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.
Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)
First-person shooter hub linking three games, mods, and multiplayer
93% positive
5,603 reviews
Please, Don’t Touch Anything
Point-and-click puzzle game where a red button leads to many endings
89% positive
5,602 reviews
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Dark fantasy 2D action RPG with nonlinear exploration and demanding bosses
81% positive
5,594 reviews
Mr.President!
Physics-based action game about shielding a presidential candidate from attacks
83% positive
5,578 reviews
Puyo Puyo™Tetris®
Competitive puzzle game with swapping boards and hybrid matches
85% positive
5,575 reviews
Ratropolis
Real-time deckbuilding and tower defense for a besieged rat city
88% positive
5,544 reviews
Last Train Home
Real-time tactics and train management amid the Russian Civil War
87% positive
5,536 reviews
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
Roguelite dungeon management with traps and turn-based monster fights
79% positive
5,503 reviews
Mega Man 11
Side-scrolling action platformer with robot boss weapons and power boosts
89% positive
5,482 reviews
Dungeons of Dredmor
Turn-based dungeon crawler with random levels and flexible skills
94% positive
5,442 reviews
NEO Scavenger
Turn-based survival RPG with permadeath in post-apocalyptic Michigan
90% positive
5,419 reviews
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Six classic 8-bit action platformers with remixed challenge stages
86% positive
5,418 reviews
Mother Russia Bleeds
Gory side-scrolling beat 'em up with local co-op and drug-fueled combat
87% positive
5,417 reviews
Crown Trick
Turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler where enemies move when you do
85% positive
5,395 reviews
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER
2D runner with shooting, tough levels, and a world-saving chicken
96% positive
5,368 reviews
Divinity II: Developer's Cut
Third-person fantasy action RPG with human and dragon combat
85% positive
5,341 reviews
Othercide
Dark fantasy turn-based tactics built around sacrifice and repeated runs
82% positive
5,307 reviews
Gato Roboto
A 2D exploration platformer where a cat pilots a mech
94% positive
5,261 reviews
Bread & Fred
Co-op precision platformer where tethered penguins climb a mountain
77% positive
5,243 reviews
TRIBE NINE
Single-player action RPG about surviving deadly games in Neo Tokyo
68% positive
5,223 reviews
Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
Top-down tactical RPG with demanding squad battles and stealth
80% positive
5,206 reviews
BirdGut
Hand-drawn puzzle platformer following a bee swallowed by a bird
95% positive
Free
Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
Hand-drawn metroidvania with changing paths and waves of enemies
82% positive
5,178 reviews
SWORN
Co-op action roguelite reclaiming Camelot from a corrupted King Arthur
80% positive
5,149 reviews