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Games with demanding combat, platforming, survival systems, or competitive play that require practice, precise execution, and effective strategies.

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3,401 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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SEQUENCE STORM
SEQUENCE STORM
Arcade rhythm racing where hitting notes helps you overtake rivals
95% positive Free
TYRONE SOULZ
TYRONE SOULZ
A third-person Souls-like shooter centered on a difficult boss fight
87% positive 201 reviews
The Grandfather
The Grandfather
Point-and-click horror puzzles with a procedurally generated soundtrack
57% positive Free
Galactic Glitch: Prologue
Galactic Glitch: Prologue
A space shooter where asteroids and enemies become thrown weapons
97% positive Free
DOOMED
DOOMED
Old-school first-person shooter with dark sci-fi settings and horror
54% positive 200 reviews
SKYHILL: Black Mist
SKYHILL: Black Mist
Survival horror with scavenging and stealth inside a monster-infested complex
40% positive 200 reviews
Room to Grow
Room to Grow
A plant-pushing puzzle game where growing changes how you move
97% positive 200 reviews
Ok I Pull Up
Ok I Pull Up
A 3D platformer where missed jumps can erase your progress
87% positive Free
Hollow Survivors Demo
Hollow Survivors
Roguelite dungeon crawler with tower runs and permanent upgrades
82% positive 200 reviews
Age of Defense: Prehistory
Age of Defense: Prehistory
Prehistoric tower defense using sticks and stones to repel attackers
86% positive Free
Comet 64
Comet 64
Programming puzzles solved by coding on a retro home computer
75% positive 199 reviews
Kittens and Yarn
Kittens and Yarn
A tile-swapping puzzle game about untangling yarn around kittens
94% positive 199 reviews
Inout
Inout
Co-op survival horror about exorcising the possessed in a mansion
66% positive 199 reviews
GemCraft - Legacy Collection Demo
GemCraft - Legacy Collection
Fantasy tower defense built around creating and combining magical gems
95% positive 199 reviews
Vulture for NetHack
Vulture for NetHack
Isometric roguelike with random dungeons and permanent death
71% positive 198 reviews
PowerSimulator
PowerSimulator
A political card game about working your way up
39% positive 197 reviews
Super Puzzled Cat Demo
Super Puzzled Cat
A 2D puzzle platformer with checkpoints you can place anywhere
98% positive 197 reviews
Biotope
Biotope
Aquarium management simulator built around fish care and water chemistry
41% positive 196 reviews
Immortal Planet
Immortal Planet
Isometric action RPG where you recover experience lost on death
81% positive 196 reviews
3D Hardcore Cube
3D Hardcore Cube
A difficult platformer about steering a cube through obstacle courses
56% positive 196 reviews
System Purge
System Purge
Precision platformer with deadly traps deep inside an ancient machine
95% positive 196 reviews
Defend the Rook Demo
Defend the Rook
Turn-based roguelite tactics with heroes, towers, and castle defense
75% positive 196 reviews
Nurikabe World
Nurikabe World
3D logic puzzles where water divides numbered islands
100% positive 196 reviews
On Rusty Trails
On Rusty Trails
Precision platformer where changing your appearance changes the environment
87% positive 195 reviews