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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1953 - KGB Unleashed
First-person puzzle adventure inside a Soviet bunker hiding secret experiments
67% positive
236 reviews
Cosmic Dust & Rust
Space tower defense with ship management and direct weapon control
57% positive
236 reviews
OVERWHELM
Action horror platforming where defeated bosses make other enemies stronger
83% positive
236 reviews
Demo Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action
Turn-based cyberpunk RPG with rhythm-timed attacks, parries, and blocks
85% positive
235 reviews
Beat Aim - Rhythm FPS Trainer
First-person rhythm aim trainer with maps generated from songs
90% positive
234 reviews
Curvatron
Snake-style arcade game with one-button controls and curved movement
82% positive
Free
Doomed to Hell
Top-down roguelike shooter about fighting your way out of hell
84% positive
233 reviews
Little hidden city
A hidden-object game about spotting everyday items in miniature scenes
59% positive
232 reviews
Puzzlement
A puzzle platformer about changing orientation as you cross surfaces
91% positive
232 reviews
Demo Star Drift Evolution
Arcade racing where precise powerslides are the fastest way around
94% positive
232 reviews
AFTERBLAST
First-person roguelite shooter with a chain hook for enemy finishers
75% positive
232 reviews
Abathor - Atlantis Landing
Free side-scrolling platformer with local co-op for up to four players
87% positive
Free
Newton's Fourth Law
An educational physics puzzle adventure that requires real calculations
93% positive
232 reviews
TurnOn
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about restoring power along a city's wires
76% positive
231 reviews
Brain Meltdown - Into Despair
A 2D platformer where you control two characters at once
93% positive
231 reviews
Knight's Try
A precision 3D platformer about a knight's trap-filled trial
93% positive
231 reviews
Utter a Name
Supernatural detective adventure about identifying the dead and their killers
90% positive
231 reviews
Dub Dash
Rhythm-action racing through obstacle courses that change how you move
75% positive
230 reviews
THOTH
Minimalist twin-stick shooter where you move faster when not shooting
88% positive
230 reviews
SOK
Minimalist Sokoban puzzles where boxes move only by pushing
89% positive
229 reviews
Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder - Prologue
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where playing cards charges your enemy's abilities
80% positive
Free
Godumas
First-person co-op horror about finding clues and escaping an island
48% positive
Free
Demo BIRDCAGE
Vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up with a sword that clears bullets
98% positive
229 reviews
Radiant Silvergun
Top-down arcade shooter with weapons that grow stronger through scoring
89% positive
229 reviews