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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Pianistic
Piano rhythm game played with keyboard and mouse together
88% positive
293 reviews
Demo Master Key
2D action-adventure with open exploration, puzzles, and secrets
91% positive
292 reviews
Demo Leenie Boog
First-person survival horror where staying alive depends on listening closely
80% positive
291 reviews
Polygon Attack
Top-down space shooter with weapon upgrades and allied backup
88% positive
290 reviews
Tiny Thor
Side-scrolling platformer built around ricocheting hammer throws and precision jumps
82% positive
290 reviews
Impossible Runner
A free running and jumping game focused on difficult levels
64% positive
Free
Demo Gone Rogue
Isometric stealth heists with skills that improve as you use them
87% positive
290 reviews
The Castle Doctrine
Turn-based multiplayer strategy about building defenses and breaking into homes
44% positive
289 reviews
Purino Party
Match-three puzzles with freely movable jewels and visual novel romance
70% positive
289 reviews
Demo Vectronom
Rhythm puzzle platformer with geometric paths that shift to the beat
97% positive
289 reviews
Destropolis
Top-down survival shooter set in a city you can demolish
88% positive
289 reviews
Gamer Career Tycoon
A management sim about building a streaming or esports career
80% positive
288 reviews
Hellsinker.
A bullet-hell shooter built around positioning and on-the-fly tactics
89% positive
288 reviews
Obsurity
Top-down hack-and-slash adventure with puzzles and two playable characters
75% positive
288 reviews
SIC-1
A programming puzzle game built around a single computer instruction
94% positive
Free
Demo Moonsigil Atlas
Roguelike deckbuilder where board space replaces energy as your limit
82% positive
287 reviews
Heroes of Steel RPG
Turn-based fantasy RPG with a four-hero party and tactical battles
78% positive
286 reviews
Demo Rebel Transmute
Sci-fi metroidvania with swappable upgrades and a missing mother
76% positive
286 reviews
Nothing
Minimalist timer game where doing anything makes you lose
95% positive
284 reviews
Skelly Selest
Score-chasing action roguelite with guns, axes, and a card game
93% positive
283 reviews
Ether Loop
Top-down bullet-hell roguelite with fast combat and equipment combinations
70% positive
283 reviews
Ancient Gods
A roguelite card battler where your chosen class shapes your deck
64% positive
283 reviews
Demo JumpJet Rex
A side-scrolling platformer starring a dinosaur with rocket boots
91% positive
281 reviews
Demo Die For The Lich
A turn-based dungeon crawler using dice instead of cards
75% positive
281 reviews