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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Pivot XL
One-button arcade score-chasing where each press reverses your spin
93% positive
209 reviews
English Country Tune
Abstract 3D puzzles with object pushing and unusual gravity rules
91% positive
208 reviews
Rush Rover
Top-down roguelike shooter about a mining rover fighting hacked robots
92% positive
208 reviews
The Shadow Government Simulator: Prologue
Turn-based strategy about infiltrating countries and controlling their power networks
87% positive
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2D Neon Cube
A neon puzzle platformer about guiding a cube past obstacles
65% positive
207 reviews
Breakpoint
A top-down arcade score chaser with melee weapons that explode
96% positive
207 reviews
Super Dungeon Boy
A dungeon platformer with bow combat and dozens of secrets
78% positive
206 reviews
Soundodger 2
Rhythm bullet hell built around dodging song-timed projectile patterns
95% positive
206 reviews
FALL GIRLS
A casual arcade runner with a female protagonist navigating obstacles
53% positive
206 reviews
Starseed Pilgrim
A minimalist puzzle platformer that leaves you to discover its rules
78% positive
205 reviews
Rex Rocket
A sci-fi platformer where firing downward boosts your jumps
72% positive
205 reviews
Pivvot
A two-button arcade game about rotating out of danger
90% positive
205 reviews
Shephy
Solitaire card puzzles about growing sheep while managing harmful events
74% positive
205 reviews
Return
Side-scrolling action RPG about surviving on a transformed home planet
86% positive
205 reviews
Raining Blood: Hellfire
A twin-stick roguelike shooter where fire, water, and electricity interact
90% positive
205 reviews
Demo Wand Wars
Top-down sports game with spells and an accelerating magical ball
94% positive
204 reviews
Polimines
A logic puzzle game combining Nonogram rules with Minesweeper
77% positive
204 reviews
Demo Into The Grid
Cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder combining card battles with tactical map exploration
81% positive
204 reviews
Amber Alert
First-person survival horror where every death restarts the search
63% positive
204 reviews
SUGURI
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter with weapons you can mix and match
88% positive
203 reviews
The Stone of Madness
Real-time tactical stealth with prisoners whose fears complicate their escape
75% positive
203 reviews
RAYZE
First-person racing where hitting targets makes you move faster
88% positive
203 reviews
Stonerid
A 2D platformer built around switching between parallel worlds
66% positive
201 reviews
Imprisoned Light
A 2D action platformer about defending crystals from monster waves
66% positive
201 reviews