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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Axiom Verge
2D action platformer about exploring an alien labyrinth with glitches
90% positive
6,111 reviews
Chair Simulator
A sitting simulator where staying seated too long risks permanent death
89% positive
Free
The Legend of Bum-Bo
Turn-based puzzle roguelike with tile matches and item combos
80% positive
6,029 reviews
Intruder
Team-based stealth shooter with cameras, traps, and proximity chat
90% positive
5,994 reviews
The Ship: Murder Party
First-person multiplayer hunt where you kill while evading your hunter
86% positive
5,942 reviews
art of rally
Top-down rally racing through stylized stages in vintage cars
92% positive
5,919 reviews
Turing Complete
Logic puzzle simulator about building computers from NAND gates
95% positive
5,918 reviews
Demo Audiosurf 2
Rhythm arcade game that builds courses from your own songs
83% positive
5,876 reviews
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2
Tactical first-person shooter with squad combat during a Vegas siege
85% positive
5,856 reviews
DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One
A first-person shooter expansion with enemies that strengthen other demons
67% positive
5,854 reviews
A Difficult Game About Climbing
Physics-based climbing platformer where falls can undo hard-won progress
86% positive
5,830 reviews
Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath
Sci-fi real-time strategy with base building and global conquest
93% positive
5,796 reviews
Super Fantasy Kingdom
Run-based kingdom management with automatic battles against nightly monster hordes
86% positive
5,790 reviews
BirdGut
Hand-drawn puzzle platformer following a bee swallowed by a bird
95% positive
Free
Demo CODE VEIN II
A Souls-like action RPG with blood-powered skills and time travel
66% positive
5,744 reviews
Hearts of Iron III
World War II grand strategy across diplomacy, industry, and combat
72% positive
5,706 reviews
Sheltered
Post-apocalyptic survival management centered on a family's underground shelter
82% positive
5,704 reviews
I Wanna Maker
Free precision platformer with a level editor and online sharing
94% positive
Free
Astral Ascent
Side-scrolling action roguelite about escaping a guarded astral prison
93% positive
5,693 reviews
Mr.President!
Physics-based action game about shielding a presidential candidate from attacks
83% positive
5,675 reviews
Cave Story+
2D action platformer with upgradeable weapons and multiple endings
91% positive
5,657 reviews
Please, Don’t Touch Anything
Point-and-click puzzle game where a red button leads to many endings
89% positive
5,606 reviews
SKYHILL
Turn-based survival roguelike about descending a mutant-filled hotel
79% positive
5,468 reviews
Demo Styx: Shards of Darkness
Third-person stealth adventure with open levels and two-player co-op
84% positive
5,453 reviews