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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Emily Wants To Play
First-person survival horror about a pizza delivery gone wrong
78% positive
2,372 reviews
Demo Ikaruga
Vertical shoot-'em-up where switching colors turns bullets into energy
94% positive
2,368 reviews
Not Tonight
Bouncer simulation about checking IDs under Britain's far-right government
84% positive
2,367 reviews
Valdis Story: Abyssal City
2D action platformer with interconnected ruins and demanding sword-and-magic combat
83% positive
2,362 reviews
ELDERBORN
First-person dark fantasy slasher with difficult, weapon-based melee combat
87% positive
2,359 reviews
Demo Last Command
Snake-inspired bullet hell where collecting data lets you fight back
94% positive
2,352 reviews
Disney•Pixar Toy Story 3: The Video Game
3D platform adventure through movie levels and an open-world Toy Box
71% positive
2,348 reviews
Jotun: Valhalla Edition
Hand-drawn Norse action adventure with exploration and giant boss fights
77% positive
2,340 reviews
The Last Haven
Settlement-building strategy about keeping survivors alive through a nuclear winter
75% positive
2,336 reviews
Hello Neighbor Alpha 3
First-person stealth horror about uncovering a neighbor's basement secret
73% positive
Free
Enotria: The Last Song
Soulslike action RPG with parries and masks taken from enemies
68% positive
2,322 reviews
Savant - Ascent
Arcade shoot 'em up where collecting music unlocks new abilities
93% positive
2,316 reviews
I Expect You To Die
VR escape-room puzzles across deadly secret agent missions
94% positive
2,304 reviews
HellSign
Supernatural action RPG about investigating clues and hunting monsters
67% positive
2,286 reviews
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Turn-based dungeon crawler with randomized runs and permanent death
94% positive
2,280 reviews
Demo Artisan TD
Fantasy tower defense built around shaping enemy paths into mazes
88% positive
2,280 reviews
The Howler
A hot air balloon puzzler about navigating wind currents
77% positive
Free
Wild Animal Racing
A kart racer with animal drivers and weapon pickups
93% positive
2,274 reviews
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Isometric Western tactics with six specialists and real-time stealth missions
87% positive
2,271 reviews
House
Horror adventure about saving your family from a deadly house
95% positive
2,259 reviews
LONESTAR
Turn-based roguelike bounty hunts built around spaceship unit combinations
90% positive
2,259 reviews
Battletoads
Side-scrolling brawler with cartoon humor and varied arcade challenges
68% positive
2,244 reviews
Garden of Witches
Action roguelike with giant scissors and reluctant tea-party guests
93% positive
2,243 reviews
Demo The Last Hero of Nostalgaia
Souls-like action RPG in a video-game world turning pixelated
78% positive
2,239 reviews