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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Burning Knight
Top-down bullet-hell roguelike with items you can combine into new builds
68% positive
111 reviews
Rikki & Vikki
A puzzle platformer with different adventures for solo and co-op
90% positive
111 reviews
Voidsayer
Dark monster-taming RPG with turn-based battles and risky generated levels
68% positive
111 reviews
EXE.CUTOR
A turn-based block-puzzle game built around equipment combinations
94% positive
Free
IRON SOL
A difficult 2D platformer where learning movement opens new paths
69% positive
111 reviews
Space Moth DX
A pixel-art bullet-hell shooter starring a moth battling giant insects
85% positive
110 reviews
Feral Fury
Twin-stick roguelite shooter with armed pandas and randomized stages
76% positive
110 reviews
Galaxy Champions TV
Arcade twin-stick shooter built around constant movement and high scores
88% positive
110 reviews
DIG - Deep In Galaxies
A space action roguelike where you dig through planets
96% positive
110 reviews
Platonic
First-person puzzle adventure driven by clues rather than inventory items
85% positive
110 reviews
KILL KILL KILL KILL
A pixel-art arena shooter about holding off waves of space invaders
86% positive
110 reviews
Grab and Guts
A side-scrolling shooter with a grappling hook and parasite-filled microscopic worlds
94% positive
110 reviews
Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales
Family-friendly racing and action minigames built around Mater's tall tales
79% positive
109 reviews
Fabric
First-person puzzle platformer where you reshape levels with a gun
83% positive
109 reviews
Rogue Islands
First-person survival roguelike with magic combat and permanent death
68% positive
Free
Dumbass Drivers!
Arcade racing with nitro boosts and cash for better cars
54% positive
109 reviews
Rifter
Fast-paced 2D platforming built around grappling hooks and momentum
92% positive
109 reviews
THE 2048
A number puzzle with classic grids and an isometric alternative
88% positive
109 reviews
Instant Death
First-person platformer where touching red sends you back to start
71% positive
109 reviews
Dogworld
A side-scrolling shooter set in ruins populated by talking dogs
97% positive
109 reviews
Demo The Shadow Government Simulator
Turn-based strategy about infiltrating nations and manipulating their power networks
71% positive
109 reviews
Aerial_Knight's Never Yield
A side-scrolling runner about outrunning enemies through timed obstacle courses
81% positive
109 reviews
PONCHO
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer built around jumping between foreground and background
63% positive
108 reviews
Urja
A first-person puzzle shooter where enemies have chess-piece powers
55% positive
108 reviews