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.
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CATch the Stars: Japan
Point-and-click star puzzles set against changing Japanese landscapes
98% positive
123 reviews
LIBLADE
Side-scrolling hack-and-slash combat where analog stick flicks direct your sword
94% positive
123 reviews
Demo Chessarama
Chess-inspired puzzle collection with themed boards and changing rules
89% positive
123 reviews
Agent in Depth
A 2D action-platformer where your katana turns bullets against enemies
93% positive
123 reviews
Klang
A rhythm platformer blending beat-timed combat with fast-paced movement
67% positive
122 reviews
Trials of Azra
A 2D puzzle platformer where you control defeated enemies with magic
88% positive
122 reviews
Through the Mirror
2D puzzle platformer built around navigating mirrored worlds simultaneously
82% positive
122 reviews
Pato Box
A boxing adventure about a duck-headed fighter taking on a corporation
68% positive
122 reviews
GONNER2
A roguelite platform shooter with mix-and-match heads and weapons
68% positive
122 reviews
Rhythm Journey
A rhythm game built around kick and snare drum patterns
78% positive
122 reviews
Zombie Ballz
Physics puzzles with bouncing weapons and villagers to protect
73% positive
121 reviews
OctoFurry
Match-three puzzle battles with furry sorcerers and tentacle monsters
86% positive
121 reviews
Demo Dr Livingstone, I Presume? Reversed Escape Room
An escape-room adventure about moving deeper into an African mansion
69% positive
121 reviews
Backrooms Cats and Lava
2D puzzle platformer with movable boxes above a deadly lava floor
79% positive
121 reviews
LEVEL UP 80
Side-scrolling action with melee attacks, spells, and gunfire against orcs
83% positive
121 reviews
Demo STANDBY
A fast-paced precision platformer built for chasing better completion times
68% positive
120 reviews
Nightwolf: Survive the Megadome
Car combat in deadly arenas where crowd approval earns bonuses
73% positive
Free
Alien Crusader
Arcade-style vertical space shooter with online high scores to chase
63% positive
Free
OmniFootman
Action roguelite with Souls-style combat in an ever-changing cursed kingdom
80% positive
120 reviews
Demo Touring Karts
Kart racing with combinable power-ups and optional VR play
74% positive
120 reviews
Cup Of Ethanol
Free 2D platformer with tools to build your own levels
81% positive
Free
Disorder
A puzzle platformer where switching worlds changes your path forward
77% positive
Free
AR-K: The Great Escape
Point-and-click sci-fi adventure with dark humor and an escape mystery
88% positive
119 reviews
Treadnauts
A 2D tank platform fighter with wall-climbing and rocket jumps
91% positive
119 reviews