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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INVICTA: The Next Queen
Top-down soulslike about a fallen warrior fighting to reclaim her soul
72% positive
Free
FELLCHASER
A hack-and-slash roguelike built around brewing potions and scythe combat
90% positive
Free
Demo AI
Archipel Logic Infinite
Nurikabe-style logic puzzles about mapping islands and the surrounding sea
93% positive
60 reviews
Upfall
A precision platformer about bouncing on bubbles to escape
100% positive
Free
Koloboke: Sickness Simulator
A difficult physics platformer built around rolling and precise jumps
90% positive
60 reviews
Sir! I'd Like To Report A Bug!
Side-scrolling platformer about surviving a game tester's glitching commute
59% positive
59 reviews
Too Angry to Space
Retro side-scrolling action platformer built around shooting and difficult jumps
63% positive
59 reviews
Demo YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
2D puzzle platformer combining clones, teleportation, and movable boxes
83% positive
59 reviews
aMAZE Gears
A maze puzzle game where touching traps restarts the level
78% positive
59 reviews
Let's Go Nuts!
A squirrel platformer for solo play or four-player local co-op
90% positive
Free
Demo OCTOPTICOM
A programming puzzle game about computing with lasers and colors
93% positive
59 reviews
Speaking Simulator
Comedy simulation about making a robot pass for human
80% positive
59 reviews
Grand Brix Shooter
Side-scrolling bullet hell with ship fusion and mid-battle upgrades
95% positive
59 reviews
Nordic Warriors
Real-time tactics about leading small warbands against undead hordes
83% positive
59 reviews
Demo Goop Loop
Physics-based platforming where jumping inside a ring makes it roll
95% positive
59 reviews
Frauki's Adventure!
A sword-fighting platformer where death sends you back to the surface
78% positive
Free
Demo DEATHRUN TV
A twin-stick roguelite set inside a deadly televised game show
83% positive
59 reviews
Kick Bastards
First-person parkour platforming with kicks and no speed limit
88% positive
59 reviews
Hammer Kid
A retro platformer where you swing and throw a hammer
78% positive
Free
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind - Daily Demo
Turn-based dungeon puzzles where exploring restores your health and mana
80% positive
Free
AI
Sancticide
Third-person action RPG with divine powers in a biblical apocalypse
66% positive
59 reviews
Demo POLY IMPULSE
A first-person shooter where shooting shapes launches you through levels
98% positive
59 reviews
Stray Savior
2D action platformer built around weapon switching and boss battles
93% positive
59 reviews
Dishventory
Card-based strategy about fitting dirty dishes into a dishwasher
92% positive
Free