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
1,203 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Counter-Strike 2
Free-to-play tactical FPS built around competitive team matches
86% positive
Free
Dota 2
Free-to-play team MOBA with deep strategy and over 100 heroes
80% positive
Free
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
First- and third-person battle royale shooter with tactical survival
61% positive
Free
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Competitive 5v5 tactical shooter built around breaching and destruction
82% positive
Free
Black Myth: Wukong
Chinese myth action RPG with staff combat and tough bosses
96% positive
1.2M reviews
HELLDIVERS™ 2
Four-player sci-fi co-op shooter with friendly fire and shared war
76% positive
1.2M reviews
ELDEN RING
Open-world action RPG with punishing combat and flexible character builds
93% positive
1.2M reviews
Dead by Daylight
Asymmetrical horror where four survivors evade one player-controlled killer
78% positive
936K reviews
Geometry Dash
Rhythm-based precision platformer built around timing and player-made levels
93% positive
644K reviews
Hollow Knight
Challenging 2D Metroidvania through a ruined underground bug kingdom
97% positive
562K reviews
Valheim
Norse open-world survival crafting with co-op building and bosses
94% positive
552K reviews
Don't Starve Together
Difficult open-world survival crafting built for cooperative play
95% positive
543K reviews
Monster Hunter: World
Third-person action RPG about tracking and hunting giant monsters
89% positive
518K reviews
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Randomized action roguelike with bizarre upgrades and tough basement runs
97% positive
457K reviews
DARK SOULS™ III
Third-person dark fantasy RPG built around punishing combat and exploration
94% positive
440K reviews
Bloons TD 6
Cartoon tower defense with upgradeable monkeys and four-player co-op
97% positive
395K reviews
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Third-person ninja action with demanding deflections, stealth, and boss fights
95% positive
356K reviews
Risk of Rain 2
Third-person action roguelike built around stacking loot and escalating threats
94% positive
353K reviews
Hades
Fast action roguelite where failed escapes make you stronger
98% positive
309K reviews
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Tactical Western extraction shooter where monsters complicate player hunts
74% positive
279K reviews
ULTRAKILL
Fast-paced retro FPS where blood restores health and stylish kills score
97% positive
244K reviews
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free-to-play multiplayer horror shooter with rival human and monster roles
91% positive
Free
Resident Evil 2
Third-person survival horror with zombies, puzzles, and two campaigns
97% positive
223K reviews
DOOM
Fast-paced first-person shooter about tearing through demonic hordes
96% positive
222K reviews