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Games with demanding combat, platforming, survival systems, or competitive play that require practice, precise execution, and effective strategies.

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3,498 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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Stop Dead
Stop Dead
First-person telekinetic brawler where you die if you stop
94% positive 82 reviews
Handmancers Demo
Handmancers
A roguelike deckbuilder with rock-paper-scissors combat and customizable hand signs
88% positive 82 reviews
Miko in Maguma
Miko in Maguma
A vertical platformer where a missed landing can undo your climb
82% positive Free
Ninja Stealth 5
Ninja Stealth 5
Top-down stealth puzzles with timed movement and box disguises
80% positive 82 reviews
Grim Hammer AI
Grim Hammer
Side-scrolling action where buying stronger enemies increases your gold earnings
87% positive 82 reviews
Luckslinger
Luckslinger
Western action platformer where collecting luck can keep you alive
74% positive 81 reviews
SPINGUN
SPINGUN
A two-button arcade shooter where movement and firing share controls
83% positive 81 reviews
Sponchies
Sponchies
A fast-paced precision platformer with increasingly demanding jumps to master
88% positive Free
Burn It Down
Burn It Down
Puzzle platformer where running momentum determines when you jump
78% positive 81 reviews
Phantom Jump
Phantom Jump
A precision platformer where rhythm-based jumps keep you alive
88% positive Free
aMAZE Untouchable
aMAZE Untouchable
A maze puzzle game where touching walls restarts the level
64% positive 81 reviews
Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
Retro action platformer with beat-'em-up combat and unlockable abilities
59% positive 81 reviews
AMazing TD AI
AMazing TD
Top-down tower defense built around mazes on randomized maps
73% positive Free
Cardnarok: Raid with Gods
Cardnarok: Raid with Gods
A roguelite deckbuilder with a party of Greek and Egyptian gods
73% positive 81 reviews
Tipston Salvage
Tipston Salvage
A co-op logistics game about sorting scrap with claw-equipped trucks
98% positive 81 reviews
Custodian: Beginning of the End Demo
Custodian: Beginning of the End
Side-scrolling action platformer with body upgrades that unlock new paths
69% positive Free
Revenge of the shadow ninja
Revenge of the shadow ninja
A 2D action platformer about a samurai navigating deadly traps
81% positive Free
Rogue Worlds
Rogue Worlds
A roguelite platformer built around improvised weapons and environmental tricks
91% positive Free
DELTAZEAL
DELTAZEAL
Vertical arcade shooter with weapon combinations and branching routes
74% positive 80 reviews
Darknet
Darknet
Hacking strategy puzzles about stealing data before your signal gets traced
85% positive 80 reviews
Blight of the Immortals
Blight of the Immortals
Fantasy strategy with collectible heroes and a spreading zombie plague
70% positive Free
Lanternium
Lanternium
A puzzle adventure with color challenges solved using a magic lantern
85% positive 80 reviews
NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics
NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics
A turn-based space shooter where planning replaces quick reflexes
80% positive 80 reviews
Hippocampus
Hippocampus
Third-person hack-and-slash with gory combat and difficult platforming
55% positive Free