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.
Quantum Conundrum
First-person puzzle platformer where shifting dimensions changes object physics
85% positive
2,154 reviews
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
Age-of-sail strategy wargame combining naval and land battles
79% positive
2,147 reviews
7 Billion Humans
Programming puzzles where office workers execute instructions together
94% positive
2,142 reviews
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Fast-paced action RPG with demanding bosses and dungeon exploration
94% positive
2,141 reviews
Slackers - Carts of Glory
Physics-based shopping cart racing down tracks without brakes
91% positive
2,141 reviews
Toki Tori
A 2D puzzle platformer about collecting eggs with limited tools
88% positive
2,139 reviews
As Far As The Eye
Turn-based nomadic city builder racing a rising flood
72% positive
2,127 reviews
Bus World
Bus driving simulation with disaster evacuations and custom routes
72% positive
2,107 reviews
Disney•Pixar Toy Story 3: The Video Game
3D platform adventure through movie levels and an open-world Toy Box
71% positive
2,104 reviews
Garden of Witches
Action roguelike with giant scissors and reluctant tea-party guests
93% positive
2,100 reviews
Screeps: World
Persistent multiplayer strategy sandbox where your JavaScript controls a colony
86% positive
2,098 reviews
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold
First-person tactical shooter where you plan and lead squad assaults
91% positive
2,093 reviews
White Shadows
Monochrome puzzle-platformer about a Ravengirl escaping an oppressive city
82% positive
2,085 reviews
Knock-knock
Side-scrolling horror adventure about surviving nights in a shifting cabin
87% positive
2,076 reviews
Hammerfight
2D flying-machine combat with mouse-controlled, physics-driven weapon swings
73% positive
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Kaze and the Wild Masks
Retro 2D platformer with animal masks and living vegetables
94% positive
2,069 reviews
Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
Real-time tactics game commanding Vietnam War troops by radio
72% positive
2,068 reviews
The Chef's Shift
Fast-paced restaurant typing game with impatient customers and distractions
97% positive
2,067 reviews
Nyan Cat: Lost In Space
Space platformer with cake platforms, power-ups, and a cat editor
93% positive
2,048 reviews
AtmaSphere
3D ball platformer with medieval traps and narrow paths
80% positive
2,046 reviews
The Hong Kong Massacre
Top-down shooter with slow-motion dives and violent gunfights
72% positive
2,042 reviews
KILL KNIGHT
Top-down bullet-hell shooter built around aggression and precision
94% positive
2,034 reviews
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NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor's Edge [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]
Third-person ninja action built around fast, punishing melee combat
63% positive
2,027 reviews
Furry Feet
Level-based puzzle game with unlockable hand-drawn furry character art
80% positive
2,027 reviews