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
3,499 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Commandos 2: Men of Courage
World War II stealth tactics with a squad of specialists
85% positive
2,540 reviews
Angvik
2D action platformer with one life to clear its stages
88% positive
2,538 reviews
Demo Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Side-scrolling action platformer with monster forms that open new paths
88% positive
2,537 reviews
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
Six classic 2D action platformers with modern difficulty assists
75% positive
2,513 reviews
Tharsis
Turn-based space survival strategy with dice and ship emergencies
70% positive
2,512 reviews
Demo Trials Fusion™
Physics-based motorcycle platform racing across obstacle-filled and custom tracks
66% positive
2,508 reviews
Legend of Keepers: Prologue
Turn-based dungeon management where you defend treasure from invading heroes
92% positive
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Urtuk: The Desolation
Open-world tactical RPG with hex-grid battles and extracted enemy traits
87% positive
2,491 reviews
Kung Fury: Street Rage - Ultimate Edition
Retro arcade beat 'em up with endless Nazi fights
90% positive
2,490 reviews
Baby Steps
A physics-based walking adventure where you control each foot separately
90% positive
2,472 reviews
Souldiers
2D action adventure across an interconnected realm near the afterlife
67% positive
2,466 reviews
Nihilumbra
A puzzle platformer where painting surfaces changes how they behave
89% positive
2,459 reviews
Volgarr the Viking
Challenging 2D Viking platformer built around traps and bosses
81% positive
2,455 reviews
STRAFE: Gold Edition
Roguelike first-person shooter with shifting deep-space levels and heavy gore
72% positive
2,455 reviews
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Witch Hunt
First-person horror hunting in the woods of the eighteenth century
88% positive
2,438 reviews
Lucky Tower Ultimate
2D action roguelite with improvised weapons and deadly traps
93% positive
2,436 reviews
Demo Trials Evolution: Gold Edition
Physics-based motorcycle racing through obstacle courses and skill challenges
74% positive
2,431 reviews
Duskers
Space survival strategy through typed commands and salvage runs
89% positive
2,415 reviews
Demo Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about escaping a factory and rescuing workers
90% positive
2,412 reviews
Hexcells Plus
Minimalist logic puzzles on a hex grid, with tougher challenges
95% positive
2,410 reviews
It Steals
First-person survival horror in mazes with monsters that hunt you
98% positive
2,405 reviews
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
First-person speedrunning platformer through timed obstacle courses in Hell
95% positive
2,397 reviews
Immortal Redneck
First-person roguelite about a mummified tourist fighting through pyramids
90% positive
2,380 reviews
Banners of Ruin
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder with animal squads and branching city routes
79% positive
2,378 reviews