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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Demo Prickle
A grid-based puzzler about guiding hedgehogs that stick together
100% positive
89 reviews
Demo ChainStaff
Side-scrolling action built around a transforming spear and grappling hook
91% positive
89 reviews
Demo Ilamentia
A first-person puzzle game with different mechanics in every level
73% positive
88 reviews
Electro Ride: The Neon Racing
Arcade racing with classic cars and color-matching speed boosts
73% positive
88 reviews
Dual Snake
A puzzle game about controlling both heads of one snake
93% positive
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Overchunked
Arcade score chasing with a circular saw and explosive obstacles
84% positive
88 reviews
cat notebook
A walking simulator through abstract cat drawings, accompanied by music
84% positive
88 reviews
Demo Eigengrau
An arcade shooter whose stages keep changing the rules
100% positive
88 reviews
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Vapor World: Over The Mind
Souls-like action RPG about escaping a world made of nightmares
48% positive
88 reviews
Demo Ghostland Yard
A precision platformer with deadly traps and nearly instant retries
98% positive
88 reviews
Demo Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight
A precision platformer where you take powers from defeated enemies
94% positive
88 reviews
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Chernobyl: Simulator
Nuclear reactor simulation about keeping a Soviet power plant stable
91% positive
88 reviews
Demo Two the Top
A precision platformer where two climbers help each other ascend
95% positive
88 reviews
MEMENTO
Pixel-art horror adventure where war relics become living monsters
76% positive
87 reviews
Melon Simulator™
First-person melee survival against melon hordes using everyday objects
83% positive
87 reviews
Train Bandit
Arcade score attack with split-second fights atop a train
87% positive
87 reviews
Karate Cat
A timing-based score chaser starring a board-breaking karate cat
94% positive
87 reviews
Demo Kosmokrats
Space construction puzzles where your mistakes change the story
87% positive
87 reviews
Wildcat Gun Machine
A bullet-hell dungeon crawler built around hand-designed enemy encounters
64% positive
87 reviews
Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
Side-scrolling action roguelite with card-based perks and kill combos
67% positive
87 reviews
After You
A first-person puzzle adventure with no hints or tutorials
70% positive
87 reviews
Demo TechBeat Heart
A bullet hell shooter where combos earn you more time
93% positive
87 reviews
Nanali in another world
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer where switching worlds opens new paths
90% positive
87 reviews
Y2ROLL
Physics-based marble platforming with gold medals to chase
94% positive
87 reviews