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.
Human Resource Machine
Programming puzzle game about automating an office worker's assignments
94% positive
4,702 reviews
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Reverse tower defense strategy where you guide a convoy past alien turrets
87% positive
4,693 reviews
HELLCARD
Co-op roguelike deckbuilder where monster positions shape card battles
86% positive
4,672 reviews
Minimalism
Minimalist platformer with maze-like levels and key-locked doors
67% positive
4,632 reviews
Pathologic Classic HD
First-person survival horror in a town consumed by plague
88% positive
4,613 reviews
Roguebook
Turn-based deckbuilding roguelike with two heroes and ink-based exploration
84% positive
4,590 reviews
Surviving the Aftermath
Post-apocalyptic colony sim about building, scavenging, and surviving disasters
71% positive
4,588 reviews
20XX
Side-scrolling action roguelike with changing stages and boss fights
91% positive
4,583 reviews
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Turn-based roguelike where dice replace cards in combat
92% positive
4,555 reviews
Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons.
A 2D bullet hell shooter with seasonal shots and bosses
98% positive
4,548 reviews
Caveblazers
Fantasy action platformer with randomized caves and permanent death
85% positive
4,543 reviews
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about escaping a factory and rescuing workers
85% positive
4,536 reviews
SHENZHEN I/O
Programming puzzles about building circuits and coding tiny chips
95% positive
4,529 reviews
Heavenly Bodies
Weightless physics puzzles built around controlling a cosmonaut’s arms
95% positive
4,528 reviews
LUFTRAUSERS
Fast-paced arcade shooter with customizable planes and high-score runs
91% positive
4,525 reviews
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Retro side-scrolling action platformer with switchable companions and branching paths
94% positive
4,524 reviews
Hellpoint
Sci-fi Souls-like action RPG where a black hole changes encounters
73% positive
4,522 reviews
One Finger Death Punch 2
Fast-paced 2D martial arts brawler with two-button combat
96% positive
4,499 reviews
Castle of Illusion
Disney platformer where Mickey crosses enchanted worlds to rescue Minnie
91% positive
4,476 reviews
Electrician Simulator
First-person electrician sim with home wiring and appliance repairs
80% positive
4,473 reviews
The Entropy Centre
First-person puzzle adventure through rooms solved by rewinding objects
89% positive
4,463 reviews
Wargame: Airland Battle
Cold War real-time strategy with air and ground battles
87% positive
4,455 reviews
First Class Trouble
Third-person social deduction party game where shipmates hide their loyalties
79% positive
4,439 reviews
Eldest Souls
Isometric action RPG centered on demanding boss fights
73% positive
4,432 reviews