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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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OverShoot Battle Race
OverShoot Battle Race
Isometric combat racing where weapons can destroy your rivals' cars
68% positive Free
OFFERING APP
OFFERING APP
A surreal horror adventure built around puzzles and strange minigames
83% positive 78 reviews
Peppa Pig: World Adventures
Peppa Pig: World Adventures
A 2D adventure with world travel and a customizable family
78% positive 78 reviews
Sole Saga
Sole Saga
Action survival roguelite with semi-automatic attacks and hero-specific weapons
67% positive 78 reviews
Oberty Demo
Oberty
Minimalist shape puzzles where overlapping black areas turn white
95% positive 78 reviews
Faith in Despair Demo
Faith in Despair
Roguelike deckbuilder where you create cards to challenge Death
95% positive 78 reviews
Runeomicon Demo
Runeomicon
Tower defense built around drawing precise runes under pressure
85% positive 78 reviews
Arena Hero
Arena Hero
Arena action RPG with loot choices that reshape each fight
79% positive 77 reviews
Miles & Kilo
Miles & Kilo
Fast-paced retro platforming with two characters and optional autorun
95% positive 77 reviews
Yuzi Lims: anime runner
Yuzi Lims: anime runner
An anime-style endless runner about dodging obstacles and chasing scores
31% positive 77 reviews
Deleveled
Deleveled
A physics-based puzzle platformer with no jump button
95% positive 77 reviews
Post Soviet Zombies
Post Soviet Zombies
Top-down zombie shooter set in a post-Soviet city
90% positive 77 reviews
Knight's Retreat
Knight's Retreat
Chess-based puzzles built around troop movement rather than full matches
94% positive 77 reviews
Silmaris: Dice Kingdom
Silmaris: Dice Kingdom
Turn-based kingdom management with dice rolls and text-based story choices
64% positive 77 reviews
Meow Lab
Meow Lab
A cat-themed logic puzzle game about connecting blocks to dispense food
96% positive 77 reviews
STAY
STAY
An arcade endurance game about juggling randomly selected timed tasks
92% positive Free
汉字大冒险
汉字大冒险
A 2D puzzle game built around combining Chinese characters
90% positive 77 reviews
Jacktus Green: The Fluffy, the Spiky and the Spicy
Jacktus Green: The Fluffy, the Spiky and the Spicy
A side-scrolling action platformer set in a plant-run Wild West
73% positive Free
Digs TD
Digs TD
Roguelike tower defense with mining and player-built enemy paths
66% positive 77 reviews
ALTEREDBLOOD+ [AB+] Demo
ALTEREDBLOOD+ [AB+]
Movement-focused first-person shooter where spilled blood fuels weapons and survival
99% positive 77 reviews
Dead End Job
Dead End Job
Top-down twin-stick shooter about blasting ghosts and vacuuming them up
72% positive 76 reviews
Cyber Gun
Cyber Gun
First-person shooter mixing time manipulation with difficult platforming
63% positive 76 reviews
Rocking Legend Demo AI
Rocking Legend
VR rhythm game with guitar, drums, and two-player band sessions
72% positive 76 reviews
Hoppup!
Hoppup!
A precision platformer built around an upward climb without checkpoints
72% positive 76 reviews