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
3,498 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Wargame: Red Dragon
Large-scale Cold War RTS with land, air, and naval combat
88% positive
17K reviews
Hyper Light Drifter
Difficult pixel-art action RPG built around combat and hidden paths
93% positive
17K reviews
Nuclear Throne
Post-apocalyptic top-down roguelike with mutations and punishing gunfights
96% positive
16K reviews
The Escapists
Prison escape sandbox where you craft tools and dodge guards
90% positive
16K reviews
Demo 100% Orange Juice
Turn-based anime board game driven by dice, cards, and battles
93% positive
16K reviews
Gold Mining Simulator
Single-player mining simulator with machinery, deformable terrain, and business progression
71% positive
16K reviews
IXION
Space station survival city-builder with punishing resource management
76% positive
16K reviews
Spelunky
Difficult roguelike platformer with destructible, randomly generated underground levels
92% positive
16K reviews
Resident Evil 0
Fixed-camera survival horror built around switching between two characters
80% positive
16K reviews
Surgeon Simulator
First-person surgery sim with awkward hand controls and dark humor
82% positive
15K reviews
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Retro side-scrolling platformer with four campaigns and local battles
95% positive
15K reviews
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Local co-op puzzle game about defusing bombs through conversation
97% positive
15K reviews
Demo Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
First-person military shooter focused on stealth and long-range sniping
75% positive
15K reviews
Demo Hitman: Blood Money
Third-person stealth action built around open-ended assassination missions
93% positive
15K reviews
Rogue Legacy 2
Genealogical 2D action roguelite with descendants inheriting permanent upgrades
90% positive
15K reviews
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Third-person hack-and-slash adventure through apocalyptic dungeons and puzzle rooms
88% positive
15K reviews
Touhou Luna Nights
Side-scrolling action game with bullet-heavy combat and time-stopping puzzles
97% positive
15K reviews
Session: Skate Sim
Realistic single-player street skateboarding with two-stick foot controls
83% positive
15K reviews
DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION
Cartoon action roguelike chasing treasure through hordes and boss fights
95% positive
14K reviews
Gothic 1
Open-world action RPG about surviving a magically sealed prison colony
91% positive
14K reviews
Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
Dark fantasy action RPG with weighty combat and towering bosses
58% positive
14K reviews
Antichamber
First-person puzzle exploration through looping corridors and shifting rooms
95% positive
14K reviews
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
First-person horror mini-games with animatronics in VR or flatscreen
95% positive
14K reviews
Gloomhaven
Difficult card-driven tactical RPG adapted from a cooperative board game
81% positive
14K reviews