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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.

3,498 games

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Noxious Weeds Demo
Noxious Weeds
Top-down action roguelike about defending your farm from vegetable hordes
78% positive 54 reviews
NABI
NABI
A mouse-controlled horror platformer where falls can undo your progress
61% positive 54 reviews
Sleepy Joe's Adventures (Bye!Den, GO!) AI
Sleepy Joe's Adventures (Bye!Den, GO!)
A political parody platformer where staying upright is the challenge
80% positive Free
I Am Coin Demo
I Am Coin
A physics platformer where every jump is a coin toss
98% positive 54 reviews
Crack Mountain
Crack Mountain
Physics platformer about climbing a mountain with a teleporting ball
87% positive Free
Fireboy & Watergirl 2: The Light Temple
Fireboy & Watergirl 2: The Light Temple
A cooperative puzzle-platformer with light puzzles and darkened levels
96% positive 54 reviews
Comic Book Tycoon
Comic Book Tycoon
Business management sim about growing a comic book publishing company
42% positive 53 reviews
FREAKOUT
FREAKOUT
Co-op survival horror where dead players return as helpful goats
40% positive 53 reviews
From Heaven To Earth
From Heaven To Earth
First-person platformer about returning to Earth through parkour trials
92% positive 53 reviews
UNHEIM AI
UNHEIM
Surveillance horror where the things you watch can confront you
91% positive 53 reviews
Underworld Overseer
Underworld Overseer
VR dungeon management with traps, spells, and invading adventurers
91% positive 53 reviews
Prototype Mansion - Used No Cover
Prototype Mansion - Used No Cover
Retro survival horror with mansion exploration and optional tank controls
65% positive 52 reviews
SCHROTT: Roguelike Racer
SCHROTT: Roguelike Racer
Arcade roguelite racing with short runs and customizable cars
90% positive 52 reviews
SUPER Dungeon Muncher
SUPER Dungeon Muncher
A grid-based dungeon runner about escaping a hungry monster
62% positive 52 reviews
Yes, My Queen Demo AI
Yes, My Queen
A chess roguelite with cards that change the rules
77% positive 52 reviews
Runeveil Demo
Runeveil
A roguelike deckbuilder where you play your whole hand together
90% positive 52 reviews
Bioprototype
Bioprototype
A bullet-hell roguelite where you link organs to trigger attacks
87% positive 52 reviews
Archon Soul: Prologue
Archon Soul: Prologue
Turn-based roguelike built around crafting dice and combining spells
92% positive Free
ROLLA
ROLLA
Top-down arcade survival as an alien that eats and grows
79% positive 52 reviews
Lost in the Dungeon
Lost in the Dungeon
Card-based dungeon crawler where pushing deeper puts loot at risk
61% positive 51 reviews
Rogue Eclipse
Rogue Eclipse
Arcade spaceflight roguelike with ship upgrades and battles inside warships
63% positive 51 reviews
A pirate quartermaster Demo
A pirate quartermaster
Pirate ship simulation where you serve as quartermaster, not captain
75% positive 51 reviews
Silverpine Creek
Silverpine Creek
First-person horror game where your microphone can reveal your location
73% positive 51 reviews
Art Diff
Art Diff
Spot-the-difference puzzles using animated versions of public-domain artworks
94% positive Free