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.
Quake Live
Fast-paced arena FPS with competitive modes across 100-plus arenas
87% positive
16K reviews
Session: Skate Sim
Realistic single-player street skateboarding with two-stick foot controls
83% positive
16K reviews
Bomber Crew
World War II crew-management strategy with permanent death
88% positive
16K reviews
Tails of Iron
Hand-drawn 2D action RPG with punishing fights against frogs
88% positive
15K reviews
Rogue Legacy 2
Genealogical 2D action roguelite with descendants inheriting permanent upgrades
91% positive
15K reviews
Touhou Luna Nights
Side-scrolling action game with bullet-heavy combat and time-stopping puzzles
97% positive
15K reviews
Absolver
Martial arts action game with customizable moves and online duels
73% positive
15K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Turn-based squad tactics against awakening Necrons in their tombs
91% positive
15K reviews
Peggle Deluxe
Casual arcade puzzler about bouncing balls to clear orange pegs
98% positive
15K reviews
POSTAL
Isometric shooter about fighting through a town full of gunmen
92% positive
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Serious Sam II
Arcade-style first-person shooter against waves of bizarre enemies
90% positive
14K reviews
Motorsport Manager
Single-player racing management sim built around team and race strategy
92% positive
14K reviews
Cultist Simulator
Roguelike narrative card game about founding an occult cult
80% positive
14K reviews
Furi
Boss-rush action with sword combat and bullet-hell shooting
90% positive
14K reviews
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
Roguelike dungeon strategy with powered rooms and a crystal to protect
85% positive
14K reviews
Exanima
Isometric dark fantasy dungeon crawler with physics-based tactical combat
80% positive
14K reviews
Titan Souls
Top-down boss-rush action built around a single arrow
79% positive
14K reviews
Subsistence
First-person open-world survival crafting with seasons and rival hunters
72% positive
14K reviews
DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION
Cartoon action roguelike chasing treasure through hordes and boss fights
94% positive
14K reviews
Chrono Ark
Party-based roguelike deckbuilder with card combat and a dark story
91% positive
14K reviews
Jump King
Precision platformer where a missed jump can undo your climb
90% positive
13K reviews
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
First-person sniper shooter built around open-ended assassination contracts
73% positive
13K reviews
The Messenger
Retro 2D ninja platformer that shifts into time-travel exploration
93% positive
13K reviews
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
First-person horror mini-games with animatronics in VR or flatscreen
96% positive
13K reviews