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 SULFUR
Single-player extraction FPS with risky loot runs and custom guns
85% positive
11K reviews
RUINER
Top-down cyberpunk shooter with slow-motion attacks and scavenged weapons
89% positive
11K reviews
Bomber Crew
World War II crew-management strategy with permanent death
88% positive
11K reviews
Trombone Champ
Rhythm game with mouse-controlled trombone pitch and baboons
98% positive
11K reviews
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Fantasy tower defense with upgradeable towers, heroes, and tough bosses
96% positive
11K reviews
Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD
Fantasy tower defense with two heroes fighting on every stage
86% positive
11K reviews
Party Hard
Pixel-art stealth strategy about killing partygoers without getting caught
91% positive
11K reviews
Demo Monster Sanctuary
Pixel-art creature-collecting Metroidvania with tactical turn-based team battles
91% positive
11K reviews
Tiny Rogues
Top-down bullet-hell roguelite built around fast dungeon runs
96% positive
11K reviews
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Top-down sci-fi roguelite shooter with active reloads and permadeath
94% positive
11K reviews
Demo Rabbit and Steel
Co-op action roguelike built around MMO-style boss fights
97% positive
11K reviews
Demo Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
Single-player tower defense where a dark wizard seeks the crown
93% positive
11K reviews
RIDE 4
Simulation-focused motorcycle racing with dynamic weather and endurance events
82% positive
11K reviews
UBERMOSH
Fast-paced cyberpunk arcade shooter built around slicing incoming bullets
93% positive
10K reviews
BlazBlue Centralfiction
Fast 2D anime fighter with highly distinct character mechanics
94% positive
10K reviews
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE
First-person roguelike shooter where time moves only when you do
85% positive
10K reviews
Styx: Master of Shadows
Third-person fantasy stealth in a guarded tower with magical clones
83% positive
10K reviews
Demo Pathologic 2
Story-driven survival RPG in a plague-stricken town with limited time
92% positive
10K reviews
BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
First-person roguelike shooter where every action follows the beat
91% positive
10K reviews
your wife
Anime desktop companion whose eyes track your mouse cursor
96% positive
10K reviews
EVERSPACE™
Roguelike space shooter with shifting sectors and lasting ship upgrades
77% positive
10K reviews
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Physics comedy adventure about an octopus pretending to be human
94% positive
10K reviews
Mafia
Third-person crime action tracing a cabdriver's rise through the mob
89% positive
9,956 reviews
Timberman
Fast arcade reflex game about chopping trees and dodging branches
93% positive
9,911 reviews