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.
Bloody Trapland
2D precision platformer with deadly traps and four-player co-op
82% positive
4,037 reviews
Void War
Space roguelite about managing a ship, crew, and boarding parties
94% positive
4,023 reviews
Zombie Night Terror
A 2D puzzle game about spreading a zombie outbreak
93% positive
4,014 reviews
METAL SLUG X
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with six missions and cooperative play
88% positive
4,007 reviews
X-COM: UFO Defense
Turn-based alien defense with squad battles and global strategy
95% positive
4,004 reviews
IMSCARED
First-person pixel horror about finding keys in a deceptive nightmare
95% positive
3,986 reviews
I Am Fish
Physics-based platform adventure guiding four separated fish toward the ocean
73% positive
3,977 reviews
Ziggurat
First-person magic shooter with randomized dungeons and boss fights
85% positive
3,972 reviews
Rock 'N' Roll Defense
Tower defense with speakers protecting a concert from enemy waves
87% positive
3,969 reviews
Alina of the Arena
Roguelike deckbuilding tactics with hex-grid fights in a gladiator arena
92% positive
3,967 reviews
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Rhythm platformer built around precise jumps and a reactive soundtrack
86% positive
3,952 reviews
Depression Quest
Text-based interactive fiction about managing depression through everyday choices
62% positive
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Ratz Instagib
First-person arena shooter with one-shot railguns and rocket-jumping rats
90% positive
3,936 reviews
Blackguards
Turn-based tactical RPG with hex-grid battles and criminal companions
62% positive
3,920 reviews
Apotheon
2D action platformer about fighting Greek gods across Olympus
90% positive
3,874 reviews
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UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
Anime-style 2D fighter with combo-heavy battles in the Hollow Night
94% positive
3,864 reviews
Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
Old-school first-person shooter with hordes across historical settings
90% positive
3,843 reviews
Despotism 3k
Roguelite resource management as an AI exploiting captive humans
77% positive
3,836 reviews
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Side-scrolling dark fantasy action RPG with interconnected exploration and demanding combat
76% positive
3,825 reviews
Star Traders: Frontiers
Space RPG with crew management and multiple career paths
83% positive
3,812 reviews
Peaks of Yore
First-person physics climbing where small mistakes mean long falls
97% positive
3,790 reviews
Monstrum
First-person survival horror with shifting ship layouts and stalking monsters
91% positive
3,774 reviews
Exit the Gungeon
Arcade bullet-hell platformer with changing guns and elevator battles
74% positive
3,760 reviews
Roguelands
2D action roguelike with planetary runs and persistent ship upgrades
80% positive
3,726 reviews