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
3,498 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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King Lucas
Side-view action platforming in a castle that rearranges between searches
62% positive
93 reviews
Blaster Shooter GunGuy!
A tough side-scrolling platformer built around shooting and collecting gems
47% positive
93 reviews
Demo Slime-san: Superslime Edition
A precision platformer where changing form lets you pass through walls
84% positive
93 reviews
SOK MAX
A minimalist Sokoban sequel with more boxes in each puzzle
85% positive
93 reviews
Crisis Wing
A vertical arcade shooter with three weapons to power up
91% positive
93 reviews
Phonk Cats
A rhythm game about cats dancing to phonk music
90% positive
93 reviews
Demo Spinny Dungeon
Roguelike deckbuilding where slot machine spins turn symbols into attacks
92% positive
93 reviews
Venusian Vengeance
A retro top-down shooter about a Cold War mission on Venus
91% positive
92 reviews
Design it, Drive it : Speedboats
Speedboat simulator where hull shape determines handling and top speed
85% positive
92 reviews
Depths of Limbo
Action roguelike with guns and local cooperative play
79% positive
Free
Puzzle Puppers
A puzzle game about stretching dogs to reach food bowls
95% positive
92 reviews
Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Cities
City-themed jigsaw puzzles with adjustable snapping and movable piece groups
95% positive
92 reviews
Redout: Space Assault
On-rails space shooter with missile volleys and capital-ship battles
49% positive
92 reviews
Demo Second Second
Roguelike deckbuilder built around card order rather than random draws
70% positive
92 reviews
aMAZE Christmas
A Christmas maze puzzler with larger labyrinths as you progress
88% positive
92 reviews
RTX Sweeper
A Minesweeper puzzle game with boss battles and progression unlocks
78% positive
Free
Random Heroes: Gold Edition
Side-scrolling shooter with a cast of heroes to unlock
67% positive
92 reviews
RoboSkate
Physics-based platforming with a robotic arm mounted on a skateboard
87% positive
92 reviews
Invector: Rhythm Galaxy
A space-themed rhythm game with music from multiple artists
80% positive
92 reviews
Salvo Shuffle
Turn-based bullet-hell roguelike that rewards leaving more enemies alive
97% positive
Free
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SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
Turn-based mercenary tactics with destructible cover and physics-based shooting
79% positive
Free
Girls Like Robots
Tile-placement puzzles where characters disagree about who belongs beside them
84% positive
91 reviews
INFERNO CLIMBER
Survival action RPG with eight characters and dangerous dungeon exploration
62% positive
91 reviews
One Man Is Not No Man
Castle defense action with melee attacks guided by your mouse movements
90% positive
Free