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.
UBERMOSH Vol.3
Fast-paced pixel bullet hell on a borderless battlefield
92% positive
1,700 reviews
Inertial Drift
Arcade racer with twin-stick drifting and distinct car handling
85% positive
1,694 reviews
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®
Dark 2D puzzle platformer about rescuing Mudokons from corporate exploitation
95% positive
1,692 reviews
Plane Mechanic Simulator
First-person aircraft maintenance sim with wartime RAF repair missions
56% positive
1,688 reviews
Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith.
2D bullet-hell shooter with stages of dense enemy fire
98% positive
1,681 reviews
14 Minesweeper Variants
Minimalist logic puzzles that reinvent Minesweeper without forced guessing
97% positive
1,678 reviews
Synth Riders
VR rhythm game with dancing, rails, and obstacle dodging
92% positive
1,675 reviews
The Basement Collection
Collection of early 2D games with unlockable comics and sketches
87% positive
1,672 reviews
Trip to Vinelands
Retro arcade maze minigame about surviving consecutive screens
85% positive
1,672 reviews
Environmental Station Alpha
Retro action platformer with secrets aboard an abandoned space station
82% positive
1,659 reviews
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Drum-based rhythm game with solo, competitive, and party modes
84% positive
1,649 reviews
SpellRogue
Turn-based roguelike combat built around dice-powered spells and rerolls
87% positive
1,647 reviews
Command: Modern Operations
Detailed military simulation commanding postwar forces across air, land, and sea
85% positive
1,643 reviews
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
Retro 2D action platformer with character switching and local co-op
85% positive
1,643 reviews
AI War: Fleet Command
Real-time space strategy where aggression alerts a stronger AI
82% positive
1,611 reviews
Trackmania® Turbo
Arcade racing across varied tracks with time trials and track building
66% positive
1,609 reviews
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Twin-stick arcade shooter with enemy waves across 3D grids
90% positive
1,605 reviews
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition
First-person puzzle adventure with free exploration and environmental clues
89% positive
1,599 reviews
Rogue Glitch Ultra
2D action roguelite with auto-targeting and tough platforming runs
92% positive
1,594 reviews
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Side-scrolling Metroidvania through an afterlife inspired by Korean folklore
78% positive
1,594 reviews
Zardy's Maze
First-person horror: cut giant weeds while evading cornfield monsters
91% positive
Free
Withering Rooms
Horror action RPG in a mansion that changes nightly
96% positive
1,589 reviews
Boson X
Fast arcade runner through a rotating particle accelerator
92% positive
1,583 reviews
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Side-scrolling action platformer with punishing demon-filled storybook stages
75% positive
1,582 reviews