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
1,203 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Physics comedy adventure about an octopus pretending to be human
94% positive
11K reviews
Hand of Fate
Card-driven roguelike with customizable dungeon runs and action combat
89% positive
11K reviews
Kindergarten
Pixel-art puzzle adventure about a missing classmate and dangerous staff
97% positive
11K reviews
VVVVVV
2D precision platformer where you flip gravity instead of jumping
96% positive
11K reviews
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Third-person co-op shooter against swarms of giant alien insects
95% positive
11K reviews
Death Road to Canada
Pixel-art zombie road trip with randomized runs and local co-op
93% positive
11K reviews
Afterimage
Side-scrolling metroidvania with a vast world and weapon-based combat
77% positive
10K reviews
SULFUR
Single-player extraction FPS with risky loot runs and custom guns
88% positive
10K reviews
Windblown
Fast action roguelite built around dashes, weapon combos, and co-op
89% positive
10K reviews
12 is Better Than 6
Top-down Western shooter with stealth and manually cocked revolvers
84% positive
10K reviews
Monster Train 2
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder about defending three levels of a train
95% positive
10K reviews
Thymesia
Dark fantasy Souls-like built around stealing enemies' plague weapons
82% positive
10K reviews
Bean Battles
Short-round battle royale shooter where kills count alongside survival
94% positive
10K reviews
Crazy Machines 3
Physics puzzle game about assembling elaborate chain-reaction machines
94% positive
10K reviews
Door Kickers
Top-down SWAT tactics with pausable raids and planned routes
94% positive
10K reviews
Little Witch Nobeta
Third-person action game with elemental spells and challenging castle battles
84% positive
10K reviews
Endzone - A World Apart
Post-apocalyptic colony builder about surviving radiation and extreme weather
77% positive
10K reviews
Braid
2D puzzle-platformer where rewinding time changes how puzzles work
93% positive
9,955 reviews
Nothing
Minimalist timer game where doing anything makes you lose
94% positive
9,952 reviews
WORLD OF HORROR
Cosmic horror roguelite with turn-based fights and randomized mysteries
90% positive
9,854 reviews
Police Stories
Top-down tactical shooter where arrests matter more than gunfire
85% positive
9,738 reviews
Manhunt
Third-person stealth action where a hunted man fights to survive
71% positive
9,641 reviews
The Surge 2
Sci-fi action RPG with punishing melee and limb-targeted loot
75% positive
9,606 reviews
Dungreed
Side-scrolling action roguelite with randomized dungeons and town rebuilding
93% positive
9,601 reviews