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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Wish Project
A bullet hell shooter for solo play or local co-op
93% positive
55 reviews
Demo Soulblight
Top-down action roguelike where personal flaws become sources of power
53% positive
55 reviews
Marrow
A cosmic horror platformer where you follow lost children's voices
73% positive
55 reviews
Demo Rush to Adventure
Retro action platformer with island exploration and ranked level replays
75% positive
55 reviews
In Her Eyes
A deckbuilding visual novel with rhythm-based battles and an assassination deadline
78% positive
55 reviews
Demo Puzzle - LINES AND KNOTS
A tile-swapping logic puzzle about connecting lines across hexagons
80% positive
55 reviews
Karma Knight
A side-scrolling action platformer built around speed and aerial attacks
78% positive
55 reviews
Demo Gripper
Motorcycle action built around boss fights and a grappling hook
84% positive
55 reviews
Demo Tor Eternum
Co-op action RPG with randomized bosses on each tower floor
78% positive
55 reviews
Nova: Cloudwalker's Tale
A grid-based puzzle game about building paths across the sky
96% positive
55 reviews
Super Beast Hunt
A 2D platformer about a hungry demon hunting beasts
91% positive
Free
Hypotheses on the Symmetry between Vision and Hands
Top-down precision platformer where each hand controls a different character
93% positive
55 reviews
Unlucky Chicken
A precision flying game about a chicken's climb back home
91% positive
55 reviews
Red Rogue Sea
Turn-based pirate roguelike with card-driven battles and ship management
60% positive
55 reviews
Demo Once a Pawn a King
Turn-based roguelike strategy with chess pieces that gain magical abilities
53% positive
55 reviews
ThunderWheels
Top-down arcade racing with up to eight players sharing one screen
76% positive
54 reviews
Dungeons of the Fallen
Dungeon-crawling action RPG with boss battles and classless character builds
70% positive
Free
Demo Gunkid 99
2D arena shooter where weapon pickups determine your score
93% positive
54 reviews
Brunch Club
Physics-based cooking party game where you play as food
69% positive
54 reviews
The Golem
A Sokoban-style puzzle game with blocks that change shape
93% positive
54 reviews
Super Grave Snatchers
Action RPG where dead enemies become soldiers in your army
89% positive
54 reviews
Demo Talespinner
A roguelike deckbuilder where your storybook changes the challenges ahead
70% positive
54 reviews
Diefrosty
A puzzle platformer about finding ways to destroy an ice cube
83% positive
54 reviews
Kitten Lost Her Box
A precision platformer with collectible fish and retro handheld graphics
61% positive
54 reviews