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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.

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Blackjack roguelike deckbuilder where strange cards bend the rules
82% positive 3,568 reviews
RUMBLE
RUMBLE
VR fighting game with gesture-based earthbending and online duels
87% positive 3,564 reviews
Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
Dark comedy adventure where breathing and blinking require button presses
83% positive 3,563 reviews
Zuma's Revenge!
Zuma's Revenge!
Single-player match-three action with ball chains and tiki bosses
95% positive 3,539 reviews
Welcome to the Game II
Welcome to the Game II
First-person horror puzzle game about finding hidden hashes while hunted
84% positive 3,535 reviews
The End Is Nigh
The End Is Nigh
Difficult 2D platformer about building a friend after the apocalypse
94% positive 3,500 reviews
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
Arcade-style first-person shooter built around waves of monsters
96% positive 3,499 reviews
ΔV: Rings of Saturn
ΔV: Rings of Saturn
Top-down space mining sim with Newtonian physics and ship customization
92% positive 3,473 reviews
Only Climb: Better Together
Only Climb: Better Together
Third-person climbing platformer where a missed jump can reset progress
53% positive 3,451 reviews
Might & Magic X - Legacy
Might & Magic X - Legacy
First-person fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based combat and open-world exploration
66% positive 3,430 reviews
Guacamelee! 2
Guacamelee! 2
2D Metroidvania with wrestling combat and chicken-form platforming
91% positive 3,389 reviews
Star of Providence
Star of Providence
Top-down bullet-hell roguelite with changing weapons and escalating boss fights
97% positive 3,371 reviews
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
First-person Lovecraftian horror with puzzles, combat, and sanity effects
68% positive 3,370 reviews
HYPER DEMON
HYPER DEMON
First-person arena shooter where faster kills raise difficulty and score
94% positive 3,370 reviews
Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper
Top-down action roguelite with co-op and combinable artifacts
83% positive 3,369 reviews
Sanctum
Sanctum
Sci-fi tower defense meets first-person shooting and maze building
89% positive 3,362 reviews
Turbo Pug
Turbo Pug
Pixel-art pug runner with shifting weather and lightning hazards
90% positive 3,362 reviews
Snake Pass
Snake Pass
Physics-based 3D puzzle platformer built around slithering and coiling
80% positive 3,342 reviews
Suit for Hire
Suit for Hire
Level-based assassin shooter built around gunfire and martial arts
93% positive 3,342 reviews
Party Hard 2
Party Hard 2
Top-down stealth strategy with traps for stopping noisy parties
78% positive 3,340 reviews
Immortal Redneck
Immortal Redneck
First-person roguelite about a mummified tourist fighting through pyramids
89% positive 3,339 reviews
Deathmatch Classic
Deathmatch Classic
First-person arena shooter built around quick multiplayer firefights
83% positive 3,321 reviews
10 Second Ninja X
10 Second Ninja X
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about clearing robot-filled levels in ten seconds
78% positive 3,320 reviews
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Side-scrolling platformer about flying through forest traps and puzzles
86% positive 3,291 reviews