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
3,499 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
3,499 games
AI filter: hide games with AI content
Customize
A Fistful of Gun
Western bullet-hell shooter with different controls for every gunslinger
60% positive
156 reviews
Murasaki
A bullet-hell puzzle shooter built around ricochets and chain reactions
92% positive
156 reviews
Star Stuff
Programming puzzles where you work alongside the bots you command
99% positive
156 reviews
Flame Over
Top-down firefighting roguelite with spreading fires and a ticking clock
69% positive
155 reviews
Alter World
2D puzzle platformer built around switching between two parallel realities
75% positive
155 reviews
Demo Project Rhombus
Rhythm arcade action with simple rules and demanding survival runs
89% positive
155 reviews
Conglomerate 451
Cyberpunk dungeon crawling with turn-based battles and squads of clones
62% positive
155 reviews
Demo Erra: Exordium
A dieselpunk action platformer where ammunition and resources are scarce
81% positive
155 reviews
DreamDasher
A 2D precision platformer built around dashes and gravity reversal
86% positive
Free
Xanthiom Zero
A 2D sci-fi metroidvania with mix-and-match weapon upgrades
95% positive
155 reviews
Bearnard
A 2D platformer mixing turn-based archery, cards, and physics puzzles
97% positive
155 reviews
TYPECAST
A bullet hell shooter where you attack by typing letters
91% positive
155 reviews
Demo Asterika: Phantom Rose Refrain
Bullet-hell rhythm action with beat-timed dodging across a grid
95% positive
155 reviews
Demo Parcel
Cyberpunk box-pushing puzzles built around characters with different special abilities
86% positive
154 reviews
Mahjong Magic Journey
Mahjong solitaire where clearing golden tiles helps free magical pets
82% positive
154 reviews
Other Worlds India
A difficult 2D action platformer built around open-world exploration
62% positive
154 reviews
Amber Tail Adventure
Top-down action puzzles about getting a parcel through enemy fire
81% positive
154 reviews
Pukan Bye Bye
A retro platformer filled with traps that test your reflexes
68% positive
154 reviews
Eldritchvania
A puzzle-focused metroidvania with sword combat and a sanity system
81% positive
Free
Demo Tiny Kingdom
Card-based city builder where neighboring tiles shape a medieval kingdom
79% positive
154 reviews
Clash Force
Retro side-scrolling shooter with platforming and weapon upgrades
82% positive
153 reviews
Demo Brave Escape
A two-player precision platformer where progress depends on coordinated movement
98% positive
153 reviews
AI
An Amazing Wizard
2D action roguelite built around combining spells across changing worlds
85% positive
153 reviews
Mushroom 11
A puzzle platformer controlled by erasing a constantly regrowing organism
88% positive
152 reviews