescuing by teammates
45% positive
312 reviews
Captain Starshot
Roguelite space shooter with ship battles and on-foot boarding combat
72% positive
Free
Devious Dungeon
A medieval 2D action platformer set in randomized dungeons
82% positive
312 reviews
Raindancer
A boss-rush action adventure where a single hit kills you
88% positive
312 reviews
Boxman's Struggle
Physics platformer about climbing a trash mountain in a box
84% positive
312 reviews
Kernel Hearts
Action roguelike with angelic enemies and temporary magical girl transformations
81% positive
311 reviews
The Hand of Merlin
Turn-based roguelite RPG mixing Arthurian legend with cosmic horror
68% positive
310 reviews
Deck Hunter
A fantasy roguelike deckbuilder with card combos and customizable armor
67% positive
310 reviews
CHERNOBYL: The Untold Story
A rail shooter mixing arcade combat with exploration of Pripyat
73% positive
310 reviews
Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender
Submarine arcade shooter about protecting milk-mining cats from mechanical sea creatures
87% positive
309 reviews
Bing Bong XL
One-button arcade survival where near misses boost your score
89% positive
309 reviews
Ars Notoria
Open-world fantasy survival crafting with custom spells and squad combat
63% positive
309 reviews
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona
Dark fantasy side-scrolling action RPG with tough bosses and choices
78% positive
309 reviews
Flick Shot Rogues
Turn-based roguelite dungeon crawling where you flick heroes across battlefields
86% positive
309 reviews
Demo Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
A run-and-gun metroidvania with four heroes you switch between
87% positive
308 reviews
Enchanted Portals
A cartoon action platformer with elemental spells and multi-phase bosses
40% positive
308 reviews
Dead
A twin-stick shooter where healing requires standing still during fights
89% positive
307 reviews
LAPIN
A precision platformer about rabbits searching for a new home
92% positive
307 reviews