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.
Hard Reset Redux
Fast-paced cyberpunk shooter with machine hordes and a cyber-katana
81% positive
2,393 reviews
WAVESHAPER
Minimalist 2D arcade score attack with escalating difficulty
88% positive
2,386 reviews
Ikaruga
Vertical shoot-'em-up where switching colors turns bullets into energy
95% positive
2,372 reviews
Tomb Raider II (1997)
Third-person action adventure with puzzles and a globe-spanning artifact hunt
87% positive
2,365 reviews
Desktop Dungeons
Turn-based fantasy dungeon puzzles where exploration restores health and mana
84% positive
2,361 reviews
Yomawari: Night Alone
Horror adventure searching a dark town for your sister and dog
75% positive
2,333 reviews
Warfork
Free-to-play arena shooter built around movement and precise aim
90% positive
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Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
Fast-paced cooking and typing on a cross-country food truck trip
91% positive
2,310 reviews
Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Eight classic side-scrolling action games about fighting Dracula
82% positive
2,289 reviews
HellSign
Supernatural action RPG about investigating clues and hunting monsters
67% positive
2,286 reviews
The Pale Beyond
Story-driven survival management on an icebound polar expedition
89% positive
2,249 reviews
ZeroRanger
Vertical arcade shooter with dense bullets and unlockable weapons
96% positive
2,246 reviews
The Last Hero of Nostalgaia
Souls-like action RPG in a video-game world turning pixelated
78% positive
2,239 reviews
Basement
Crime management strategy about funding game development through drug dealing
70% positive
2,231 reviews
Of Orcs And Men
Third-person action RPG about an orc and goblin hunting an emperor
74% positive
2,206 reviews
Nex Machina
Twin-stick arcade shooter with secret paths and local co-op
87% positive
2,201 reviews
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Turn-based dungeon crawler with randomized runs and permanent death
95% positive
2,196 reviews
Super Meat Boy Forever
2D auto-runner with tough platforming and rearranged levels on replay
58% positive
2,193 reviews
Neon Drive
Arcade rhythm driving through neon roads lined with obstacles
83% positive
2,184 reviews
Original War
Sci-fi real-time strategy with scarce soldiers who persist across missions
95% positive
2,174 reviews
UBERMOSH:BLACK
Bullet-hell arcade shooter with swords and short survival runs
91% positive
2,169 reviews
Overload
Six-degree-of-freedom shooter with robot battles in zero gravity
94% positive
2,159 reviews
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
A 2D action RPG with tough battles across snowy rat lands
80% positive
2,159 reviews
Aeterna Noctis
Hand-drawn Metroidvania built around demanding combat and precision platforming
75% positive
2,158 reviews