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
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Tower defense with landmines and coins that vanish over time
84% positive
115 reviews
Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends
A precision platformer where missed jumps can undo your climb
90% positive
115 reviews
Emberbane
Dark fantasy metroidvania with four elemental combat styles
53% positive
115 reviews
Natti
Roguelike tower defense with changing routes and Korean folklore monsters
62% positive
115 reviews
Hyper Box
Tough 2D puzzle platformer built around simple mechanics
76% positive
114 reviews
OVERPASS™
Off-road racing built around timed obstacle courses, not outright speed
52% positive
114 reviews
Play with my balls
A top-down action-puzzle game built around precise ball shots
90% positive
114 reviews
Mibibli's Quest
A surreal action-platformer where each level has its own gimmicks
95% positive
113 reviews
Demo Skelattack
A 2D action platformer about defending the dead from human invaders
59% positive
113 reviews
Hell Shooter
Retro first-person shooter about surviving swarms and chasing high scores
80% positive
113 reviews
Demo Kine
3D puzzle game about mechanical musicians with different movement abilities
93% positive
113 reviews
ADVERSE
First-person shooter platformer pairing parkour with bow-and-arrow combat
81% positive
113 reviews
Void Tyrant
A space deckbuilding roguelike built around blackjack-style card battles
68% positive
113 reviews
Demo Glyph☀️
A physics-based 3D platformer focused on precise jumps and landings
94% positive
113 reviews
Unrooted
A 2D precision platformer where missed jumps can undo your climb
88% positive
113 reviews
Super Mutant Alien Assault
Arcade platform shooter where surviving aliens mutate into stronger enemies
89% positive
112 reviews
Think of the Children
Parenting action game about juggling chores and keeping children alive
66% positive
112 reviews
Eagle Island Twist
A roguelite platformer where your owl doubles as a weapon
76% positive
112 reviews
Slimekeep
Twin-stick roguelike where slimes grow stronger and yield more resources
88% positive
112 reviews
Dominion Of The Forgotten
Action roguelite where extracted relics strengthen your next run
71% positive
112 reviews
Horse Riding Classic
Open-world horse riding simulation with apple collecting and horse breeding
98% positive
112 reviews
Enemy Mind
Side-scrolling space shooter where you take control of enemy ships
80% positive
111 reviews
Dream Stone
First-person puzzle adventure about finding a way out of dreams
63% positive
111 reviews
Hexa Turn
Turn-based puzzles about blocking triangles on a hexagonal grid
87% positive
111 reviews